Tag: Balance
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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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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…
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Hobbies – what are those?
When you become a parent, no matter how hard you try, eventually your life starts to revolve around them. All of sudden, you have more dentist apts, more visits to the doctor, school events, teacher meetings and eventually their sports, clubs, play dates and whatever else they have going on. Something’s gotta give and usually…
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Plan A…. nope Scratch that – On to Plan M
One thing about the military life that is predictable- that right when you think you have a plan together, something will happen to knock you over, and upside down. Unpredictability – the military has that in spades. Planning anything while in the military is like playing the lottery. Most of the time you end up…
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