If you don't have an important list, you need to take some time (immediately) to sit down and draft an important list. First, you might want to take a minute to review my famous piece called: "The Important List" ... you can find that piece here on the blog, in my first book, Our Life… Continue reading My Important List: Worksheet
Category: joy
What Lights You Up?
*Published in The Junction Review, January 13th, 2021 In December, I found myself in a bit of a “funk” … I continued to show up for my family as the best me I could be, but inside I felt a little weary … a little discouraged, and frankly, a little bored … as I attempted… Continue reading What Lights You Up?
Watercolour Poppies
Worked on this poppy watercolour project today with Mackenzie … these are water colour pencils that we bought at the dollar store … I ❤️ them!
Today, I Give Thanks
Today, I give thanks … Today, I give thanks for the three precious humans I’ve been blessed with … Everything about them … The highs and the lows … Their good health and mine … For a simple life … For a slow pace … Today, I give thanks for work that I love … … Continue reading Today, I Give Thanks
I’m Not Happy
At the beginning of September, I signed up for a Focusing on Fall challenge group … basically, it forced me to set some goals for September and “beyond.” So I did what I was supposed to do … jotting down some goals for the remainder of 2020, as well as specific tasks to complete each… Continue reading I’m Not Happy
Legacy
Last week I received a cheque in the mail … my portion of my late grandmother’s estate. It’s been a year since she passed away … But she’s been “gone” much longer (she suffered from dementia in her final years) … It seems this is really IT though now … all the loose ends are… Continue reading Legacy
Celebrate
Too often in life we don’t take the time or the opportunity to be proud … to stop … to savour … to celebrate … In March 2020, I published my first book titled Our Life Well Lived: A Compilation. It’s available for purchase on amazon.ca. This is kind of a big deal … like… Continue reading Celebrate
I Love Doing Life With You
I love doing life with you … The words popped into my head a couple of days ago … a “regular” Saturday (whatever that means) … a day to catch up on a few extra household chores and some yard work … a day with no work or school commitments … a slower start for… Continue reading I Love Doing Life With You
What’s Going to Happen?
Work before play … work before play … work before play … this concept has (somehow) been ingrained into the very core of my being … no time for fun … no fun allowed … forget about fun … Work … work … work … oh, you’ve got some “spare” time? Get to work! Surely,… Continue reading What’s Going to Happen?