I woke up determined to make it happen – to get it all done. I had a plan. I had a schedule. I had a list. I even had charts. NOTHING would get in the way of me doing all that I had planned. Except maybe all that I had planned. I had set up […]
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Migraines, Children and Finding a My Way
Today it hit me – one of those migraine headaches that leaves me wishing I could pop my head off completely. It got so bad at one point that I was dreaming about having a bad migraine. I contemplated all the different ways I might make it stop, but realized that being still and quiet […]
Make it Work – Secrets for the Proverbs Life from Project Runway
“Make it work.” Anyone familiar with Project Runway should be familiar with that phrase. The designers are challenged with impossible tasks and then encouraged to find a way to make it work. I know I am not the only mom or dad that has looked at the to-do list and thought that it was an […]
Finding Your Balance
Smash! All of the plates that I had been spinning with such perfection now were in pieces all around me. It was not pretty. I thought I could do it all. I thought I could keep them going. I thought I could make it work. Maybe I should have put a little more effort into […]
Breaking the Procrastination Habit
Getting it done is as simple as just doing it. I first wrote these words over five years ago and I am still working on learning that lesson right now. I am a procrastinator by nature (or by nurture) and that is a HARD habit to break. My realization of the importance behind “just do […]
Proverbs 31 Life is Self-Sufficient
This morning I got up and started thinking about all of the things “we” need to get done. Two hours later I’m the only one up and only one of the projects have been tackled. Granted my left wrist is in an ace bandage – but one excuse is just as good as another. Making […]
Getting NOTHING Done
The last several days I have set a schedule that requires me to dig right in to my work. It is only later in the morning as the family begins to stir that I take the time to check my emails or send out a few tweets. This morning I skipped the schedule since I […]
Making the Most of Time
There is so much I want to do and so many things that need my attention. Spring seems to bring on overwhelming number of chores, events and activities – garden, grass, baseball, conferences, workshops, performances and on and on. I’m almost afraid to even look at the summer calendar. The other day I found a […]
The Little Freelance Writer That Could
There is never enough time in the day. Even with a schedule, a to-do list and a calendar to remind me of everything that needs to be accomplished in 24 hours then I still find myself struggling to get it done. Work takes a priority, followed by family and the home and sometimes I even […]
