How Happy are You?
Recently I heard about a fascinating study that I’ve been thinking a lot about. Researchers asked a group of singles two questions. The first time, this is what they asked (on a scale of 1-10):...
View ArticleWile E. Coyote and Fixing January
If you’re on a New Year high, victory dancing your way through January with the Rocky theme song playing in the background, high-fiving your co-workers as you check off New Year’s resolutions left and...
View ArticleBeing Stuck and Something You can Count On
Yesterday I was trapped in an elevator. For a long time. All by myself. And firemen had to rescue me. Any amount of time feels long when you’re stuck. After my initial panic… I saw a button that...
View ArticleOut of Control and Canceling my Day
The other day I wanted to throw something. Or have a pity party that would involve eating lots of Patticake (from YUM!) with Cookie Dough ice cream. And I couldn’t figure out why! Until the late...
View ArticleLooking at the World Through a Different Lens
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving in the U.S.! Whether you’re braving the crowds to shop today, or watching football games still in an after-turkey stupor, or in another part of the world where it’s not...
View ArticleWhat do you do When it’s April in Minnesota?
As I write this it is April 15th and I am sitting in Starbucks and it is snowing outside. Again. I’m convinced Hell isn’t hot and fiery. It’s Minnesota in April when it is cold, dull steel gray and...
View ArticleTwo Truths and A Lie
Let me just start by admitting I can be a major cranky pants baby. I can whine about my bad hair, long lines, and limitations. Like this stupid foot injury that has kept me from running. And the...
View ArticleThree Ways to Choose Life When You’re “Stuck”
This week has taken on the theme of “stuckness” so I thought I’d continue it on this One Word Friday. When we’re stuck, “LIFE” often seems to be a choice hiding like Waldo at a convention of clowns....
View ArticleWhat to do When Your Marriage Is Less Than Perfect
Our marriage is far from perfect, and always will be because, well, we’re us. Broken. Selfish. Still, I am so over the moon thankful for my amazing husband. He is patient when I am so…not. He is cool...
View Article10 Day Winter Warm-up Challenge
Hey Friends! How many of you are feeling like you need a nap after all the busyness of December? Maybe you agree with the quote I read recently that said “January is like the Monday of months.”...
View ArticleA Story to Rescue Your Monday from Despair
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, political division, racism, unemployment challenges, questions about what’s going to happen with our kids when school starts, and it’s Monday morning. You may have...
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