Wave To A Stranger Day.

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c is for connection. There's a story and, while I have no idea where it originated (urban legend? true tale spread through social media?), each time I read it I think: YES. This. This is why we should smile, connect, wave to strangers. The anecdote varies each time I encounter it, but its essence remains something like this: I noticed my friend would wave to people when we were out ... Continue Reading

10 Ways To Practice Self-Care With Kids.

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One morning, when the Child was five, she followed me around the house. The sort of following where she practically pressed up against me as I went about my routine: Brushing my teeth? Five-year-old smooshed at my side. Washing my face? Five-year-old face mashed up against mine. Finally, in a fit of exasperation, I asked her what she was doing: “I’m watching you, Mama. I’m learning ... Continue Reading

Tips for walking a marathon?

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JUMPING = play!! To know me is to be highly aware I'd rather play than do traditional exercise. Hula hoop. Scooter. Monkey bars. Roller skating. Hopscotch. Tether-ball. ANYTHING except organized workout classes or routines. I'm working to change that part of myself a bit. It's not I think it's time to grow up---I've just felt an inexplicable pull toward fitness mission statements and ... Continue Reading

Cucumbers are my love language.

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About a year ago, during a marriage counseling session, the Husband mentioned something which bothered him. "Carla's birthday is coming and I have absolutely no idea what to buy her." This surprised him. This, to him, showed a greater disconnect between the two of us than he'd thought. This was absolutely no surprise to me. I couldn't identify what I wanted. I wanted nothing. It ... Continue Reading

When I feel like quitting (guest post).

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Please welcome Dave. I've been a guest on his podcast. Ive chatted with him often about fitness and healthy living. I admit to not always believing men can "get" what motivates and inspires women. Dave gets it. 3 Reminders I Tell Myself Every Time I Feel Like Quitting Think back to a moment when everything seemed to be going your way. You were eating well… Exercise was ... Continue Reading

Praying for what we do not want.

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Years ago, at a yoga instructor certification course, I overshared expressed concern about a situation with a classmate/new friend. And expressed. And expressed. After I concluded my rambles she said to me: Are you aware worrying is praying for what you do not want? I wasn't. I'd never considered framing my frets that way. On a subconscious level I think I believed the opposite to ... Continue Reading

The Power of a Personal Catchphrase.

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*my* personal catchphrase What feels like a lifetime ago I wrote about how I'm not a fan of quotes. And yet, to my surprise, over the years I've shifted my perspective and am thisclose to becoming a lover of the inspirational musings. You'll never find me making a quote-board on Pinterest, but I can now see how many of you glean motivation & inspiration from other people's ... Continue Reading

Is this the last time?

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wasn't the last time. Recently a number of friends have experienced the last time of things. Situations or happenings where it was over and they knew it was impossible to ever go back. Dissolution of marriages. Sudden loss of loved ones. Unexpected job downsizings. Endings of friendships etc. The sort of stuff where you know, now that it's done, you can never return (marriage. job. ... Continue Reading

Are you sound or silence?

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silence. Ive written before about how I classify myself as an omnivert. Even though I feel introverted at times, when I examine the defining traits I see it's not entirely who I am. I don't mind small talk (I've found it can actually reveal a lot about who a person is and what her priorities are). I learn more through jumping in and trying than through hanging back and observing. I ... Continue Reading

Hows the movie of YOUR life unfolding?

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FAVE movie. FAVE client. I love movies. I believe (shout out to you Grand Canyon) all of life's riddles are answered in the movies. I bumble though life pondering who'd play me in a biopic of my life (Julia Louis Dreyfus after lots of begging). I turn to film more often than not to puzzle through problems and watch how different life choices play out. I spent my 40th birthday at STORY ... Continue Reading

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