You know I love all holidays – big or small throughout the year. I found out National Chocolate Chip Day was celebrated earlier this Spring. (Now, that’s a holiday I can happily celebrate!) Did you know, in addition to being yummy, the little chocolate chip can teach us life lessons? There’s a great little book […]
Easy New Year’s Eve Neighbor Gift: Midnight Snacks
The Christmas rush is through …and I missed getting neighbor gifts out this year! So what, you say? Well, I’m lucky to have some pretty awesome neighbors, and I love the chance to wish them well. It’s ok – another holiday is just on the horizon, and everyone is still in celebration mode: New Year’s […]
Self-Care September: How to Build Resilience
We’re wrapping up Self-Care September with our last “R” of the 3 R’s to help us get through difficult times. RESILIENCE. Resilience is the ability to bounce back – having the capacity to respond and even prosper despite all life’s demands. As someone who’s seen her fair share of stressful experiences, I can tell you […]
Self-Care September: Why Routines are Important
The second “R” to help navigate us through difficult times is ROUTINES. A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time, and the practice of regularly doing those things. Routines are something that we have some control over and they help make our homes feel safer and calmer – […]
Self-Care September: How Relationships Can Help Us
Let’s dive right in: the first R of the three R’s to help us navigate difficult times is RELATIONSHIPS. We live in a unique time. On the one hand, we’ve been asked to distance ourselves socially from others to keep our physical bodies safe, but doing so is damaging to our mental health. We feel […]