Recently, I was at my daughter’s school for a meeting and I happened across a project displayed in the hallway that tugged at my heart. A section of the hallway wear festooned with leaves from the paper Tree of Smiles. Each leaf was an individual student’s contribution of something they’d done recently to make someone… Read More Skittles and a Smile
Mama, you are enough. Stop doing that to yourself. You are enough They were encouraging words that I had just shared with one of my coaching clients.She had been lamenting that she’d gotten “nothing done” this week and her business-building task list was still (in her mind) a “mile long.” “Whatever you did to move… Read More Get off my football field
When you first think of coloring, you might think of children excitedly coloring in books with their favorite cartoon characters. But there’s a trend that involves the Bigger Humans getting involved in this fun activity. Then there’s Bullet Journalling…I’ve gone on and on about how freaking awesome they are for getting your life and business… Read More How Adult Coloring and Bullet Journaling have Tamed my World
Bullet journaling is something I discovered by accident. Putting pen to paper may sound old school, but Bullet Journal is a ridiculously easy system for keeping track of To Dos, goals, and tasks. I’ve heard some gurus say that a bullet journal is like a potato. Bland and boring looking, it gets dismissed until someone… Read More Pen to Paper may sound Old School, but Bullet Journaling ROCKS
I firmly believe that age is only relevant if you are wine or cheese. But every year, as the calendar flips, it reminds me that I am also one year older and it indeed gives me a mix of emotions. I am not divulging any numbers here, but if I was a building, I believe… Read More I Like the Old-School Way of life | Embracing Screen-Free Week
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question every breathing adult on the planet has asked a child at one time or another. We all want the chance to encourage the next generation and applaud excitedly when the Small Humans in our life announce they want to be an Astronaut,… Read More What do I want to be When I Grow up? (Answer: An AUTHOR)
April 20, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting; a tragic event that, at the time, was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history. As the years marched on since that horrific day, memories for on the outside looking in may have faded a little, but those who were caught… Read More Remembering Columbine | Over My Shoulder by Kacey Ruegsegger
I have sooooo many mind-blowingly talented friends who could potentially be profiting from the Adult Coloring Book Craze, but I know most of them are stumped when it comes to knowing How to Sell Your Adult Coloring Pages on Amazon. You (and them) are in luck because (::drum roll::) the following info share who to do… Read More How to Sell Your Adult Coloring Pages on Amazon
At first, I didn’t know Evans Bowen very well. But I certainly was in awe of her. She was a filled-with-grace-and-wisdom Southern woman. I was a slightly-rough-around-edges Northerner who was out of her home state for only the third time in her fifty-something years. Not that I wanted it that way. Travel has always been… Read More A Pilgrimage to my own Backyard
As my busy life gets busier, I’m continually on the look-out for the things that act as workarounds, short-cuts, and hacks. After all, there’s only so many minutes in a day and I really need to never lose sight of what can make my already packed schedule flow smoother. I started using a Bullet Journal… Read More Bullet Journaling: A Secret Weapon for Staying Awesomely Organized
So as you can tell from prior posts, I am elbow deep in my initiative embrace my new inner Green Thumb. However, if past history repeats itself, it will more likely be an outer Black Thumb….but I am willing to give gardening another try. Last year was the first year I kinda felt like “I… Read More My Inner Hoe | Confessions of a Crappy Gardener
I am not a huge TV-watcher, but I do enjoy a handful of programs that are kind of like my relaxation and decompress after a long day of having to think and “do” for multiple people. American Pickers is a family favorite. I even had a chance to visit their Nashville location in 2016 and… Read More Lessons on Being Genuine from The American Pickers Guys
