Category: Life 101

What is your outlook at this moment? This question can be answered in so many ways. I am making a point of calling many friends, family members and colleagues this week. Most people have a hard time during the holiday season. Check in. Let people see you via a software program on the computer. Let…

I love the holidays. I enjoy turning off all the lights in our great room and sitting on the couch and looking at our Christmas tree. It’s a simple gesture that brings great joy. I also tend to look up and see the angel on the top of the tree. Beautifully dressed in a silk,…

When I was a young girl I dreamed of becoming a mother. We were blessed with two beautiful girls. The role of a mother is for a lifetime and one that I truly cherish. Now that I am a Nannie to E, it’s another dream come true. To witness your own daughter become a mother…

I came across this quote this week and I absolutely love it and wanted to share it!

Over the past 10-15 years the term ‘work-life balance’ became normal language for so many people and their families. It’s always interested me that people were seeking work-life balance. Was it because their work was too stressful? Was it because their personal life was too stressful? The key to ‘balance’ is to have rest as…

I love words. Fresh is one of my favourite. The definition according to the Oxford dictionary is not previously known or used; new or different. Fresh has so much presence in our lives. The start of a new day. The delicious food we choose to make and have. When we change our bed and enjoy…

Whenever I feel lost on any level — I stop. I assess. I breathe. I think about what, when, where, how, why I got to feeling lost. Lost is not a permanent stop. It’s a gateway to your next level of greatness. It’s the next rung on your ladder of self-awareness. Sometimes being lost is…

I love the word belief. Oxford dictionary defines belief as trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something. I’ve still got belief in myself. Such a powerful statement. We must have our own foundational belief in ourselves. When our belief is strong and exercised daily, it opens up limitless opportunities. There is always a dim…

Life gives us plenty of crossroads to ponder. I’ve always loved the saying when one door closes another door opens. It’s a metaphor for where to now? Sometimes we don’t see or understand when these crossroads appear. It many weeks later or even years that we understand the clarity of why the crossroad appeared in…

I have loved this word since I was a kid. It has even made the dictionary! According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word has now come to mean an expression of excited approval. The movie is a heirloom childhood memory for me that I continue to enjoy and watch as an adult. I am also…