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Anyone ever see the movie Trolls? No? Just me? There’s this great anthem, sung my the main character, Poppy, about persevering in a situation that seems hopeless called “Get Back Up Again.” I love it and of course sing it at the top of my lungs whenever it comes on my playlist in the car….
I said I would write. So I’m writing. I read a book last year that prescribed sticking to habits that will eventually define you as the person you want to be. That book has changed my perspective, and I realize that I am the sum total of my habits. I can talk about the importance…
It’s been over 6 months since I’ve posted. There, I said it (or wrote it) out loud. Deep breath, Chanie. It started with a busy summer, and then an even busier start to the school year. The holidays came, school got in the way, and there was just never a good time to stop and…
I worry about my health a lot. I’m one of those people who type their symptoms into Google waaaay too often. So when I was having trouble these last few months losing the few extra pounds I’ve gained this past year, I immediately thought there was something wrong with me. “Can’t lose weight, symptom,” I…
I have decided: 2021-2022 is the year of extracurriculars in our house. Whatever my kids want to do – golf, sewing, drama, singing, basketball, tennis – you name it, I will go through hell and high water to make it happen. Allow me to explain. I’ve known about the gist of Angela Duckworth’s book Grit…
Are there things that you never picked up as a kid but want to try now? Are you too scared because you feel “too old”? I feel you. 2 years ago, I started a regular yoga practice. I love how my yoga teacher calls it a practice, because you are always looking to improve. I…
I was walking with a friend this weekend and she was telling me about how she is reading a book about different personality types. When your kids’ personality is so vastly different from your own, it’s hard to understand where they’re coming from. For her, it’s been eye-opening to see exactly why her kids do…
Feb 14th, 2007. The memory of that day is seared in my brain forever. It’s funny how memories work, how we don’t remember the details of daily life from a week ago or a month ago, but for certain events – even the smallest details stick out to you. I often replay that morning over…
It started innocently enough. The week of Christmas, I ordered myself a new desk from Amazon. It came a few days later – in the wrong color. I called Amazon and they said they’d pick it up the following business day, but the right color was out of stock. I hung up the phone, and…
I was dreading turning 40 the entire year I was 39. It seems silly now, but after the big birthday, I breathed a sigh of relief that it was over. Is that weird? I probably wasted too much time worrying. I tend to do that from time to time (ok, a lot of the time)….
