Have you ever known someone who, just by their mere existence, and no fault of their own, made you feel like less of a success or that your life was somehow less than? Years ago I experienced that feeling which led to an important turning-point in my life. Let me start this story by saying, I don’t consider myself an envious person. Very rarely do I look at someone I know or come to know of and wish for what they have. That was, until I met HER. Let’s call her “Mandy” (cough …
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5 New Year’s Resolutions You Might Actually Keep
As much as New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap from some folks, I just love the holiday itself and the process of setting a yearly goal. There is something so wonderful and refreshing about ending one chapter and welcoming whatever comes next with a cheer and a glass (bottle) of bubbles.. A few years ago I decided to switch up the way I think about my New Year’s Resolutions. In the past I had always chosen to focus on my health or finances but I wondered what would happen if I changed …
Prep for Work Travel Like a #MOMBOSS
Part 2: The Prep I’ve traveled for work throughout my entire career but after becoming a mother, the exercise of preparing to leave took on a whole new level of complexity and stress. It’s already a lot to have to think about everything that needs to be packed and planned for your own needs. Now layer on the worry of leaving the family on their own and the work of setting them up for success in your absence. The thought alone is enough to downright exhaust even the highest-energy super-mom on …
Lost and Found
We don’t talk about loss much in our society. People die, really sad things happen, people send flowers (that if you are like me, you forget to send thank you cards for) and a month or two later, you are going on about your life attempting to operate as if nothing happened. But losing people leaves holes in our lives. Holes that we can’t possibly figure out how to survive within a few weeks, or in some cases even years. Well-meaning friends will tell you their advice on how to move on or move …