Reflections of a Work-in-Progress Mom
This month, we’re talking about community here on my blog. It’s actually ending up more of a journal-reflection type series than informational or practical. My hope is that you will find some of the reflection questions at the end of the post helpful. This post will focus on my decluttering group – The Declutter Community. Read More …
This month, we’re talking about community here on my blog. I think it’s actually going to end up more of a journal-reflection type series than informational or practical. My hope is that you will find some of the reflection questions helpful. This post will focus on friends. Recently, I listened to a podcast episode about Read More …
This month, we’re going to talk about community here on my blog. I think it’s actually going to end up more of a journal-reflection type series than informational or practical. My hope is that you will find some of the reflection questions helpful. I’m going to start with the first community I knew – my Read More …
I was planning on hosting a Pop-Up Podcast Club but there’s not enough hours in a day. So I want to share some podcast episodes I was hoping to listen to and chat about with you. Feel free to share some of your reflections in the comments below if you have a chance to take Read More …
While we aren’t necessarily too close to retiring yet, I’m discovering that it is a good idea to start thinking and discussing these types of things before the decisions are upon us. Since the past few years have been full of transitions and losses, it’s been on my mind. The Declutter Community I facilitate has Read More …
I wrote this after I accepted the invitation to join ALIVE as a board member. I have learned so much in this past year about the work, about our community, and about myself. I hope to share these lessons with you soon, but for now, here’s the backstory of how it started. As a daughter Read More …
While I may have differing tastes in books than Sarah Clarkson, her book Book Girl has gotten me thinking about book lists and reading more books beyond what I usually tend to reach for. I don’t always remember to post all the books I read but like I have mentioned in previous bookish posts, I Read More …
If you’re looking for a guide with practical steps for creating a community that will look out for you and the members of the whole community, Pat has done that in Superfans. He takes analogies as well as real stories from his own life, the life of his friends, and the life of people on Read More …
This is a repost of last year’s post with updated links and details. Other titles for this post: Me and Binder Paper OR Ways to Make an Impact OR You Are a Hope Dealer My Favorite Christmas Gift You may have already heard/read the story about my favorite Christmas gift. If you haven’t, here it Read More …
Are you ready in an emergency? I asked this question on social media one time and a number of people replied with things in jest or things pertaining to whatever is the biggest possible natural disaster in their area. While sometimes it’s fun to poke fun at the “over-preparers” which we would probably become besties Read More …