by Kathy on October 7, 2014 · 3 comments
in Accountability, Anticipation, Anxiety, Balance, Change, Coping, Decisions, Exercise, Frustration, Journey, Just Write, Life, Mistakes, Optimism, Reality, Relationships, Writing
I am frustrated. I was hoping to get to a certain place, a level in my coaching business this week, and it’s not going to happen (or at least it is highly unlikely at this point). It isn’t for lack of effort, drive, creativity, and support from those around me. It’s a learning curve. There […]
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by Kathy on August 12, 2014 · 8 comments
in Balance, Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Mental Health, Pain, Peace, Sadness, Suicide Prevention
The older I get, the more people I care about who die, the more the balance seems to be shifting from most of my heart and mind being in this world to more of it being in the afterlife. My loved ones and I have experienced a lot of loss this summer. I get that […]
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by Kathy on May 13, 2014 · 22 comments
in Accountability, Addiction, Anxiety, Background, Balance, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Healing, Hope, Life, Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Sensativity
I have been thinking about this question a lot. Especially since being diagnosed with moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in November 2013. Me? Mentally Ill? Really? Seriously? Yes. Though it has taken me awhile to get used to living with this label, I am not ashamed of it. I have known and loved people with […]
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by Kathy on May 9, 2014 · 4 comments
in Balance, Bob, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Family, Frustration, Game Changers, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Sensativity
One of my favorite movies, The Family Man, a modern-day It’s a Wonderful Life, gives the main character a glimpse if what his life would be like if he was married to his college sweetheart, with kids, living in a house in New Jersey, verses he “real” life as a single, wealthy business man, who lives […]
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by Kathy on April 30, 2014 · 2 comments
in Accountability, Background, Balance, Bob, Change, Decisions, Exercise, Game Changers, Inspiration, Life
Last year I was determined to get/stay in shape and shed weight. I even began and maintained, through July, a regular series/blog hop here called the Winter Shed, followed by the Spring Shed and eventually, the Summer Shed. It really helped me to be accountable to myself and the other women who participated. I shed […]
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by Kathy on May 24, 2013 · 0 comments
in Abby, Accountability, Balance, Blog Hops, Bob, Exercise, Family, Food, Friends, Gratitude, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Molly, Organization, Our Home, Parenting, Relationships, Sean, Spring Shed
Welcome to the tenth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]
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