by Kathy on January 11, 2013 · 9 comments
in Abby, Balance, Blog Hops, Bob, Change, Exercise, Expectations, Faith, Family, Food, Life, Loss, Optimism, Organization, Our Home, Resolutions, Sean, Winter Shed, Writing
Welcome to the first Friday check-in for the Winter Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we intend to make in our lives in 2013. Whether you are trying to shed weight, find more balance or let go of something else that is dragging […]
by Kathy on January 10, 2013 · 5 comments
in Accountability, BHBC, BlogHer, Books, Change, Decisions, Expectations, Game Changers, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Planning, Reality, Resolutions, Reviews
The irony is not lost on me that I am getting this review posted, for a book about willpower, just under the wire on the day it is due to go up. Clearly this was a book that I could benefit from reading and I was not disappointed. Ever since I began The Willpower Instinct: How […]
by Kathy on December 6, 2012 · 23 comments
in Balance, BlogHer, Change, Exercise, Expectations, Faith, Family, Life, Our Home, Resolutions
I was compensated for my participation in Coca-Cola’s Balanced Living Workshop, but my thoughts and views are my own. Next week I get to participate in a Balanced Living Workshop, here in Chicago, hosted by Coca-Cola, and the timing couldn’t be better. The holiday season can be wonderful, busy and overwhelming at times. When I […]
by Kathy on November 15, 2012 · 2 comments
in Background, BHBC, BlogHer, Books, Dreams, Expectations, Family, Friends, Journey, Life, Memories, Milestones, Planning, The Future, Time
It’s been ten months since the last time I read and reviewed a book for the BlogHer Book Club (BHBC). There were many reasons this year that I passed on opportunities to participate and in a few cases I didn’t respond quickly enough to get the chance. However, I am glad to be sharing this […]
by Kathy on September 5, 2012 · 7 comments
in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Expectations, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Memories, Organization, Quotes, Sadness, Signs, Time, Writing
This past week has been a whirlwind! We were away for Labor Day Weekend and had a wonderful last hurrah with family and friends. Yesterday was Sean’s first day of school (third grade) and overall it went very well. Next week Abby starts preschool three mornings a week and in the meantime I am trying […]
by Kathy on August 12, 2012 · 14 comments
in ALI Community, Anxiety, BlogHer, Conferences, Expectations, Family, Food, Friends, Happiness, Infertility, Journey, Life, Loss, Molly, Relationships, Writing
This is the first of four posts in which I will give day by day detailed accounts about my first experience at a BlogHer annual conference as both an attendee and a speaker. I hope these blog entries will give those who have not been to BlogHer before an inside look at what it is […]