by Valerie | Dec 25, 2008 | managing time and energy, stress management |
It’s that time of year! And it’s easy to find you’ve added so much more to your days in an attempt to bring joy to others. But extreme exhaustion doesn’t always have to roll in with the new year… Even if you are hosting a houseful of people for the holidays (and...
by Valerie | Dec 11, 2008 | balancing work and play, health and well being, managing time and energy, mindfulness, self-compassion, stress management |
For just a couple of weeks a year, the leaves rain down in colors here, and I delight in picking them up. I gather handfuls of these sunny yellow, burnt umber, mocha, red and toasted orange “jewels.” Like treasured seashells from a beach, I pick and choose as I walk...
by Valerie | Sep 3, 2008 | balancing work and play, managing time and energy, stress management |
Okay, I’m officially back from holiday. I worked some real magic since returning. I have managed to keep from feeling like I was actually back until… well, yesterday. How did I manage that when my children’s schools and my client appointments (and...
by Valerie | Aug 27, 2008 | managing time and energy, stress management |
Today was all about output. The last three weeks, in fact. All this creative energy harvesting has left me with an all-day-outside kind of tired. At first, it just hung on me, pulling me toward horizontal surfaces. Then it crawled inside me and began to fog my...
by Valerie | Mar 30, 2008 | health and well being, stress management |
On the “Brain Fitness Program,” a PBS special I saw this week, scientists discussed how playing outside of our habitual sandbox is essential for keeping the brain healthy. Spring is an ideal time to stretch past your customary ways of doing things. So, why not stretch...
