This week I had one of the strangest experiences of my life. This particular day I had a phone call scheduled with a friend at 6:45 pm. This phone call was pretty important and I did not want to miss it. Unfortunately due to the chaos associated with COVID-19 I was still at the store …
The past two months have been a whirlwind!!! Within a period of two months we decided to move and then moved. It was a little crazy! If there is one thing military spouses know how to do, it’s move. I’m happy to say that I’m settled in my house with pictures on my walls one …
Here are a few real circumstances that have a occurred to me, friends, or relatives that have brought to the surface many thoughts and emotions that have been difficult to overcome: I have a client who was yelled at and sent angry texts by a neighbor because the neighbor thought my friend had invaded their …
I just saw the new Frozen II movie this past week. The song The Next Right Thing really stood out to me. My first thought was “Did life coaches write this song?” I have been coached and mentored by some wonderful women in my life and almost all of them have used this principle to …
I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of our books of scripture is called the Book of Mormon. It is the best thought book ever written. It is full of conflict and turmoil between two different groups of people, the Nephites and the Lamanites. One phrase that is frequently …
Lately I’ve been thinking about how growth is like the stock market. Take a look: At the beginning of a new endeavor we’re usually really excited and motivated to do our task, but when the task becomes old, it starts to become mundane and a little boring and our motivation wanes. After a while we …
Today I’m going to tell you about my house from two different perspectives: Perspective #1 For anyone who lives on Whidbey Island you will know that housing is a little crazy here right now. We looked everywhere on the island and off the island within an hours drive. We almost bought a house 50 minutes …
My sister called me the other day to tell me that she broke up with her boyfriend. He was pretty upset about it and kept doing things, like sending her How to Win Friends and Influence People in the mail, to provoke a reaction out of her. He even posted their break up all over …
It’s been a great week! My husband came back from deployment a few days ago! Deployment homecomings are so fun that it’s almost nice that he leaves so that he can come home, almost . . . While I was cleaning my house a few days before he came home I made an interesting decision …
I thought this quote from one of my favorite plays, Les Mis, was appropriate for my post today. The song kept going through my head and I thought how applicable the lyrics are to life. Consider this line: One day more. Tomorrow you’ll be worlds awayAnd yet with you, my world has started! One more …
