Build A Great Day By Dawn, Part 2

Build A Great Day By Dawn, Part 2

If you haven’t read the story yet, go to Build A Great Day By Dawn, Part 1. You can’t build a strong house on a weak foundation, and you can’t build a productive day without taking care of yourself first. Most of us are raised on a work/reward system that...
Build A Great Day By Dawn, Part 2

Build A Great Day By Dawn, Part 1

Her mind was done sleeping. She hadn’t actually slept, so much as closed her eyes for four hours while her brain kept chipping away at the quarterly budget. Before she opened them, she guessed what time it might be: It felt like 4 AM. It was 3:59. Shonda smiled,...
A Different Kind of Mess

A Different Kind of Mess

Jill laid on the floor of her home office with her head propped up against the wall as she stared blankly at her computer; she could hear the kids getting into trouble on the other side. “Give me the remote!” “No! You got to watch your dumb show already!” “I told you,...
Thirties, Thriving and Thankful

Thirties, Thriving and Thankful

What is playing in your playlist? What are you telling yourself each day? This post is inspired by a recent book by Rhonda Byrne called “The Magic.” It has 28 days of gratitude exercises to help you focus on being grateful for 28 days. I highly recommend it, I am...
The Impact of Her Outbox

The Impact of Her Outbox

A coffee stain on the desk disappeared under another stack of shuffled papers. A woman at her computer barely noticed the stain to begin with — too entrenched in whatever trivial task of the moment. By the looks of things, there were many trivial tasks and hidden...
Zip Lining, Shedding, and the Art of Letting Go

Zip Lining, Shedding, and the Art of Letting Go

What new things do you want to come into your life? More importantly, what old things do you need to let go of? What experiences in life can you remember where you did let go? It was a bit scary, unfamiliar, and uncomfortable, but somehow it was also easy. You knew in...