So many of us are still talking about how to survive the uncertainty of this pandemic, but here’s the thing: While the circumstances of the coronavirus lockdown (even with them starting to be lifted) are different from our old “normal,” the reality of life is still the same. This reality is that certainty is an illusion. We’ve never had certainty in life and never will have it. Before coronavirus, no one’s health, no one’s job, no one’s …
Two weeks ago, I hit quarantine rock bottom. Tweezing out the gravel in my stinging wounds, I assessed how I had gotten here, and how I could get back up again. Overnight I had become a stay-at-home mom with the closing of kindergarten and our decision to keep our youngest home from day care/preschool. I continued serving my current contracted coaching clients, but put all other business projects on hold to free up time to …
“How you do anything is how you do everything.” You may have heard this before. Or, put another way as in this Zen proverb: “Wherever you go, there you are.” This means that however you have coped with stress throughout your life, is the same way you are coping with the uncertainty and fear caused by this coronavirus. We inherited our coping mechanisms from our parents and caregivers. Whatever was modeled to us, we adopted …
A 2019 Statistica Report shared that Americans on average spend 1 hour and 57 minutes on social media every day! That’s a big chunk of time. And while cutting down on social scrolling is ideal because it will free up two hours of time and energy for your real life, I recognize that there are benefits to social media. You’ll experience social media’s benefits — rather than its detriments — if you have the appropriate …
One of the women in a Moms Group I’m part of asked us to share how we maintain a household while working full-time, and how we get our kids and partners in on the initiative. Since several people found my response helpful, I want to share it with you: “I have a housekeeper that cleans our house every week and does all our laundry. This is priceless. I know what my time is worth and …