I’ve long been on a quest to make the most of my mornings. Mine aren’t particularly stressful, and that’s by design. One of my favorite benefits of homeschooling, for instance, is the bit about not having to go anywhere in the morning! I get up quite early – always by 6, and often at 5 […]
Give Your Voices the Silent Treatment
In his book Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters, Jon Acuff talks a lot about the voices. You know the voices? The ones that tell you that your thing, whatever that is, is stupid. Or ghetto. Or embarrassing. (Or whatever adjectives your voices prefer, I dunno. I just know […]
Post Pertussis
Yesterday I took the kids to the Pediatrician. The 3 youngest had an appointment, and I wanted to make sure they were ok after our bout with pertussis. These children have active Whooping Cough aka Pertussis: do they look like they’re dying? I suspected that the baby had coughed herself a mild umbilical hernia, and […]
Whooping Cough, Part 3: Test Results Come Back Positive
My entire family came down with Whooping Cough. Here are the results of our pertussis tests: some of us are positive. The other posts in this series: Whooping Cough – first sick kid and positive pertussis result Waiting For Pertussis Results – had remaining kids and hubby tested Part 3 On the Mend Post Pertussis […]
What I’m Reading – February 2013
Linking up to Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Twitterature of super quick book reviews Little Women – I reread this classic that I loved as a teen, and this time was struck by Marmee March’s wisdom for modern moms. Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series – so much wisdom for parenting and homeschooling, and a gem at only […]
Even a Minimalist Satisficer Needs Clothing Sometimes (StitchFix review)
If you’ve read The Happiness Project, you’re familiar with the terms “maximizer versus satisficer“. A satisficer (that’s me) has high standards but once she’s found something that works, she is satisfied with her choice. She doesn’t have to find the perfect, ideal item like a maximizer does. And she doesn’t enjoy that kind of searching […]
How To Appreciate The Quiet Person In Your Life
Are you an introvert? Or do you love someone who is? Last week I read the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I checked it out on an afternoon and had finished it by the next morning. My own personality hovers […]
Help Your Feet, Heal Your Body
Today I interviewed Annette Yen of Healthy Foot Coach . I’ve known Annette online for several years, mostly through our membership in Solo Masterminds (formerly Mom Masterminds). Annette has a new project that I wanted to share. So many of us suffer from foot pain or other issues that have to do with alignment. About […]
Willpower for moms: how to nurture it
I once read a book called Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. What about willpower for moms? How does nurturing willpower improve our lives and help us reach our most-wanted goals? We know what secret high achievers possess that enables them to meet their goals. The answer is willpower. We intuitively understand that mastering ourselves is […]
Slim Femme for Life: How To Eat Like a French Woman
Preview: How to eat like a French woman: diet and lifestyle tips to stay slim and enjoy eating. Working at a French-inspired clothing store when I was just sixteen, I used my employee discount to buy the book: French Style: How to Think, Shop, and Dress Like a French Woman. Thus began a lifelong fascination […]