I love being a mom. I adore spending quality time with my daughter, each and every day. However…parenting today is not what it was when I was growing up. The role, expectations, income and out-of-home work pressures of mothers and wives have changed drastically. What has not changed drastically is…

You Need To Get Smarter, Braver and More (Daringly) Realistic — I was always waiting for the perfect version of myself to arrive. The person who doesn’t ever fumble, fold or fail. The person who is always prepared, ready and available for whatever is needed. The person who never needs a day off, to sit in bed, watch baking shows and…

What You Need To Be Happily Married — Marriage is complicated. Marriage (can) be lonely. Marriage is gratifying when it is working. Marriage is an ongoing commitment which requires daily attention. I am not a believer in sticking it out no matter what. …

The Tough Love You Were Looking For — You are in charge of your life. From here on out, if you believe it and actually commit to it, your entire life is completely up to your own making. So many people, too many people, spend so much time living in the past. They are obsessed with who wronged them, where they did not receive the adequate support they needed or when they…

For the longest time, I was striving for perfection in all areas of my life and failing miserably. I thought that happiness was only achievable after reaching perfection. It took me decades to fully realize, believe and accept that happiness is not at the end of a completion of some…

You Can Still Succeed, Regardless Of the Number — When I was twenty-eight I got divorced, lost my job, was in debt and had to move back in with my parents. I was lost. I thought my life was over; I felt so old and like I had lost in the game of life. …

How to Claim Your Happiness and Keep It, As a Woman — Childhood was a very introspective time for me. I was an introvert, shy and quite quiet. I was always more comfortable observing and assessing the world, but not wanting to ask too many questions, so I made a lot of assumptions based on what I saw. I remember seeing and…

How to Start Being Ruthlessly Honest With Yourself — Are you too busy to do that thing you really want to do, or are you just lazy? Or disorganized? Or scared? Or distracted? One thing that is a fundamental fact is that you are not too busy. If there is something you want to do, something that calls out…

How to Achieve a Life You Do Not Need to Escape — I think the ultimate goal in life is to create a life which you do not need to escape from. You do not get the Sunday scaries. You do not try to power through the week when it is only Tuesday because your ‘real life’ starts on Friday. …