Category: Balance
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Question: To Telework or Not
“Today has been the longest week ever” is the saying written on my pen that I have been using all month… because it’s the truth. Last year, when all the executive orders dropped, and most of them were impacted my office, I thought that was the longest month in the world. January 2026 decided to…
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New Year New You
I kind of hate this saying – and the whole idea of setting up resolutions and goals is annoying. At the beginning, I tried to embrace it – making new resolutions, trying to stick to with them and getting the family involved. Don’t get me wrong – we still have goals, and things we want…
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Furloughed….
Working for the government has its ups and downs. There are days when I absolutely love my job and believe in everything I do. And then there are days – especially recently – where I lose faith in the system. Like allowing military members and federal employees go without paychecks just because Congress can’t negotiate…
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Keeping your Feelings in Check
Over the past few weeks, I have had to do a lot of emotional regulation – ensuring that who I am talking too is on the same page, balancing my emotions with my audience, but ensuring I am still calmly stating facts, and not posting everything I am currently feeling on social media because…well I…
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It’s Monday…. For the Third Day in a Row
You ever have those days where you just want to scream at people? You know those days – when nothing seems to be going right, or everything happens at once with everyone clamoring for your attention or help? And if one more person asks you a stupid question – you will SNAP! Those days are…
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Risking it All
Making a risky decision is hard – putting yourself out there for the world to see is even harder. As a young child, teen and young woman, I lived a life of very little risk. I only applied for one university my senior year of high school – I was afraid of rejection. I was…
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Days where you just want to say “Screw It!”
Balancing between work, school, the kids and everything else that accompanies those responsibilities- it can be really hard to find time to just RELAX! With my planner, I try to block time out for myself like scheduling time for meditation and breathing exercises. In today’s world of there is an app for everything, I have…
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Opposites Attract
I am not a morning person – never have been and never will be. Sure I can wake up early, be present, and probably even make some coherent sounding decisions – but there is a good chance I will remember none of it, or blather on about nonsense. I thrive in the evenings – honestly…
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Gratitude
A few years ago – during COVID – I challenged myself to read all my unread books at home. A good portion of these were books on Early Childhood Development – my background – and journals I was subscribed to for my work. One day I was reading a book teaching children appreciation and gratitude.…
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Geo-baching
About three years ago, we made a decision that resulted in my husband geo-baching. My husband got assigned to a base on the east coast of Virgina. We kept an eye out for jobs for myself, but I was part of a civilian career program that unfortunately limited my options at the smaller bases. I…
Balance 