Mindful Mission 2012: Setting My Mission
When we decided to have the Mindful Mission 2012 it took me about two seconds to decide on my mission. Lose the baby weight! No more excuses, no more maternity pants, no more being annoyed at myself when I look in the mirror, and no more being frustrated when it is time to get dressed [...]
Mindful Mission 2012: A Ten Week Challenge to Reach A Goal
Martha used our workbook to reach her goal of finishing a marathon. What is your Mindful Mission 2012? Need more time for yourself? Want to start a new habit in 2012? Challenge yourself to complete a Mindful Mission. Find support and accountability in a community of women who are working on their own personal [...]
Letting Go of the Need to Be Right
One of the messages of Patti Digh’s keynote talk at the TypeA Parent Conference in June was letting go of the need to be right. She told a personal story of how she was upset about something and her acupuncturist said to her: What if you gave up the need to be right? This message [...]
Home Organization: Not My Strong Suite
June 20, 2011 by admin
Filed under Baby Bumps and Blessings, Balance
One of my strengths is time management. I am great at making lists of things to do and accomplishing them. I am good at fitting exercise into my day and getting enough sleep. I am not good at organizing my stuff around the house, cleaning out, and making sure everything has a place. This is [...]
Do I Talk Too Much?
I’ve decided that sometimes ok, most of the time I talk way too much! Especially when I’m excited, I just get something in my head that I want to say and can’t seem to contain myself. Embarrassingly enough, I’ve been known to interrupt and cut people off. During this time of New Year’s renewal, [...]
Laura’s Week 6 Summer Action Steps
Goal: I am so happy and feel great that I have accomplished my 8 week summer exercise goal. Each week I ran four times, practiced yoga three times and lifted weights twice. Monday 20′ Run Tuesday Fully Body Lift Wednesday 30′ Run 20′ Yoga Thursday Yoga Class 20′ Cross Training Friday Full Body Lift Run [...]
Stress Reducing Progressive Relaxation Exercise
As a busy Mom, my day is packed full of things to do—working, running errands, exercising, cooking, cleaning—the list is long so I’ll stop there before I start to feel overwhelmed. Sometimes my mind gets overloaded and I need a quick break to clear my head. One of the tools I use to chill [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
The Mindful Makeover for Moms wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is a treasured day. Husbands, sons, and daughters intentionally pause to celebrate the wondrous woman in their lives….MOM! I wanted to pause and share a special MOMent with you in honor of our Mother. Our mother has always been our biggest fan! Through elementary, middle, [...]
Creating a Mindful Midwinter
I don’t know about you, but I am getting tired of winter. Christmas was great, the first snowstorm was fun, January started with a bang as I focused on my new goals, but now here we are midwinter and some of that fun and momentum is gone. I’ve noticed that I’m getting tired of [...]
Mindful Mission = Resolution for the New You, not New Year
How long will it take you to get into the habit of writing 2010 in your checkbook? A week? Two weeks? A month? The point at which you no longer have to consciously make an effort to write the correct date signifies that the New Year is over and it is simply this year. Sadly, [...]
