The Simple Daily Reset

The Simple Daily Reset

The other day I saw someone talk about an eight-hour weekend reset. Another mentioned a four-hour version. Someone else does a 30-minute daily reset. And I just thought…egads. That used to be me. My husband and I would go into weekend warrior mode with the bulk of our...
Real-Life Cleaning Rhythms

Real-Life Cleaning Rhythms

This might set off some of the neatniks out there…but I don’t deep clean my home every day, every week, not even every month. We also don’t live in filth and squalor. I’ve just lowered the bar. Not to nothing…just to something that actually works for our real life....
When Everything Felt Like Too Much

When Everything Felt Like Too Much

There were days when I didn’t feel like doing anything. Not in a dramatic way. Just…everything felt like too much. I was chronically sleep deprived, and some days it was all I could do to keep the bare minimum going. You know, keeping the humans fed and alive. I saw...
Making Meals a Little Easier

Making Meals a Little Easier

A simple way to get ahead without spending all day in the kitchen. I’m standing in my kitchen today prepping a bunch of veggies. Not for a big, color-coded meal plan or a month of freezer meals stacked neatly in containers. I’m doing this to make the next few weeks of...
A Different Place

A Different Place

Sharing my mess to encourage someone else. The other day I wrote about maturing v. being perfect. Learning this truth began to shift everything for me. It wasn’t overnight … but it had an impact. The past couple of years have held some of the hardest things I’ve ever...