Finding Yourself When You Clean Out
Storage Room Clean Out With two of my three boys off away at college, I promised myself that I would do some cleaning out. So, over the weekend I began…
Category: self reflection
Life: It’s All About Perspective
Over the course of the last year, I’ve done a great deal of soul-searching. I have come to the following conclusion. Life is all about perspective. It is filled with…
Sewing, The 70’s, and Grandma
I was telling a friend this weekend, as we stared at a tub of old doll clothes, my grandmother made all the Barbie Doll clothes my sister and I had…
Staying Connected
Summer is busy. Friends are traveling, routines get disturbed, and many of us end up trying to catch up at this time of year. We are reconnecting to the scheduled…
How does being an optimist, a pessimist or a realist effect your happiness?
What do you classify yourself as? Are you a pessimist, an optimist, or a realist? Part of my husband’s change in jobs last January was to get away from a…
Savoring the moments of piles on the floor and cluttered closets
Over the last two weeks, I have realized that I really need to do some closet cleaning. This feeling has been augmented by a couple of factors. One is that…
From Meh to Marvelous in 24 hours
What’s the secret to a good mood for me lately? I determined that it is something as simple as getting out of the house! Yesterday, feeling lazy, I missed my…
My Journey to Joyfulness: July Update
On June 18th of this year I published a post about finding Joy. At that time, I promised to let you know where I am on that journey in a…
