Well, now that we’re a few months in, how’s journaling going? You may have read that one of my goals for 2024 was to launch a journaling habit. I set the goal to continue understanding and improving my mental health. Like many of you, I started the habit strong. Then, I ran out of things to write about. I found myself thinking, “I … [Read more...]
Why I’m Launching a Journaling Habit
You may have read that one of my goals for 2024 is launching a journaling habit. I set the goal to continue understanding and improving my mental health by establishing a journaling habit in 2024. I aim to journal more days than not and review those entries once I fill a notebook. But there’s a specific reason I decided to launch this habit now … [Read more...]
My Word and Goals for 2024
You’re probably going to laugh when you see my word of the year. I say that because it’s February, and I’m just now sharing it with you. However, I do think I’ve already been practicing it, and it required little thought to determine what I wanted it to be. That’s how you know you’re on the right track. Intentional: My Word of the … [Read more...]
5 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Fall (2023 Edition)
The weather certainly doesn’t feel like fall, but the academic year has begun, so it’s fall in my world. I already miss the freedom of the summer (my favorite season) while loving the busyness and possibility of the season ahead. Yes, I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, but I love fall too. What a vibe! Fall has … [Read more...]
Coping with the Mid-Week Slump
There’s nothing inherently wrong with Wednesday. It’s not a heavy work day or a day I dread for any particular reason. I have nothing against Wednesday. Yet every Wednesday morning, I wake up tired, cranky, and feeling like the week is long. I talked to several friends who have the same experience on Wednesdays, which led me to do some research. … [Read more...]
5 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Summer (2023 Edition)
I know it’s not technically summer, but graduations happened, and the academic year ended, so it’s summer in my world. You may recall that summer is my favorite season. I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, the slower pace of life… everything. There isn’t much about summer that I don’t love. 5 Things I’ll Need to … [Read more...]
Why Sunday is My Favorite Day of the Week
I used to get the “Sunday Scaries.” You know the feeling when you spend most of your Sunday dreading the work week ahead? Now Sunday is my favorite day of the week. Yes, I changed jobs, so loving what I do AND where I do it certainly helped eliminate that Sunday foreboding. But perhaps an even bigger change was to decide to focus my … [Read more...]