A wellness journey to my better self and a simpler life
Happy New Year! How’s everyone doing? I am relieved the holidays are officially over and I can finally settle back into a routine, albeit a new and re-energized one. Although I decided not to write out resolutions for the year, it’s been quite clear already within a week where my priorities are. Therefore, I want
The first and last days of the year are my favorite days of the year. On one is all the hope, excitement, and motivation the dawn of a fresh page brings. On the other, all the reflection and gratitude only the end of a last chapter creates. Every year is another volume in an amazing
It happens every year. So much to do in so little time. So many gifts to purchase, things to bake, places to go, people to see. It’s the Holidays. Stresses are high as people spend money they don’t have and worry what to buy. We face anxiety over how to appease everyone and deal with
Earlier this week I sat in a benefits meeting at work since we have a new provider. I wondered about our mental health coverage, but figured I should wait to ask until after the meeting as to not publicly announce my interest in these services. But then as I looked around the room, I had
A few weeks ago, the entire staff of the small nonprofit organization I work for took a field trip to a Mindfulness Institute. For two hours, we learned about and practiced mindfulness; relaxing, breathing, being present, paying attention and listening under the guidance of the Director of the Institute. Only two of us on staff
NaNoWriMo: If you’re a regular reader, then you know I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) throughout all of November; the goal being to draft 50,000 words of a novel in one month. I am extremely pleased to report that I succeeded! I “won” NaNoWriMo and what I have accomplished is far more than
Can you believe it’s already been a year since I launched this blog! Not only can I not believe how much it has grown thanks to loyal readers like you, but I can hardly believe how much I have grown! This blog has been paramount to my growth in nearly every way imaginable, especially emotional
Greetings from Nockamixon State Park in Pennsylvania! I am typing this post from my corner in the common room at the hostel I am staying at with four fellow South Jersey Writers. I am thrilled to report that I have hit the 25,000 word mark for NaNoWriMo. I promised myself I would not do anything
Excitement courses through my veins and I have this sharpness and clarity. I think a little quicker, see a little clearer, and move a little faster. My energy is increased and I marvel at my speed and accuracy; my discipline and focus, as I extend my days and check off goals and to-dos, as if
Being that November is National Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I am hard at work drafting my first fiction novel (it is both daunting and exciting three days in). In order to help me prioritize on that writing, my good friend, Kathy offered to write another guest post. In my last post, I wrote about feeling stuck
