I’m about a month back into work, and I’m doing (surprisingly) great! Of course, if life were ideal and simple and I had the opportunity to stay home and cuddle my baby all day long, I would, but that’s not our reality and that’s ok. I really love my job, and it feels really good to […]
Category Archives: Conscious Living
Breathing through my frustrations
**Note: This was actually written on April 3, but I never posted it. I’m posting it now, nearly a month later just because I felt I needed to. I have too many drafts that go unpublished, and I don’t want to do that anymore. Better late than never, right?** So, rough couple of days for […]
More thoughts on productivity and shame (and kicking life’s ass!)
So I didn’t make it to the yoga class I penciled in for yesterday. Or do all the errands that were on my list. But it was cold and snowy… There was a minute in the afternoon, right after the time for my yoga class passed, that I started to get down on myself. “I […]
New Days, New Beginnings
When I was journaling this morning, I wrote about regret. I struggle with regret – constantly wishing I had done things differently or had different outcomes. (This morning, it was me fretting over the fact that I didn’t back up my laptop like I should have when I had to get it fixed a few […]
Allen Life Update – Massage, Baseball, and Family
Just thought it was time for a little Allen Life Update post. 🙂 Dustin started massage school last week, and he’s already in love with it all. We’re settling into our schedule and routine. It’s a lot of running around town since we’re sharing a car right now, but we make it work. He already […]
Simple Life Changes That Lead to a Healthier You – Fluoride Free Water!
Thank you for your great response to my last post! It was so encouraging, and I’m so glad that you were able to find my tips useful. It’s great to see other people passionate about this as well. Today, I want to continue the food/diet trend and talk about something that’s a bit controversial in […]
Simple Life Changes That Lead to a Healthier You – Food
My health has improved incredibly over the last few years, and I know that it is due to several life habits I’ve adopted. When going public about Dustin going of his antidepressants, we received several inquiries about different things we did that helped him do so. Many friends confided in us saying that they too […]
Thoughts on getting through the hard times.
Sometimes, life is hard. Really, really hard. We get a bad diagnosis. The bills keep coming but the money doesn’t. The test is negative…again. We’re separated from those we love. We make a mistake that brings major consequences into our lives. Dreams and plans don’t seem to follow through. We have deep pain and sadness, […]
Feel how you want to feel.
Through reading and studying The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte, I’m learning that happiness, joy, and contentment come from feeling how you want to feel more often than not. How do you want to feel in life? What are you doing everyday to help you feel that way more? Or perhaps, constantly? Here’s Danielle: I’ve […]
My busy life and tips for staying present.
Greetings! It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog lately. That normally means I’m really, really busy. Which I am. 😉 I’ve had a great semester teaching classes. It’s felt so good to be back in the classroom. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I started doing it again. Granted, not all […]