Today I wanted to share with you a few things that are making me smile. :) Last week felt hard, here's to welcoming in new qualities and new energies this week.

5 Happy Things

1. Kittens, my little kitten has been sleeping on my bed all day and she's changing position every so often and it's just cracking me up! I don't know if I've ever been as relaxed as Polly, we call her the "liquid kitty" she just seems to melt into wherever she has crashed out.

2. My Grandpa, he fought in WW2 and I'm...

I'm slightly obsessed with "hacking myself", with discovering why I do what I do, and why anyone does what they do. It's fascinating.

Why are some people internally motivated, while others need more deadlines and accountability? Why do we make big plans and then not go all in, taking our foot off the gas at the last moment? Why are some people risk-takers and others risk-averse? Why do we have super productive days sometimes and then days or weeks of spinning our wheels making very little...

Overwhelm seems to be going around, I've noticed it with my clients, friends, and myself. It seems like everyone is feeling a bit in the weeds, there's SO MUCH TO DO...

 One big sign of overwhelm is overreacting to something that wouldn't normally phase you, like that client canceling at the last minute when it's already been a slow week (suddenly it's not just a random slow week but we are a FAILURE at business), or your kid asking for a treat when your bank account is on empty, or when...

Secret #1

There are no secrets, there is no right way or step by step that will work for everyone.

OK, you can stop reading now! :)

 It’s true though, all the experts, “gurus”, people with secret strategies that you can learn for just several thousand dollars are not any smarter than you are. They are just further down the path. They learned, tested, applied, and figured out what works for them. Your results may or may not be the same, there are many many...

I’m beginning to think that not normal is just, well normal!

Here I was looking forward to a chill week at home catching up on work projects, getting back into our homeschool routine and we’ve got Covid, again…. (and, yes, we are vaccinated). 

 The truth is a completely “normal” week with no extra events, holidays, birthdays, sickness or other minor or major disasters is a very rare thing indeed! I’m trying to embrace the chaos while remembering...