I Said It Today I said, “No”. It took me about four days of hemming and hawing to make my instinctive, “No,” audible to the person who needed to hear it. But it was said. The day of no had arrived. And it was amazing! As a mom, as a wife, as an entrepreneur, sometimes… Read More My Day of No
How can living with tenacity help make your dreams a reality? What can you do, right now, to bring you one step closer to living a life by design? The little boy I wrote this about is now a three-year-old big boy, but he is tenacious as ever! He is ferociously dedicated getting what he wants. He… Read More The Tenacity of a Two-Year-Old
She asked me if I knew how to do contour makeup. I laughed and countered that it was a good day when I got a shower and washed my hair and shaved my legs. She responded with a weary, yet not-too-surprised look. By the end of the day we had spent nearly seven consecutive hours… Read More Just Say ‘No’ to Adulting!
Some days you are on cloud nine. Plans are running smoothly, life seems effortless and your contributions to those around you are meaningful and well-received. Other days, it feels as if your best just simply isn’t enough. You doubt yourself. You question your decisions. You wonder if you’re cut out for the task at hand.… Read More More Than Enough
“Take one full day of Sabbath rest each week. This will help you relieve stress and anxiety.” Yea, sure it would! The problem is: you’re a SAHM (slay at home mom) with small children to wrangle, soccer games to cheer at, PTA meetings to attend, a partner or spouse to attend to, bills to pay,… Read More What to a SAHM is a Sabbath Rest?
I purchased four mini-bottles of Beringer Pink Moscato at the self-checkout of my local grocery store last week. As soon as I scanned them, the “Age Verification Required” notice popped up on my screen, preventing me from continuing the transaction without assistance. My husband laughed at me as I rummaged through my purse for my… Read More Thirty-Two Candles…Might Burn Down the House!
“Clearly, anyone can write a book nowadays,” she said snidely out of the corner of her mouth. Trying not to show my own feelings of shame, hurt and disappointment, I took those words to heart and thought, maybe indeed, I wasn’t qualified to have written a book. Maybe I was out of my league. I… Read More On Your Own Terms
Who: The Lindsay Family What: Summer 2016 Family Vacation Number One When: June 27-July 13, 2016 Where: Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico (and Los Angeles, CA, USA) Why: To visit family and run reconnaissance for our new home After spending a whirlwind 17 days in Mazatlan, Mexico I wanted to share a few insights with my readers,… Read More 17 Tips and Tidbits from 17 Days in Paradise
“I have this amazing idea and I’d love to just go for it, but what if I fail? What if it doesn’t actually work? Everyone will laugh at me if I fail. I’d be such a disappointment.” Does this sound like you? If you’re like me, certainly you’ve had moments of doubt, wherein you didn’t… Read More If I Knew I Couldn’t Fail…
When I held a full-time position as an Assistant Principal at an Elementary school, something I learned from our school’s Principal was the importance of being intentional with your actions. Everything she did was purposeful. While not always clear to me in the moment, inevitably, down the road it was obvious that a well laid… Read More Intentional Living