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Here comes April!(P.S. I know I constantly talk about the calendar and months passing, but I have...

Planes, trains and automobiles, traveling…it gets old. Pre-COVID, my husband was a nonstop road...

Truth bomb: being able to find info at a moment's notice helps us to be CALM. And who doesn't like...

This may come as a bit of a shock, but…take a deep breath…I have chosen to declutter (as in:...

EEK!! It's practically March!? Are you SERIOUS??!?  But we JUST flipped the calendar to...

Hi, have you met me?  I change things…I know I do. When I notice that something isn't going...

In keeping with my theme for 2023 (“edit and evaluate”), I have been on a decluttering kick…omg...

OMG. What a week it was last week.   Ice-pocalypse 2023. Most of Austin lost power for...

I know I'm a broken record about this, but things are so much easier when done together. Exhibit...

I am weird. I know it. I really do. But it's cool. So, I'm weird-cool? Is that a thing?? LOL, it...

It must be January, because I find myself asking friends, family members, clients and total...

Oh, hello shiny new year!!! Let's do alllll the things!! Let's sign up for alllll the...

Well, this is my first email of 2023! And today, January 3rd, is the, (I can barely type the...

Thanks for all your support this year!Well, this is my last email of 2022. I'm incredibly proud of...

Those life lessons…here they come!We have a saying in our family: "it's in the transitions that we...

Back to our regularly scheduled programming!Thanks for sticking with me last month as we...

I had no idea that when I decided to celebrate National Adoption Month that it would be this...

Upon further examination of the calendar, I noticed there are still 2 remaining Tuesdays in...

I sincerely hope you are enjoying this series of emails as much as I am enjoying sharing them with...

Last week I shared a big share with you…my adoption story! I got such lovely responses from many...

Y'all, thank you so much for your responses last week telling me what's going well for you! Even...

I've been "accused" of being the Positivity Police. Andddddd I love that! Last week I asked you,...

Why does my favorite month go by so darn fast?! I just love October for all the typical reasons:...

Tigger wants to tell you right NOW: October is ADHD Awareness month! A note from Ryan: I do not...

A note from me (Ryan) – Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected the gift of such amazing...

Author's correction: last week I spelled the word “ambassador” with an “e” (embassador) which made...

Coining a new term: the CALM Embassador Are you someone who typically runs late? Are you the...

News flash: you have an impact on others. If I asked you to picture a favorite teacher or coach, a...

What if you simply FOCUSed on your ONE thing?  I find the human body truly fascinating,...

I know you have energy leaks…they MUST be addressed! The year was 2020. You may or may not...

A sweet gif to make you stop and smile! So, I have to let you in on a little secret. These emails...

First of all, RIP to one of my life-long icons, Olivia Newton-John. What a queen!!! Thank you for...

I'm not really sure why I'm so into the fact that it's finally AUGUST, but I'm stoked! Maybe...

Well, that sure went by fast! As I type out this email, I sit by the window in a family wing chair...

Greetings, all!   As I sit down to write this email, my first inclination is to gush and gush...

Last week I did something I don't normally do. I sent you two different emails about two different...

Words never spoken before:“Cool Prius!" and "Sending emails can be a type of love language”Who...

Goodbye, June, and hello, July!! It's been so hot here in Texas that we are spending as much time...

Preach, Mariah!!! Well, I've done it. And it feels great! What have I done? I'm giving up on ever...

I'm all about short and sweet today, as I'm in Colorado dealing with the house that LUCKILY didn't...

Please join me to celebraaaaaaaate!!! And what are we celebrating? The day: Saturday, June 4thThe...

Sign up for my newsletter!Sign up for my newsletter!     When I say: “that feeling of...

  Well, normally on Tuesday mornings, I sit and finish up my email and get it sent out to you...

January 11, 2022 -- Wow, y'all, there's some STUFF going on. And it's affecting me way more than I...

December 14, 2021 -- Oh, y'all, it's #energyleak time, holiday edition! Maybe you… -haven't...

October 19, 2021 -- Everything runs its course. Everything has a season. Things evolve. Cycles are...

October 12, 2021 -- I love Halloween. Well, let's be honest: I just really love costuming up! I...

Aug 17, 2021 -- It's the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! In-person school!!! I've been WAITING for this...

August 3, 2021 -- Who is familiar with this saying: "We are our own worst enemy." So true! We have...

7/26/2021-- 3 is my new favorite number. Why? It's so do-able, accessible. It's part of our...

June 29, 2021 -- As promised, the "Lighten up in July" you-can't-get-behind challenge is almost...

May 4, 2021 -- I've never done this, but let's give it a whirl! I'm going into the archives to see...

April 27, 2021 -- There are several things I know NOW that I sure wish I'd known growing up....

April 20, 2021 -- It's Sunday, and I'm taking a glorious mid-day bath in order to baby my knee...

April 13, 2021 -- Oh, leaky leaky energy leaks!! Can you relate to any of these? -walking past...

March 23rd, 2021 -- We are slaves to our minds, aren't we? Our minds are so powerful. Me? I'm a...

March 16, 2020 -- If you take Quarantine, the pandemic, social distancing from the rest of the...

March 9, 2020 -- If you've been a reader of my blog, you already know that I learn a ton of life...

March 1st, 2021 -- Sunday night I watched the Golden Globes "with" my oldest son (he's currently...

Feb 23, 2020 -- Sitting in a warm house, with water and electricity, and the temperatures well...

Feb 15, 2021 -- Yesterday, we woke up to deeply sub-freezing temps here in Austin, as well as a...

Jan 21st, 2021 - I have this long list of previously ordinary things that I really miss: Hugging...

Dec 15, 2020 -- since i sit down most mornings all alone in a comfy chair with a candle, some...

WARNING: lots of free flowing monsters in my head in this post!! Dec 7, 2020 -- I normally sleep...

Novemember 24, 2020 -- This is not a sentence anyone wants to hear, ever. Least of all when you're...

Yesterday, I took a big ol' running start, and fell FLAT on my face.  (not literally, so not to...

October 20, 2020 -- Yesterday at about 5pm, I noticed a restless energy within myself. I felt...

October 6, 2020 -- Yup, yesterday I just fell apart at 10:28am. Mondays are MY DAY, y'all. I LOVE...

August 18, 2020 <-- This date, as in this very day as I write, was supposed to be SO MANY...

July 21, 2020 -- We are better together, no question. Each one of us has a wealth of knowledge,...

I had a ton of fun thought time on these...ENJOY! I love being at home all the time. I hate being...

June 5, 2020 -- Remember how slow March was? And April too? Why does it feel like May was fast and...

May 27, 2020 -- I have always loved that saying that goes, "Today is the first day of the rest of...

...part 2 from yesterday "Are you my mother?" May 21, 2020 -- As a stay-at-home mama of littles, I...

May 15, 2020 -- Do you have periods of deep thought that can last days or even weeks? During those...