For many of us, the new year is an opportunity for a restart. We make resolutions, set goals, pick a meaningful word for the year, or even if we don’t name the change out loud, we secretly tell ourselves that this year will be different. But what happens when the change stalls or the cleanse you were doing is over or you fall off of your diet or exercise wagon? Hitting this wall often happens…
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I gotta be honest, the last two weeks of summer vacation were a bit tough as I tried to balance kids at home with trying to get work done. By the end, I was pretty short-tempered, tired, and ready to send my kids back to school so that I could get back to a more regular schedule. Now that they are back and launched, I am turning my attention to work but also to self-care….
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Our family has felt a tad overextended recently. It is all due to good things and in many ways we have felt very blessed, but it has also been exhausting. In the midst of all the juggling and rushing and cramming in too much, I realized that my boys were getting increasingly cranky and whiny and that I, in turn, was getting grumpier with them. There were moments when I thought to myself, “why are…
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Sometimes we have to fall off the wagon in order to see how well we are doing. Here our our tips what to do when good habits slip. I have noticed something that I like to call the “Oh, F*$k It!” phenomena. For me, this most often takes place when I have been burning the candle at both ends and I finally break down and “cheat” somehow. Maybe it’s ordering a pizza, buying a chai…
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As I was scrolling through my Facebook feed looking at all the cute Halloween costumes on the morning after the big night, I came across a post from a friend who said, “It took 13 years of being a parent and 3 kids for me to realize I have to just take Nov. 1 off. Because a lot just got done and a lot is about to happen. Join me.” My first thought: she’s a…
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