Confession time. I recently went to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned for the first time in 8 years. EIGHT. Like clockwork, I bring the kids for their dental appointments every 6 months. When I brought them last time, I said to the receptionist, “I need to make an appointment for myself – I […]
Legs Up the Wall Pose
See this photo? That was me attempting to do legs up the wall pose. But for some reason, my 87-pound rescue dog, James Earl Jones, thought I was inviting him to pounce on me. LOL. Legs up the wall pose is one of the easiest yoga poses to do, and has so many benefits for […]
6 Essential Oils for Winter Wellness
My mom came up on Tuesday and she brought eight gigantic boxes of Kleenex® that she got on sale at our local market. We thought that having eight boxes of Kleenex might be like buying a snowblower and then having a snowless winter, but alas we were wrong: it’s the 12th day of school and my son is home with a cold. Fortunately, […]
4 Easy Ways to Drink More Water Every Day
Staying hydrated is important to our health. What exactly does “hydrated” mean? Well, this Mayo Clinic article suggests that men drink 3 liters (13 cups) of water per day and that women drink 2 liters (9 cups) of water per day. So, why should we make sure our water intake is sufficient? According to another […]
Fun and Freeing Fridays
One Thursday morning in 2011, I saw my friend Charlie Gilkey tweet, “What can you do today to make your weekend more spacious?”. As a mom of three kids, my weekends were anything but spacious. They were the opposite of spacious. They were filled with laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking, and yard work. Sometimes, school […]
How to Single Task (And Why You Should)
Last night as I was headed up to bed, I thought to myself, “Did I get the coffee ready for tomorrow?”. The answer was yes. Yes I had gotten the coffee ready for tomorrow. The reason I couldn’t remember if I had or not was because I was on the phone with my mother while […]