While I love traditions & being with family and friends, I dread the preparations. What to buy? For who? What are we doing? Have I done enough? The busyness, the socializing, the hype that goes with it and the expectation around it can paralyze me. Our family continues to grow and this year a … [Read more...]
Last week I celebrated a birthday. I do like that day of celebration! It wasn’t always that way though. Another lifetime ago birthdays were not a happy day for me. Back then anything that meant something I could be happy about was spoiled. Back then I was depressed, a lot. Back then anything that … [Read more...]
How’d you go putting yourself first last week? Did you exhaust yourself getting everything done or did you find you actually had energy left to burn? How was your focus? And did you reward yourself? It always surprises me how much I get done when I make the decision to put myself first. It seems … [Read more...]
And so here it is, the last week of 2016! For me, the week between Christmas and New Year is guilt-free time off where I can just “be”, connect with family and friends whether by phone, in writing or in person, and begin to plan my next year. In sharing with others this past week or so I’m … [Read more...]
I’m sure life has been even more crazy busy than usual as Christmas preparations are finalised and the year comes to a close. Holidays and Christmas close downs can be a frantic time of wrapping up and closing down, of ticking off those lists in preparation for what needs to be done, in whatever way … [Read more...]