My days are slipping by and all of the sudden I find myself out of the routine of blogging and getting my baby book project back on track. I know I am not alone. All moms are busy regardless of whether they have one child or four (god bless you). Complaining never helps solve the problem, but I have a trick that helps me get back on track: set a deadline. Continue reading
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Yesterday I tried two new things. I took a F.I.T. class taught by Michele Canon and Sandra Dasaad and I “edited” my first video for the website. Click the video above to see what this story is all about. I was extremely excited to take this mom-oriented outdoor fitness class. I have known Michele and her husband for 10 years now. I was lucky enough to meet Sandra for the first time last week. I thought my readers would enjoy hearing the story behind their Team F.I.T. classes because they had to get creative about pursuing their passions and they are a great example of moms who worked their personal goals into a lifestyle that accommodates their responsibilities as parents. Continue reading
For those of you who miss seeing my interviews with amazing moms…I am working on one for this week. Stay tuned. In the meantime:
I started thinking about this blog and asking myself, “How did I get here?” Each day, I seem to find new inspiration for stories and posts and challenges. I feel fortunate to be able to find the words to inspire or at least entertain my readers. In one of my very first posts I said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. What was my first step?
It’s difficult to figure out the EXACT first step, but I did some soul searching to figure out what got this ball rolling. Continue reading
If you want to reach the goals you set- you HAVE to have a plan. But, I want to back up a little. A couple of weeks ago, I asked you to write down your goals on my blog. If you are too shy to share your goals, then just get out a piece of paper and write it down for yourself. The reason you need to write your goals, is so that you can get a clear picture in your head of exactly what you want to do. Break your list into short and long term goals. Now comes the hard part: if you want to achieve success, you need to develop a plan.
I am going to share one of my plans and share the story of one of my readers who posted a goal.
Since I plan to release my online baby book this year, I have to commit at least 8 hours a week to finish content, design and business details of the book. Continue reading
The following was written by the late Erma Bombeck
after she found out she had a fatal disease.
If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
I would have eaten the popcorn in the ‘good’ living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. Continue reading