A Room of Your Own

This week’s theme is “Home is where the heart is.” Home being a space where we feel a strong sense of connection. Let’s take this week to think about the many aspects of our lives that make up our home. Yesterday I shared a list of different spaces we can be mindful of. Click hereContinue reading “A Room of Your Own”

Home is Where the Heart is

Last week’s blog posts were about Finding Joy. This week’s theme will be about minding your home. Home in this post is a general term environments where we feel a strong sense of connection. I think it’s better we start with a general theme and narrow it down as we go through the week. Here’sContinue reading “Home is Where the Heart is”

Family Day

Today I spent the day with my family getting ready for Christmas. I’m so grateful that we have found our traditional things that bring us together as a family each year. One of our traditions is picking out ornaments, so in honor of this week’s theme, I looked for one with Joy written on it.Continue reading “Family Day”

Breathe

This week the theme has been “Find Joy.” Today’s topic is breathing. Learning how to breathe is one of the greatest things you can do for yourself. We let our bodies do it automatically but what if we took control and focused on taking slow intentional breaths? There’s a lot of benefits to breathing withContinue reading “Breathe”

Take A Moment

Find Joy “Take a moment to look at the stars.” They say don’t forget to stop and smell the roses. 🌹This time of year there’s not as many roses to stop and smell butšŸ‘ one great thing about it getting dark early is that you can take a moment to look up and appreciate theContinue reading “Take A Moment”

Vision Boards

It’s fun to dream up new things. One great way to guide yourself toward things that you may not have yet is to create a vision board. 🐢Sometimes I cut up magazines🐢sometimes I use Pinterest or some other form of Technology🐢sometimes it’s just words on a page Whatever keeps me excited in my present momentContinue reading “Vision Boards”

Find Your Joy

Let your joy be in your journey—not in some distant goal. Tim Cook ***Reminder during the dark months ahead*** Find things that bring you joy and make intentional time to enjoy them. Some things that bring me joy:Writers -their books, thoughts, and projectsBlankets -the soft ones and the big huge fluffy onesHome, Friends, and FamilyContinue reading “Find Your Joy”

Disappointment

Definition of Disappointment: sadness orĀ displeasureĀ caused by theĀ nonfulfillmentĀ of one’s hopes or expectations. Disappointment never feels good. Weather can disappoint us, jobs can disappoint us, and people can too. I’ve disappointed myself and I’ve disappointed others. The truth is that humans make mistakes. We can’t always be perfect. I can honestly say, I don’t want to beContinue reading “Disappointment”