I’ve been writing my blog for the past two and a half years. Initially, I wrote sporadically, but about six months ago, I decided to commit to posting once a week. I never set a writing schedule like some suggested. I just trusted that I would always get it done, and therefore, I have pretty [...]

I love sweets. I always have, always will. I married a man who loves to bake. He also loves checking out bakeries with my step daughter, and surprising me and my little one with cookies, cupcakes, and more. People always ask me how I stay so thin and resist all of the delicious treats that [...]

Twenty-one years ago today, my sister, Cecily’s life was cut short. She was just nineteen. This tragedy may never make sense to me, or anyone, but it is a huge part of who I am today. At seventeen I wasn’t emotionally equipped to deal with such a loss. How do you make sense of something [...]

What if I told you, your “bad” habits are actually good? No, I haven’t lost my mind. This is just something that has recently become more and more clear to me. Stop for a moment and think of a habit you may not feel so great about-something you’d like to change, but fear you can’t [...]

Author, Neale Donald Walsch says, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” What I interpret this to mean, is that when there is discomfort in life, there is potential for growth. I had the opportunity to step out of my comfort zone big time twice earlier this week. As much as that pesky [...]

How you do anything, is how you do everything. I heard this quote twice in the matter of an hour last week by two different sources, and then again two days later. I had heard it a number of times over the years, but never did it strike me the way it did this time. [...]

My clients and readers often ask if it’s really possible to be happy all the time. I can’t answer that with complete certainty, because if it is possible, I haven’t quite mastered it yet. What I can tell you though, is that a lot of people suffer unnecessarily. While I do believe changing your thoughts, [...]

Last weekend, I had my twenty year high school reunion. In addition to me having to wrap my head around the fact that I’m old enough to say I did anything twenty years ago, the thing that surprised me most was the wave of emotions I had leading up to it and after. With all [...]

It’s not what you do in life that is most important. I believe it’s the how and why that are much more significant. We live in a society that praises people for their accomplishments. It’s not that I find anything wrong with that, but I think a lot of us tend to get caught up [...]