Daily Step – Who needs a yard, really?
You know there comes a point when, just to preserve sanity, you let your children out into the muddy, rain-filled yard. Yesterday the boys were fairly...
May 27, 2020
Daily Step – What worries do you need to let go of today?
Have you had any quarantine impulse buys? Overall, I’ve been good. Despite being stuck at home and seeing 100 ways my house could be improved by...
May 26, 2020
Daily Step – What are you grateful for today?
This morning I’m trying to focus on gratitude. Even as I just spilled my entire large cup of coffee all over the floor in the once...
May 5, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t let it slip away.
I woke up at 3:30AM from a dream I couldn’t hold onto. Has that ever happened to you? You were in the middle of a nice...
April 23, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t hesitate!
This old Christmas decoration sits on my fireplace right now. Earlier this week, it was covered up by baskets of unfolded laundry and a bag of...
April 15, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t let it pass you by.
I did not sleep well last night. I had a bunch of weird nightmares that kept waking me up with a start. And then when I...
April 10, 2020
Daily Step – Not a Contest, A Doorway
I made 8 masks yesterday and not a one is even close to perfect. The seams are all jagged. The pleats are uneven. I had to...
April 6, 2020
Daily Step – Stop and Notice
I can easily fill every hour of my quarantined days. Even before shelter-in-place started this week, I found more than 100 ways to fill my time...
March 27, 2020
Daily Step – This, too, is a gift
We took a family walk last night. Though my oldest was complaining from the onset, I pushed us to take a longer walk all the way...
March 23, 2020
Daily Step – Isn’t it crazy how we miss people?
Admittedly, I sat a lot yesterday. I had all three boys home with me and so, admittedly, they sat a whole lot too. Though at one...
March 17, 2020