Aha! Moment Monday Did you invest any time over the holiday season to de-clutter? I love Christmastime and decorate lavishly indoors. It’s festive and colourful but it’s all cleared up before the New Year. It tends to look a little bare when the ribbons and wreaths are packed away but there’s something about “space” that I love. Are you able to work amidst clutter? Do you have closets … [Read more...]
You’ve Got This!
Aha! Moment Monday Are you a New-Year’s-Resolution kind of person? One who looks at the turn of the clock to commit to new goals? If so, you’re in good company! But, are you part of the 77% who makes resolutions only to have lost sight of them before the end of January? “New year – new you”, isn’t that how the saying goes? It’s easy to get a little overzealous when the champagne is … [Read more...]
Personalizing the Holidays
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through my house William was stirring, me baking in my Christmas blouse. We hung up our stockings, decorated and cooked with care In hopes that our family members soon would be there. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, We ran to the door to see what was the matter The car door opens and to our eyes should appear Lynda wearing a … [Read more...]
“No” is a Perfectly Good Answer
Aha! Moment Monday Oh, the holidays, where you’re stretched in a million directions; a time when an entirely new set of stressors sets in. There’s the stress of finding the perfect gifts, the stress of finishing up those projects with less time to do so, the stress of not knowing if your online purchases will arrive in time, the stress of trying to get answers from people who are on every … [Read more...]
The Perfect Position
Aha! Moment Monday I was discussing, with a friend, the other day the statistic of anxiety for first year university students. Apparently 80% of them are suffering serious anxiety. This is troubling because the teenage years are without question the most difficult. Do you remember? Some people enter into their tweens with confidence and purpose but that’s rather unusual. Most of us … [Read more...]