Hello! I’m writing this from a hotel room floor, in the partial dark, in Dallas, Texas. We drove out here (yep, drove from Pennsylvania...

It's been quite a stretch since I’ve written, but I have some good stuff to fill you in on! Justin did a 100-mile ultramarathon this...

On my run this morning, I was listening to a podcast about cultivating happiness. I didn’t even intend for it to relate to this...

Last night, my brother and I drove to Allentown, PA for a Drum Corps International (DCI) show. We try to go every year that it’s running,...

Sorry I haven’t written in a few days! No excuse – pure laziness. Overall, I’m keeping up with my plan though I have been checking social...

I’m not sure if this really fits with the theme of this blog, but here goes. Yesterday was an awesome day! For the first time in over 2...

This is going to be a short post today since I’m limited on time. However, I wanted to share something I heard on a podcast that seemed...

In my journey to build a better me, I’ve been reading the book Atomic Habits. Some of it is common sense, but other parts have been...

Last night, I decided to do something spontaneous and bring my kids to a family-friendly resort about an hour away from our house. We’d...

I didn’t listen to music while making dinner yesterday – I watched freakin’ Curb again! Ugh, so annoyed with myself. As soon as I came...

Eek, I didn’t blog for the past few days. I could have squeezed it in, but I’m realizing that doing this daily is a little more...

Happy Thursday! It's my favorite day of the week because it’s my last day of work! However, today was a little challenging because I had...

Okay, new day, fresh attitude! I was feeling overwhelmed yesterday. Work was a lot, I had a hard conversation with my mom that brought up...

I didn’t do my 3 minute meditation today – I would say “yet” but I already know I’m not going to do it tonight either. Today, I am hating...

So, I just did my challenge of sitting (actually laying) in silence with no distractions for 10 minutes. That was as dreadful as I...

Hello there! It’s going to be a short one today because I have about 10 minutes to get back downstairs to help with the kiddos. I’m...

So, I went on my phone- and distraction-free walk yesterday. The first 5 minutes were strange and uncomfortable. First of all, I just...

As I’ve been trying to reduce mindless consumption, some boredom has definitely come up. I’m not even sure it’s boredom – restlessness...

Today, I’ve been trying to figure out what falls into the category of instant gratification vs. plain old regular gratification for me....

During the last 2+ years (covid!), I’ve lost my spark. I feel drained, not very joyful, and kind of stuck. Working from home has been...