Sometimes you just know when something's going to be life-changing. I'm writing this weekend from the Omega Women's Leadership Center, part of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in...
Making Room for Wealth — Easy Feng Shui Purse and Wallet Fixes
Take a good hard look at the photo above. That's the contents of my purse. Or it was the contents of my purse before I cleaned it out a few days ago. I've been carrying that crap around...
7 Reasons You Should Take Yourself on an Artist Date (Even if You Don’t Think You’re an Artist)
As an introvert, this summer's heavy dose of travel centered around big family events has left me deeply grateful for my extended family (in-laws included), but at the same time depleted...
Tis the Season for Baby Birds to Leave the Nest
Baby birds are leaving the nest everywhere I turn. My Facebook feed has been peppered the past couple of weeks with photos of friends' kids heading off to college, many for their freshman...
Waking Up to Blind Night Eating (Yes, That’s a Thing)
I'm writing today from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, a quick stop en route to my niece's wedding this weekend. Mark and Jacob are watching a 3D big screen movie,...
Five Ways to Practice Mindfulness Without Sitting Down to Meditate
It's no secret that I'm a big fan of meditating to support my mindfulness practice. But let's be honest. It's not always easy to carve out the time. Kids, heavy workloads, and travel...
Mindful Summers: Are You In The Picture?
I'm posting quite late this week, but wanted to squeeze in a brief hello before the week is out. Having set the challenge for myself to post once a week this year, I've officially made it...
How An Accountability Buddy Can Turn Work Into Play
Welcome to the final edition of my July habit reboot series. If you're just dialing in, I've been writing all month about lessons I learned from Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before:...
How I Lost Ten Pounds With No Calorie Counting
How are your eating habits? Are you one of those people who can have a chocolate bar lying around and just eat a little bit of it each day, maybe even just a few times a week? Or are you...
Butt-Kicking Habit Strategies: Gretchen Rubin’s Four Pillars of Habits
This month I'm implementing strategies from Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives to try to reboot my habits. Carefully chosen habits can help us...
First Step to Habit Formation: Ask Yourself, “How Am I Wired?”
For a happy life, it's important to cultivate an atmosphere of growth--the sense that we're learning new things, getting stronger, forging new relationships, making things better, helping...
Rebooting Habits: Devoting July to Becoming Better Than Before
Happy second half of the year! I don't know about you, but I think there's something about the midpoint of the year that lends itself to new starts. Most of us think about new starts in...