It was afternoon and my energy was dipping. I stepped outside, tea in hand, to take in some fresh air and immediately felt distracted from my busy thoughts. A  light rain was dripping, playing a rhythmic melody on the leafy iron plants below the roof’s edge.
I took in the sounds, smell and beautiful green hues [...]

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In honor of my mother, and all the other resilient moms out there, I’m giving away the digital “Daily Do-ables: Creative Stress Solutions for Busy Women.” This unique subscription ebook will arrive each wee in your inbox for 52 weeks!
Can you use a little effortless stress relief and [...]

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 along, crunching an autumn tune [...]

These last few months, I’ve been adjusting, gaining new perspectives, and adjusting some more. The new look of the blog is just one of the changes you’ll find. After gathering feedback from clients, women’s groups, and the results from a recent survey, I’ve been on the path of designing around what you prefer and how you [...]

I should have kept notes when I returned from my holiday. If I had written down all the things that have benefited from some real time off, I would have a new book by now! I probably would have separated my favorites by chapters. Each chapter would be a separate acknowledgement of the amazing restorative [...]

I took time today to be with that, even though it has been one of my busiest days this week. I sat down and took a long look at how I’ve been prioritizing lately and immediately changed some things in my planner. Let’s just say that next week will be a much better reflection of [...]

These “auto-pilots” comes up again and again, don’t they? So does the reminder message that change really does begin when we start observing where we do things automatically. By tuning in to where we react (versus choose a response) the most, we can get a quick snapshot of what’s in the way. When we stop [...]

The other day a client asked me how I pick up on “shoulds” so easily. She has been working on more conscious decision making by noticing how often she decides something based on how she thinks something should be done, or should look. I told her that like everyone, I learned to spot my own [...]

The unexplainable phenomenon of client themes is something I enjoy routinely in my practice. I know I’ve talked and blogged about this, but bare with me - I am fascinated by not just this theme, but the similarity in chosen solutions running in the last few weeks. It involves all things  “planner.”
So many people I [...]

I love coffee. The smell…the taste…even the sound of the beans grinding makes my mouth water. I drink it almost daily. (I’m having some now.)
For many years I went beyond enjoying to using, past using to abusing. I justified it to either jump-start me in my afternoon dip, or push me awake in the morning. [...]