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 […]
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It’s that time of year when many of us are looking to make some changes in our life. Often that includes resolving to exercise regularly and find more balance within how we spend our time. When I think about the New Years Resolutions that I made for 2012, it is frustrating to admit that I am […]
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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 […]
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It’s been almost two weeks since I last posted here. I can’t remember the last time I went that long in between blog entries. One of my old friends even sent me a message this morning checking in to make sure that I was okay, since things had been so quiet around here. Thank you friend. […]
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by Kathy on October 3, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Decisions, Frustration, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Molly, MOPS, Our Home, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Running, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the ninth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. September was a whirlwind for me and my family — from the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to planning and pulling […]
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It’s Friday the 13th and though I am not very superstitious, it is on my radar. Since this past week has brought a slew of random and unexpected unlucky events to our family, I am hoping that today will be relatively uneventful in comparison. They say bad things happen in threes and there were at […]
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