Celebrating Strong Women International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day Sunday, March 8th is International Women’s Day and the month of March is Women’s History month I thought it would be a great opportunity to highlight some incredible women. These women each faced their own struggles and pushed past their own fears of self-esteem and self-worth to achieve greatness. They have left […]
Want To Better Understand Yourself and Others?
What is The Enneagram? The word stems from the Greek word ennea (nine) and grammos (a written symbol). You just pictured the dad from My Big Fat Greek Wedding didn’t you? Back to the question- The nine-pointed Enneagram symbol is used to represent nine distinct strategies for relating to one’s self, others and the world. […]
Welcome to Kindergarten, It’s Ok Mama
Welcome to Kindergarten, It’s OK Mama You take a deep breath and then exhale as you look at the enrollment paper for Kindergarten. Has it really been five years? Really? “Wasn’t I just sleep deprived because you were nursing every two hours?” you think to yourself. Now suddenly, it feels as though you’re on […]
Lessons Learned From This Is Us
Lessons Learned From This Is Us Lenses I realized recently, that I’m a Kevin. For non “This is Us” fans, I’m referring to Kevin Pearson, also known as #1 (birth order reference) of the Big 3. Kevin is a more complicated character than you initially think when you see him. On the surface, he’s an […]
The Power of GRIT and Why You Need It
What is Grit? The dictionary defines it as: courage and resolve; strength of character. Synonym: courage, bravery, backbone, spirit, toughness, resolve, determination, perseverance, tenacity, endurance. Becoming Successful and How There’s an amazing TED talk, “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance” that I highly recommend checking out. While IQ is important, success doesn’t always come […]
The Human Connection and it’s Importance To Us All
Personal Experiences In a previous post, I wrote about fussy babies at church. It was from personal experience, one that made me question a lot. It was an experience that was difficult and I wanted people to know that if they had a similar experience they weren’t alone. If they were in the middle of something […]
Committing to Living Life-The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture Recently during some school work I was introduced to this lecture. It’s both inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. Really, that’s how life is though if you look at the bigger picture. That is why it’s important to focus on the inspiring parts and build upon it so that great things […]
Remembering Kate Spade and Her Influence
Kate. I’m a big Kate Spade fan. I’ve never been one that has truly loved handbags. Yes, I went through a phase where I liked some knock off Louie Vuitton ones (thank you Jessica Simpson) but as far as really loving a handbag or paying more than $40 for one, not so much. However, Kate Spade […]
Affirmations and Encouragement
Speak Life- The Importance Of Affirmations And Encouragement I am not the “give everybody a trophy” kind of person and sometimes I think that is what affirmations is made out to be, however, it’s not what they are. It’s a positive assertion, a pronouncement. Remember the phrase “you are what you think”? This is saying […]
Benefits Of Being Organized
The Benefits of Being Organized How Organization and Routines Help Your Day Before kids, I pretty much went with the flow of things. I can admit, this caused me to miss some events, due dates, minor things I just wish I had remembered to do. After having kids, I’ve found organization and routines to be […]
