“The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” Arianna Huffington Quote from the book Mom’s the Word: The Wit, Wisdom and Wonder of Motherhood, by Allen Klein It can be hard to [...]
I’m not a super social person. I’m pretty much happy typing away alone at my desk or reading my books. But, the relationships I have with my family and a few close friends make all the difference in how well I live this life. Big wigs tell us it’s our relationships – our friendships, marriages [...]
With spring just a week away, it’s time for a little spring cleaning. But, this time when you sort through the closet and clean out the drawer, tossing out all the worn items or things you no longer need, take a minute to also clean out that mental clutter that’s keeping you from enjoying your [...]
Neural pathways are like highways in the brain. They provide information flow and response by creating routes throughout the nervous system. The routes that we use more frequently, to sustain habits or perform repeated tasks, feel more comfortable because the signals travel along well-established pathways. Signals flash through them easily like cars racing down the [...]
About a year ago, I mixed things up around her. In a big way. Well, sort of. I mean it felt like a big way. I moved my computer mouse from the right side of my desk, where it could be easily reached by my dominant right hand, to the left side of my desk. [...]
As soon as I start talking about creativity, people get a little freaked. “I’m not artistic,” they say. “I can’t even draw a straight line.” But you don’t have to be the next Georgia O’Keeffe (have you seen my Pictionary drawings?) to have fun, to be creative, to broaden your life. I’m talking about tapping into your [...]
My daughter has this ongoing project where she takes trash, bottle caps and bubble wrap, pencil shavings, scraps of ribbon, and tin foil, packing peanuts and popcorn kernels and just about anything else she can find to create a world on a flat of cardboard. With a glue gun, singular pockets of an egg carton [...]
Remember in the beginning when you were so connected you could finish each other’s sentences? You knew just what your partner was thinking and you hung on every breath thinking he or she was the smartest, bestest thing out there? Now though, after years together, all that feels familiar and just plain boring. One of [...]
Tired of feeling like a failure every time you set (and break) your New Year’s resolution? Statistics tell us that most of people give up on their resolutions within a couple of months. But, you can stop ripping yourself over failed resolutions, and make positive lasting changes in 2013 by thinking of your resolutions a [...]
Every week when I sit down to write my blog posts, I get to thinking. About myself or an experience I’ve had. About a lesson I’ve learned or a truth I’m trying to understand. About an aspect of myself or a relationship I want to strengthen or improve. And in order to understand all this, [...]
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