What Energizes You?
March 30, 2011 By 13 Comments
Learning to Laugh at Yourself
March 24, 2011 By 11 Comments
Ever venture into something only to discover that you have no idea what you’re doing?? While I am a “researcher-type” of person, there are times when I just fall all over myself trying something new. Have you ever done that? I have, more times than I care to admit or count. But over my lifetime, [...]
What's the Temperature at Your House?
March 9, 2011 By 6 Comments
“When Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy” One very old but very true saying. As wives and mothers, we bear a great deal of the burden to regulate the mood, i.e. the temperature of our homes. I don’t always want that responsibility, yet it’s mine. Mothers represent love and nurturing in the family. In many [...]
Know Thyself
January 20, 2011 By 5 Comments
How to Deal with Seasonal Demotivation
January 17, 2011 By 22 Comments
As much as I enjoy the quiet and beauty of the winter months, I struggle terribly during the first few months of the year to stay motivated. Anyone relate? The energy that being outside much of the year gives me is deflated indoors. I tend to over-eat food, under-clean my house and generally lack my [...]
3 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Fruits and Vegetables
November 18, 2010 By 6 Comments
I often hear moms ask about how to get their children to eat fruits and vegetables. Of my 9 kids, every single one of them eat both, even the picky eaters. How is this done? First, it’s important to remember that children are individuals with specific tastes, likes and dislikes, just like you and I. [...]
Guest Post
October 4, 2010 By 3 Comments
H.A.L.T.
September 26, 2010 By 5 Comments
H.A.L.T. is an acronym used frequently in 12-step programs, and is one of my favorite tools to keep ourselves in check. Whenever you are experiencing any/some/all of the following, you need to HALT and take care of yourself. H is for Hungry When we allow ourselves to get too hungry, all kinds of negative emotions and [...]
8 Things I Never Do Anymore
August 11, 2010 By 8 Comments
Once upon a time, I wanted to be Martha Stewart. Growing up during the feminist movement, homemaking wasn’t something to be encouraged. Once I left home, I found myself to be fairly useless in terms of things domestic. I got away with this until I hit 30 years of age, when I found myself leaving [...]
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