Food for Thought

Embracing the Good; Letting Go of the Bad, the personal edition

On Monday, I shared my best and worst professional habits and how I was hoping to navigate them as I start a new school year.  Today, I am looking at […]

Embracing good habits, letting go of bad ones

Embracing good habits, letting go of bad ones

I felt it in my chest. It was the third week of May, and as I was headed out to the Sugar Shack to get in a few hours of […]

Surveying the Self-Care Scene

Surveying the Self-Care Scene

Mention self-care and most people picture pedicures, face masks, and bubble baths.  And while those things can certainly be a part of someone’s self-care portfolio, they aren’t the only things […]

It's time for a mid-year refresh!

It’s time for a mid-year refresh!

Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to complete a  (if you haven’t, do it now.  It’s a great check-in!).   And, if you are like me, you probably noticed some places where, […]

Getting it out of your head

I started journaling as a girl. I had always been a reader, and writing became a natural next step for expressing myself.  Soon I was processing everything I was experiencing […]

How to Say No

How to Say No

Technically, we all know how to say no.  It is just that the saying of no can be such a hard thing.  We don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings or […]

Talking You Into No

Talking You Into No

Last week, in You Have to Say No to Say Yes, I shared my Continuum of Wholeheartedness, a filter that I use to figure out whether or not I should […]

We must say no in order to say yes

We must say no in order to say yes

  I believe that the world is full of need. I believe that we are all here on purpose, that each one of us has a fundamental gift to give […]

What feeds you?

What feeds you?

What feeds you? Yes, I mean the literal feeding– the things that you eat that satisfy your hunger and needs and your body’s unique desires. But I mean more than […]

Make your summer spark

Make your summer spark

Summer. Just saying the word elicits a certain feeling. Though I loved school so much that I became a teacher, I have always wholeheartedly welcomed summer.  There is just something […]