Back to Stress
Do not let back to school turn into back to stress. It’s easy, but you can make the transition better if you stay focused, stay organized and stay open to the concept that things are different each and every year. Read More …
Category: family
A Little Attention
Just a little attention can go a long way. Stay focused. Put down the phone. Stop looking for something better to occupy your time. Start where you are. Learn more. Ask what they think. Be open to ideas. If you Read More …
Plans Change
Sometimes the best laid plans change. Adaptability Flexibility Fluid schedules New opportunities Emergency situations Maximizing support All are important and more important than the original plan. Let the plans change and let it go. It’s going to be okay. ~ Read More …
Teach Them Now
If you can, teach them now. Don’t just do it for them. This is more than just fishing for themselves, it is confidence building, life affirming and reassuring them that they are capable. All of which, although perhaps a slight Read More …
Good Hair Day
It is soon (or has been already depending on where you live) back to school. Hopefully the first day is (was) a good hair day for all of you kiddos out there. It can make or break your mood. It Read More …
Just Dance
If you can…just dance. Even if for a little while. It’s fun It’s a cardio workout. It lets out stress. It makes people happy. It will make you smile. It encourages other people. You can sit it out, or you Read More …
Where Did That Go
Lost items, missing links and random finds along the way…all fall in to the category of where did that go? It is easy, in the day-to-day hurry and scurry to misplace things – at work, in the house, out in Read More …
Take the Time
When you take the time to do the things they ask you to do… they will appreciate it. they will linger with you. they will talk to you about what else they want. they will be there. they will smile. Read More …
Tell Me A Story
As a kid, you probably said to your parents, grandparents or older siblings, “tell me a story“. It was an easy request and pretty easy to fulfill. As a kid, you didn’t know the stories, the myths, the legends and Read More …
The Days Will Fly
It isn’t just summer when the days will fly by faster than you can even think is possible. Kids age, friends age, we all get older. We don’t spend nearly as much time together as we should…and that gets less Read More …