‘Tis the season for extra baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating and entertaining. Starting with the Thanksgiving holiday and ending with New Year’s, the addition of extra activities on top of our regularly scheduled lives can get pretty stressful. Don’t get me wrong—I’m definitely in favor of doing the “extras.” Holidays mark the passing of the year….
Where is the short morning routine tailored for moms? Pretty sure you won’t find it if you read an article written by a businessman locked in his solitary and serene office. Dude, moms don’t have the luxury of an hour alone with their journal and latte. We’re lucky if we get ten minutes in the…
Even before your eyes open in the morning, what are your first conscious thoughts? Do you start thinking about what’s on your to-do list? Do you begin to worry about situations in your life? Do you start the process of getting stressed about what’s on your plate? Let me show you how just three minutes…
Our master bathroom has a jacuzzi bathtub, one of those deep tubs with jets. Although I don’t use it often enough, it’s a great stress reliever and relaxer: just fill with warm water, turn on the jets and relax. Bonus points for candles and a bottle of water to sip. The bubbling warm water…
Being busy is almost a badge of honor these days. It’s fashionable to complain about it on social media, and talk about it with a loud sigh while standing in line with a friend. Believe me, I was skilled in blaming lots of stress on being busy. But after many years of wearing the “busy…
This post was updated February 14, 2019. The comments from 2014 remain because they contain valuable thoughts from our readers. If you’re a people watcher, you might want to check out the discount store the evening before Valentine’s Day. There’s a good chance that the local card and gift aisles will be dominated by men…