I generally do a decent job taking care of the household along with my husband. But we want to take our systems and orderliness to the next level, because in our home, this is “The Year of Home Economics”. That’s why I’m making extra efforts […]
I love that people are calling the new decade we just entered the Roaring 20s. It makes me optimistic for good things ahead. I’ve set my New Year’s Resolution for 2020, and it’s to become a fabulous home economist. I’m calling it “The Year of […]
I’m out-of-my-mind with happiness to announce that I’m finally launching my very first book! It’s called “The Holiday Window Painting Book: How to Create Colorful Holiday Magic”. It teaches you how to do indoor window painting, a crafty skill I’ve been practicing for most of […]
I keep my work email inbox totally empty. I promptly handle, file, and archive every message. I’ve been doing this for 4.5 years, and I love this system. My personal email inboxes are another story. The situation is a hot mess. Right now, I have […]
Yoga is a pleasant thing to do every day. All the stretching and strengthening this month has improved my sciatica situation. Although I’m not pain free, I have less pain. I’m grateful for the improvement! I’ve been doing small bursts of yoga and targeted exercises […]
My challenge this month is to do yoga every day. I walk a lot for exercise, but I would like the extra strength and flexibility yoga provides. I’ve done a lot of yoga in the past, but not much lately. I’ve had back issues ever […]
My lovable little son is almost 2.5-years-old now. He’s rapidly developing and saying charming 1-liners every day. I want to remember my little man’s early days as vividly as possible. The next 5 years are sure to be a neat time. That’s why I’ve decided […]
It’s been a month of compliments, questions, conversations, listening, easy forgiveness, and positivity. It’s been a truly fulfilling experiment to focus on nurturing relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. The people in my life mean a lot me. My 30-day challenge was to “fill up buckets […]
Each day is full of thousands of moments that either positively or negatively affect our sense of well-being. The Gallup research-based book “How Full is Your Bucket?” uses the metaphor of a bucket and dipper to demonstrate how to greatly increase the positive moments, and […]
Progress Not Perfection Writing a book, especially one that has a lot of artwork elements, is more difficult than I’d imagined. I still think it’s 100% doable to finish it. It’s just challenging in a variety of ways, as time and energy are limited. Pretty […]