Here we are in week 14. We are just a few days away from Christmas and almost to the end of this challenge. What is my final challenge for you? Here it is… your challenge is to find the JOY. As we all know, the holidays can be stress filled. We are rushing to get it ALL done. We are baking, shopping, cleaning, wrapping, cooking, mailing and more! OH MY! Well, probably by now (14 weeks or … [Read more...] about 2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 14
2016 - 15 Week Challenge
2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 12
This week your challenge is to be a LAZY mom! This is one of my favorite writings from a blog called I'm a lazy mom. Take a look at this and GO FOR IT!!! BE LAZY!!!!!!!!!!! Here are ten ways that you can tell if you are a “crazy” mom or a “lazy” mom: A “crazy” mom spends every night gathering together the things her children need for the next day. Then, she proceeds to pack their … [Read more...] about 2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 12
2016~ 15 Week Challenge – Week 8
WEEK 8 This week our challenge focuses on Kindness. I often talk about kindness and the benefits it brings… such as Kindness slows aging. Kindness increases our happiness. Kindness is contagious. Kindness does your heart good. What about when we run into Unkind people? It makes it harder, right? Well, with our focus this year on being more mindful when our minds are full, I thought today was a … [Read more...] about 2016~ 15 Week Challenge – Week 8
2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 6
2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 5
Sometimes our minds are full with the lies we tell ourselves. We compare ourselves to others and miss the greatness about ourselves. How often does your mind fill up with the awful thief of comparison? You wonder how you can ever compare to HER… She is a great cook. SHE is a great mom. SHE always has her house picked up and her car sparkly clean. SHE is so fit and fab…ughhhhhh ! STOP THE … [Read more...] about 2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 5
2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 4
Continuing our challenge of being more MINDFUL when our minds are FULL ~ I bring you week 4… This week I challenge you to be mindful in what you are listening to. Being a somewhat outgoing, crazy, busy mom/wife/woman/friend/coworker etc. the “noise” around me gets so loud. Sometimes life is just so dang noisy. Not to mention all of the shouting that goes on inside my head “why did you do this?” … [Read more...] about 2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 4
2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 3
Week 3 Be WITH who you’re WITH This week carrying o n the idea of being MINDFUL when our minds are FULL… Your challenge is about being intentionally present with others. How often are you at dinner with the family (or they’re all at the dinner table because you’re finishing one last item in the kitchen~ha) and then you notice half your family is on their phones…or the news is on the … [Read more...] about 2016 ~ 15 Week Challenge ~ Week 3