I’m back– and feeling fine.

When life seems to throw too much at us at once, it may not matter if we have a bag full of tools to manage stress. What matters is if we are getting what we need so we can balance what’s coming our way.

I tend to be the one [...]

I have been basking in the warm sun on this chilly morning, teacup in hand, looking back over my holiday time spent with friends and family. We really dove into some downtime here. Unlike I do on some breaks, I stopped work and handed myself over to 24/7 time with family––and we all had twice [...]

You may have heard the old southern expression “Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.” This summer, I took away a wonderful lesson in leaving well enough alone when it comes to my own work-life balance. Since I’m a big believer in creating routines that provide ongoing self-care, I have quite a few [...]

“Step right up and get your Daily Do-ables!”
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 [...]

I’ve been busy celebrating spring with loads of photography (an addiction of mine), more time painting and gardening, and planning a Mother’s Day giveaway! This month, mothers who overcome are at the top of my mind as friends, clients, and especially my own mother, continue to inspire me.
The hard part…
After a frightening diagnosis of Inflammatory [...]

Stephen Covey once said, “One word expresses the pathway to greatness: voice. Those on this path find their voice and inspire others to find theirs.”
In my experience, solo-flying women need to find two voices: their outer voice and their inner voice. The outer voice seems to get the most attention, but it’s the inner voice [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 the rest of my life) jumped back to normal days before? Very carefully.
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Entrepreneurial women step through the multitasking doorway on a regular basis. We show up to our work, our sick children, our deadlines and our promises to ourselves- all in a typical day. There are times we truly cannot see an alternative to multitasking. But if we routinely auto-pilot into multitasking, we may find that we’ve [...]