Tag: mindfulness
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A Thought on Vision Boards…
(how to build one, why they work, and how mine quietly changed everything) I’ve always been a visual person. Lists help. Calendars help. Systems definitely help.But there’s something about seeing what you’re working toward every single day that hits differently. A couple of years ago, I made a vision board that I really took my…
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Five Years In
Technically, my five-year (business) anniversary was yesterday. But I was busy outside, getting sunburnt at the playground, so today it is. Here’s the truth: a lot of small businesses don’t make it here. Some days, I don’t even know how I have. Some days, I wonder if I still want to. But the people I…
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Anchored, But Not Stuck
Never did I think having four dogs around me could feel… peaceful. Now, let’s be real — it hasn’t been peaceful the whole time they’ve been together today. But in this moment, I’m sitting on my boyfriend’s couch with my dog, the dog I’m watching, and his two. A whole pack sprawled out, and somehow,…
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The Day That Split My Year in Two
August 21st is a date etched in my bones. By then, 2024 had already taken its swings—my nephew’s death in March, the doctor’s words in July that felt like my own death sentence. I was standing, but barely. And then the phone rang. It was my sister. My brother-in-law, my brother, really, because family is…
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A Wild Tuesday Night (VFW Bingo Edition)
Today was one of those steady, uneventful workdays. I went out to the office, caught up with a few of my real estate clients, checked things off the list, and kept the wheels turning. Nothing flashy, nothing dramatic, just business as usual. Which is kind of funny, because last weekend was supposed to be uneventful…
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Rainy Days, Early Flights and Rest as the Work
Today started at an ungodly hour; the kind that should only belong to insomniacs, night-shift bakers, (and my boyfriend.) I was up before the sun, driving someone to the airport so she could get to her mother-in-law, who recently dealt with a medical issue. By the time most people were hitting snooze, I’d already logged…
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The Catch-Up Illusion: How I Nearly Burned Out Trying to Get Ahead
Right now, I’m in that awkward space between hustle mode and uh-oh-I’m-running-on-fumes. I’ve been working hard lately, juggling client projects, newspaper deadlines, and trying to get new blog posts out into the world. The to-do list keeps growing, and I keep telling myself: “If I just work a little harder, I’ll catch up.” Except… here’s…
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Not Everything’s a Fire: How to Tell the Difference Between Urgent and Just Loud
Some things feel like emergencies… but actually aren’t.They look urgent. They sound stressful. They might come with exclamation points in subject lines, text messages, or someone’s tone of voice. But that doesn’t automatically make them a five-alarm fire. In business and in life, there’s a big difference between urgent and important. And if you’re constantly…
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