What If You Don’t Want to Go Back to Normal?

What If You Don’t Want to Go Back to Normal?

I’ve written a lot recently about the unique challenges we’re all noticing during this one-of-a-kind moment in our lives. We had never lived through a global pandemic before, and we’ve also never been through a period like this one. There’s no roadmap that tells...
It’s Not Too Late to Have the Summer (or Year) That You Want

It’s Not Too Late to Have the Summer (or Year) That You Want

You’ve probably been daydreaming about getting back to “normal” for 16 months. Now that we’re on the brink of summer, that could be full of possibilities, are you feeling pressure to make it perfect?   Coming out of lockdown and being able to safely get back to...
What Will You Take With You From Pandemic Life?

What Will You Take With You From Pandemic Life?

It’s not just you: The last few months have been downright strange for a lot of us. Earlier this year, we grappled with uncertainty about what would happen when reopening started. Now we’re actually living it. Mask mandates are being dropped in many places. Businesses...
This Summer is the Beginning of a Fresh Start – What Are You Going to Do With It?

This Summer is the Beginning of a Fresh Start – What Are You Going to Do With It?

This past summer… wasn’t the best, for any of us. I still had a lot of wonderful days being outdoors and enjoying time with my family. Hopefully, there were a lot of bright spots in your summer too.   But no matter how beautiful the weather was, or how much fun you...
Use This One Tool to Give Your Overwhelmed Brain Immediate Relief

Use This One Tool to Give Your Overwhelmed Brain Immediate Relief

Having just wrapped up leading my 5 Days to Freedom challenge on Facebook, I’m reflecting on a few things right now, including overwhelm.   Every day for five days, I did a live training to go over another step of my Weekly Planning That Works process, and...
Planning for a Relaxing Weekend Starts on Monday

Planning for a Relaxing Weekend Starts on Monday

For the first time in more than a year, I’m hearing people talk about future plans with a sense of hope and optimism. Remember early on in the pandemic, when we had no timeline for when to expect things to go back to normal? We would talk about the things we were...