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Do Something Mindless

I've been pretty stressed recently getting out a few launches over the past few weeks. When I'm run down, I default to easy and have...

Act How You Want to Feel

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...

Take Three Deep Breaths

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...

Take a Moment to Pause

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...

Write it Down

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...

Reduce Your Mental Load

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...

You're a Great Mom

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...

Make the Most of It

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...

Play Hooky

As a working mom, obligations from family and work continually pull you in a million directions. Just last night, my kids made 25 demands...

Make It Fun

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...

Heads or Tails?

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

Build In a Buffer

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

Shift Your Goal

I've shifted my morning goal this week from 'Leave by 7:45' to 'No stress!' I want to enter my day with some semblance of peace,...

My Theme: Root Cause

I'm giving my 2018 a theme -- Root Cause. So often I just treat symptoms in my life versus fixing what is actually wrong. For example, I...

Figure out your 80/20

Another method of reflection that made a huge impact in my life over the past year is Tim Ferris's year-end review.  The end goal is to...

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