Life can feel stressful. Responsibilities can seem overwhelming. The “to-do” list somehow never quite makes it into being the “completely done” list. When we choose to place our focus on the things that didn’t go right, or the tasks that didn’t get completed, or something we messed up on,...

A little over a week ago, my car started acting up again. The vehicle would shudder, sluggish to shift into the next gear, almost as if it wasn’t getting enough power. The engine light would flicker on, then off again. The last time something similar had happened, we replaced...

The weeks dragged on since I had heard anything from either of my lawyers regarding my case. Finally, on August 26th, 2020, I reached out to my personal injury attorney. No word back yet from Worker’s Comp, she informed me. She advised me that she would reach out yet...

In an effort to reduce the weekly, shall I say daily, chaos and stress of meal planning and preparing, I recently decided to try something new. I bought a cookbook recommended by a friend that approaches meal planning from a slightly different angle. Cook Once, Eat All Week[1] simplifies...

In this chaotic world, I’m grateful for three years of marriage with the man I love. Yesterday was our anniversary. Sometimes, it seems like it was just yesterday that we pledged our marriage vows. Other times, it feels like a lifetime ago, especially when I think back on all...

After a particularly busy week between work and family stuff, I finally went grocery shopping this past Friday with plans to get the ingredients needed for a different method of meal prep that I wanted to try (more on that soon). Several hours and stores later, I exited Trader...

Something I have been learning lately is how to work from a place of rest instead of toward a place of rest. More often than not, I feel like I have to “do all the things” in order to have the space needed to rest. That means the kitchen...

This weekend, I finally took the time to deal with the source of something that was a constant frustration to me and my husband: the “catch-all.” You know, the spot that tends to “catch” everything you put down. For us, it was the dining room table and the floor...

I internalize things, a lot of things: stress, frustrations, worries, perceptions of people or events that occur. I’ll over think a situation, trying to figure out every little detail, oftentimes before the event or potential circumstance even occurs. While a certain amount of planning and forethought is necessary, too...

Have you ever made a plan, only to have it all go seemingly awry? That was me this past Tuesday. I got off work a little earlier than usual and had plans to put the finishing touches on last week’s blog post, make dinner, and get to bed at...