One of my favorite tips from Gretchen Rubin is 'Act how you want to feel.' Our actions and feelings feed off each other, and it's far...

Yesterday, I went into my workday frazzled. I realized that with long weekends and vacations, I don't have a full work week for the next...

Dinner time is this perfect storm in our family. My kids are hangry and miss me. Yet, I just need 15 minutes to get food on the table....

Humor me. Stand on one leg. Close your eyes. Notice what happens. Here's what I experience: To stay in balance, it's constant work. You...

Yesterday I received a rejection: An interview that I had hoped would come through didn’t. I know I'm trying to get 100 rejections, but...

The past two weeks had me slipping into some old bad habits. During Chloe's sickness, I caught up with late night working sessions. I was...

I'm a big believer in focusing on your strengths, especially as a working mom. You need to make sure you are making the most impact in...

I battle with emotional eating -- especially out of stress or boredom. One night after Chloe's health scare, I found myself gorging on...

This morning, my head was spinning with worries and tasks. Instead of letting this consume my day, I grabbed the back of an envelope from...

The average person makes around 35,000 decisions every day - everything from what to wear to what to eat.   As a mom, it's probably even...

I don't know about you, but I feel like my mind is a never-ending checklist. Just this morning, I had to remember to dress the kids up...

Whenever I'm having a rough day, I try to complement the people around me, especially strangers. It's amazing how much a tiny action can...

I remember the first time Chloe bled. At eight months, she cut her lip by falling on a puzzle piece. Her mouth gushed. I felt helpless. I...

Was playing War with Chloe last weekend and she asked me, "Why do Kings beat Queens?" Good question. We changed the rules and, in our...

I find Facebook during birthdays to be completely overwhelming. I don't love attention or superficial small talk, and somehow the deluge...

After kid number two, my husband and I have entirely dropped the ball with our little dog. He used to be our Holiday card and now doesn't...

We all know the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." But, have you heard of the Platinum Rule? "Do not do...

So the big day is tomorrow: Chloe's 5th birthday party. It's princess tea party themed, of course. We've had so much fun planning this...

I overthink decisions -- especially ones where both options are great. Should I go to Nice or Mallorca? Buy the blue or the yellow shoes?...

I'm perpetually late. Even worse, I completely stress out about this often. So, I've been trying a trick from Greg McKeown's...