Category: Personal Growth

There was a time in my life that I hated Sundays. They were the worst days of the week for me. It was my own dang fault though. I completed both my Undergrad and Graduate degree online, so you had to be pretty self disciplined to get all of your coursework done. I was working,…

I am a strong believer that it takes a village to raise a child. That village might look different for each of us. That village could be your blood relatives, your closest friends and your in-laws.  Or maybe you don’t have siblings or in-laws, so your village includes your friends, the teachers and staff at…

Last summer I was fortunate to have the entire summer off because of my maternity leave with my third daughter. If I remember correctly, my oldest was wrapping up her last final on the day I delivered. I knew that having the opportunity to stay home with my three girls for an entire summer would…

It’s true, I fell in love while on vacation. Yes, you’re right, I am a married woman. Let me explain. My family and I recently visited a small island off of Maine that I had been to when I was a little girl. I remember my dad taking me to the beaches there and thinking…

You guys, when I say I was addicted to social media and my phone, I mean it. I was addicted. I had my “ah ha moment” back in May. It was getting to be too much and it was affecting my quality of life, relationships around me and my mental health. No joke, it really…

Often I hear the phrase “Work life balance” and it makes me laugh out loud. I’m sorry for being curt, but there is just no such thing as a work life balance. Work and life can never be equal, never 50/50, but that’s okay, it shouldn’t be.  When I think of work and life, I…