Am I the only one who struggles to see the progress they’ve made? I was meeting with a coach today to talk about some of my frustrations with growing my business. While I was griping about how I couldn’t find the answers I need in…
I haven’t been feeling right all week. It feels like I’ve lived a month in the past week. So many things have happened! We hired a new teacher and were without a teacher (or childcare) for 1 week. We have transferred homeschool communities and…
This is the first time in four years I’ve re-visited a blog post. I was talking to a friend recently and she wanted me to write a blog post teaching other moms how to help their families go plant-based. Her comment reminded me of this…
You know, there’s talk about fasting everywhere. The new diet craze is intermittent fasting or IF. People are generally using IF to lose weight, but there are other reasons to fast. Some fast to clear their minds, some do it for spiritual focus and prayer,…
I was due for an on-call night spanking. I got one. For the last few overnight shifts I’d done at the hospital I’d been surprised by how decent the nights had been. Even when I had a large patient census or lots happening on…
I’m tired. Remember last week I said that anger is exhausting? Well, that was the truth. I used up a lot of energy in frustration and anger and rage. Even more energy was used trying to exercise patience with situations and people that I…
My downward spiral started when I burned a hole in my exercise ball on the space heater… This thing is HOT! What? How? Let me explain. I had one day this week to work from home and do telemedicine, so I was sitting…
I haven’t always been a joyful person. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve learned a lot about positive thinking, managing my mind, shifting my focus and seeing the good in my life. The one thing I have figured out in learning to do these things…
I’ve been so tired this week. Even as I write that, my mind wants to argue with me (You’re not really tired. Maybe you could get a little more sleep, but you haven’t been up all night at work, the schedule was lighter this week,…
Sometimes, it feels like life is a tidal wave, a tsunami threatening to come crashing down around me. This past week was one thing after another, until by the end it felt like everything was about to fall down on top of me. Let me…