Time for Yourself

Rambling Pages

On the dresser near my bed I have a notebook.  It’s not my journal, or my sketch book, or a place to jot down To-Do reminders.  It’s my rambling pages.  I use this book to help me process thoughts that are not completely formed or intentional or even reflective, but that need to be expressed…Here is [...]

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Me-Time Menu

A few months ago, when my youngest was around 4 months old, I was given some time to do something just ”for myself”.  My mom took both kids out for lunch and I had an hour to renew or recharge or just enjoy.   And I was completely lost as to what to do…I didn’t have a clue any [...]

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5 Minutes to a Blissful Night's Sleep

Photo by POSITiv When I think of decadent self care, my mind normally conjures up an image of a beautiful room with soft music, candlelight and a large porcelain tub brimming with a warm bubble bath.  Don’t get me wrong, if I happened to stumble into a room like that as I was heading to [...]

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How to begin caring for yourself

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it.    Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!”  Goethe I love the freshness of a new year.  The feeling that so many possibilities lie wide open ahead.  The starting over, the energy, the resolutions.  But what happens when life feels so overwhelming that the idea of [...]

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