I started taking personal retreats after my youngest son was 3 years old. I’ve gone on plenty of retreats as a single person, married couple, and then family with young children with various Christian groups and churches. However, I only started planning an annual personal retreat after I started having children. As an introverted mom, […]
3 Ways to Use a Bullet Journal for Self Care
I am intrigued with bullet journals. I’ve never had one (I don’t think bulleted lists count) but my friend Rachel from Smart Mom Smart Ideas is a bullet journal queen! We all get to benefit from her experience and wisdom today. Enjoy this guest post – and let us know if you try it! How […]
Living My One Word
This is the first time I’ve chosen one word for the year. It just came to me one night at the dinner table when I was with my family (you can read the full story here). My word(s) for the year is “spark joy.” Ever since I chose my one word for the year, it has been […]
5 Step Self Care Plan for the Holidays
Self care is important to keep in mind throughout the whole year, but especially as we are in the middle of the holiday season and looking towards a new year. The external expectations and internal pressures that come with the holidays can be overwhelming if we don’t have a plan. Thinking about self-care plans now […]
5 Steps to Daily Self-Care this Summer
Have you thought about how you’re going to take care of yourself this summer? I know, I know, summer is a relaxed time – there’s no reason to plan and be intentional about self-care this summer, right? Wrong! Summer’s pace is indeed slower, but it can also be more hectic. As a mom whose kids […]
GPS for the Soul: Suggestions from One Harried Mother to Another
I’m pleased to be on Huffington Post’s GPS for the Soul. Here is what GPS for the Soul is about: HuffPost’s GPS for the Soul app is based on two truths about human beings. First: We all have a centered place of wisdom, harmony and balance within us. Second: We’re all going to veer away from […]
Coming to the Mat as a Beginner
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” -Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki One of my co-workers is a certified yoga instructor. Lucky for us, he was approved to give a free 6 week yoga course after work one day a week. When we started the series, he made […]