Happy New Year! A new year is under way, which is certainly cause for celebration! Another year to live, learn, grow, love, experience, and to just be. By the way, rather than January 1st, I actually use my birthday as the starting point of a "new year," because it makes sense to me that way. … Continue reading Five Good Things Right Now
Mental Health
Coloring Books
You may have noticed that there has been a lot of interest in the mental health benefits of coloring for adults. I did some research and here's a link to a list of 8 therapeutic benefits. Very cool stuff! It makes sense, then, that there's also been a trend in coloring books and coloring apps … Continue reading Coloring Books
4:30 a.m.
So yesterday morning, I woke up at 4:30. It's rare that I ever wake up that early, and believe me, I wish I could have slept longer. Sleep is high up on my list of priorities. After tossing and turning a bit, I realized it would be better to just let go and let God, … Continue reading 4:30 a.m.
Just Do Your Best
These days, it feels like I have a new mantra: Just do your best, Andrea. When you forgot about a library book and ended up having to pay an overdue fine once you finally returned it... just do your best. When you are too tired to make dinner, so now it's leftovers two nights in … Continue reading Just Do Your Best
An Update from Karen
Many of you expressed your gratitude for including my friend's guest post about her experiences with Postpartum Depression. If you missed it, you can find it in the Recent Posts located on the right. Karen's got some BIG news to share with all of you and so she will be today's guest blogger. Once again, … Continue reading An Update from Karen