The year was 2011. My boys were 2 and 4 and –for reasons I can’t explain– I became obsessed with the idea of needing an obnoxiously huge SUV. I was fixated on wanting a car with an optional 3rd row seat. Looking back I think I was secretly hoping to add to our family, but…
Becoming Whole Part 5: Spiritual Wellness
We made it to the finish line! Woo Hoo! I know it’s been a rather difficult journey of looking into ourselves and evaluating where we are in all of these areas of wellness and looking ahead at where we would like to be. I think it is fitting to end this series with Spiritual Wellness….
Becoming Whole Part 4: Emotional Wellness
We are nearing the end of our Wellness Wheel journey. I don’t know about you–but, I’m exhausted. As typical of me in reaching the month of February–I’m done with making goals, let alone sticking to them. But, I am committed to this whole notion of trying to live my life differently than I have been. …
Becoming Whole Part 3: Environmental Wellness
So far in our discussion about the Wellness Wheel we’ve covered Physical Wellness and Social Wellness. Now, it’s time for us to discuss Environmental Wellness: Environmental Wellness is the ability to recognize our own responsibility for the quality of the air, the water and the land the surrounds us. So what IS our responsibility as…
Becoming Whole Part 2: Social Wellness
In my last post we discussed Physical Wellness (you can read it here). This week, let’s circle around the Wellness Wheel clockwise and talk about Social Wellness. Social Wellness is the ability to relate to and connect with other people in our world. Oh boy. I won’t lie. This is probably one of the…
Becoming Whole Part 1: Physical Wellness
Last week I explained that this year I am hoping to focus on becoming whole–as a person. This is the Wellness Wheel that I am using and am hoping to outline specific goals in each of the 5 areas: To start things off–let’s begin with: Physical Wellness This is the month that everyone I…
Where’s your focus?
It’s always hard for me to write my first post of the year. I always try to imagine what anyone that happens upon it would be interested in reading: Are you wanting to start a new fitness regimen? I’ve got oodles of experience on this one. Diet plan? Ditto on this one too. Plus, I…
Too excited
It seems like everywhere I go I meet people that are just looking for a little more excitement in their lives–they’re bored with the mundane of the same ole, same ole. Last week I wrote about wanting to be more excited about Christmas–to enjoy the anticipation rather than dreading all the tasks to be…
Busy, Busy, Busy
I’m sure many of you are aware by now that Christmas is just around the corner. If you haven’t been hearing the countdowns since July, maybe you at least glanced at the calendar this morning like I did and said “Holy Cow!”–realizing it’s nearly here. What is it about this time of year that makes…
Tis the Season to hopefully save some money. Fa la la la la. La la la la.
The Christmas season is upon us and many of you, like me, have always spent this time of year scrambling around looking for gifts, spending huge amounts of money and hoping and praying that we can keep the debt beast at bay. I have a lot of weaknesses. A lot. But one that has zapped…