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10 Ways to SIMPLIFY Your Busy Life
Simplify. Don’t you love that word? That concept? I sure do. I love the idea of a simpler life. Simpler doesn’t mean simple or boring. No. For most of us, life will always be anything but that. To me, simplifying means to move from a “busy, overwhelming, or stressful” life to a “full, rich,…
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Parenting & The Guilt Trap: The Side-Effects of Picky Eating
Do you have a picky eater? Or a child who just won’t seem to eat what you’d like him to? Do you ever feel guilty, stressed, or fearful about your child’s eating and nutrition habits? After talking about “Help for Picky Eaters (and the Moms Who Love Them),” on this week’s Motherhood radio show, with…
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Personal Growth Tools: How to Create your Life’s Vision
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” ~Helen Keller When you look at your future, what do you see? Do you see yourself growing and becoming the person you’ve always desired to be? Or are you clinging so tightly to negative thoughts, worries, and fears that you’ve clouded…
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Mom Mental Health (part 2): HOW to Get “Alone Time” (25+ Strategies!)
In part 1, we discussed the importance of “alone time” for mom mental health and happiness. Today, we focus on HOW to actually make that happen. HOW to get “Alone Time” That’s the number one thing I hear from moms when I’m helping them learn to prioritize alone time: “I know I need it.…
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“The Pyramid of Self-Worth” Step 1–Practice Self-Awareness (& video)
In my last post, we discussed how to feel self-worth, using what I call, “The Pyramid of Self-Worth.” Today, we get to start working through the steps of the pyramid, toward our ultimate goal of increasing our sense of self-worth. Before we start, let me say, I realize this is just a blog, and we…
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Beyond “Happiness”: 10 Ways to Increase Joy
We all want to “be happy,” don’t we? We want to feel well, have good times, and enjoy life. Certainly, happiness is a good thing. We may feel happy when things go our way, when we get an unexpected surprise, or experience a moment of beauty. But in the same instant, happiness can vanish, because…
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“Be of Good Cheer”: 12 Ways to Become More Cheerful
Are you a naturally cheerful person? Sadly, I am not. If I don’t work on it, I can be grumpy, complaining, critical, and downright negative. But, for all who are cheer-challenged, like I am, good news: Cheerfulness can be learned and developed. Yes, with practice, you can become a cheerful person. My “Year of…
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Stress Management: 15 Proven Ways to Stress Less (& Smile More!)
Stress Management: 15 Proven Ways to Stress Less (& Smile More!) I’m no stranger to stress. I’ve got a busy life, with six kids, after all! At least, that’s what I tell myself: “I’m stressed because_____(it’s the end of the school year; it’s summer and all the kids are home; it’s back-to-school and I…