My phone will give off a warning signal whenever the weather is about to get bad. Beeeeeep! Warning! Blizzard conditions - starting tomorrow late at night. Ever notice - how all bad weather always starts late at night? Of course, after that first warning, the very next day, I go into a mild frenzy. Quick! … Continue reading Let It Snow and Let It Go
At first I was offended when my trainer said to fire myself. "Fire myself?," I thought, "How rude, how pretentious, how condescending... Why would I want to do that? What does that even mean? Fire myself?" I had been a bit snippy and not wanting to put full effort into my work out. And maybe, … Continue reading I Fired Myself Today (but not in a bad way)
Like now - I had this blog almost finished and all of a sudden - POOF!!!! It disappeared into the virtual atmosphere... Grrrrrrrr... oh well - maybe the rewrite will turn out better than the first version. Now some people would wonder why I wasn't super stressed during the Christmas season? I guess, because Christmas … Continue reading Finding Calm When I Am Super Stressed
Last year I read the book, The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. She talked about writing her 12 Commandments to help her on her journey to find happiness. She described her commandments as "overarching principles by which to live her life and not just average resolutions to help her form a new habit." I like … Continue reading The 12 Commandments of Debbie – Revisited and Revised for 2018
Hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone and the New Year of 2018 is upon us!! I am excited for what this New Year has to bring. Last year, I really dived into focusing on my One Little Word for the Year (alieedwards.com). My word was Focus... and I really learned a lot … Continue reading On Happiness and Planners
Day 12 #Write31days - Ugggghhhh - I really did not want to write this blog post tonight. I had just gotten comfortable and relaxed and then remembered that I did not write my blog post yet. Then I started a battle in my mind with all the excuses I could think of. But the fact … Continue reading Consistent vs Consistently Inconsistent
Day 8 - #Write31Days - Sunday - Well, I didn't get a blog post written on Sunday. Life just got way too busy and that is not an excuse - it is definitely a fact. Plus, I really - really - really like to take Sunday as my day of rest. Plus, we are in the process … Continue reading 2 Days Missed and Lessons Learned
Day 7 - #Write31Days Excuses Okay here are 7 excuses that I came up with this week - but I have overcame everyone - it wasn't easy - but I did it!!! Day One - This challenge of writing a blog everyday for 31 days is going to be way too hard! I should just … Continue reading 7 Excuses in 7 Days
Day 6 - #Write31Days - Fridays, I will share my week in pictures. This is what happened today. I got my hair cut and colored... I love the coppery lowlights and highlights I got in my hair... I feel very Autumny Not too bad... Tuesday, I am going back to my hairdresser she is going … Continue reading This Week in Pictures
This topic has been on my brain for a few days now... with a purpose. I had asked in my Facebook group, (Positive Journeys - Fitness, Healthy Living and Creative Coaching) - what were the challenges that people had in crafting. I guess you could carry that question over to what are the challenges that … Continue reading With a Purpose
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