Mindset

Learn the benefits of embracing gratitude and how to practice it each and every day by showing appreciation and returning kindness.       This blog post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here.   Gratitude can simply be broken down to appreciating the good things in your life. It doesn’t always seem simple, though. …

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Sending your last child off to college means many changes and plenty of emotions for the brand new empty-nester.         I have had many job titles over the course of my lifetime. Associate, assistant, freelancer, independent contractor, manager, specialist, and entrepreneur, just to name a few.     Each of the positions has …

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What if every midlife crisis isn't a crisis at all, but it's a rebirth instead? Sometimes, it's just time for a change.   So, I did something. Something a bit spontaneous, but not really all that surprising.  I quit my job. I could be having a midlife crisis, but I like to think of it …

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Coping with Mother's Day can be an extremely difficult time for some, but there are ways to get through the day.       Mother's Day can be especially difficult for those of us that don't have our mothers with us.   My mom passed away in 2007, and even though it's coming up on …

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A mother isn't needed anymore at a visit to the pediatrician with her high school senior, and realization sets in that an empty nest is coming.   It has been a busy week for my last little bird left in the nest. He's seventeen and more than midway through his senior year of high school. …

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