shine day 12: let nature give you a spark
It was ten or eleven on a cold winter night (yeah, yeah, this sounds like the opening sentence to a different kind of story but bear with me!). I was […]
shine day 11: let sleep give you a spark
I didn’t know how critical sleep was to functionality until we become parents. In our little boy’s first year, he struggled to sleep which meant that we didn’t sleep. If […]
shine day 10: Let flowers give you a spark!
We so often want everything we do to have so much more redeeming value. It has to help us lose a pound or get a job. But doing things that […]
shine day 9: Spark Your Gratitude
Too often, we fail to see the miracles and beauty in our days. When that happens, it becomes harder for us to feel a sense of satisfaction, our awareness is […]
shine: week 2 giveaways
I am so excited to announce this week’s shine giveaways. The weekly shine giveaway will take place on Fridays at 2 pm EST and all entries up to 1:59 PM […]
shine day 8: Spark Self-Acceptance with a Smile
My little boy is nicknamed Happy. Meet him and it is easy to see why. He has a smile that cracks his whole face open, that says welcome to my […]
shine day 7: Define and Name the Beautiful
Quick. What do you find beautiful? If you are like the hundreds of people that I have talked to over the years, you did not say tall, blond, and thin. […]
shine day 6: Dress to Honor Your Body
Today’s challenge is from the glorious Sally McGraw of Already Pretty fame. I am wild about Sally and when I knew that I wanted to include a dressing/ style challenge […]
shine recommended reading
A bonus post today. As I was reading everyone’s experiences, I was struck by some comments that came up that were similar to each other and was reminded by past […]
shine day 5: Spark Your Calm and Confidence with a Walk
For the longest time, I was just a fair weather runner. But, this year, a flip in me has been switched and I have fallen in love with my morning […]