Hi guys. The most popular post on AGlanceThisWay is about setting boundaries and recovering from people pleasing. I wrote these posts over three years ago and yet every week someone on the internet reads these posts because they are searching for answers to help them set boundaries and recover from people pleasing. When I initially wrote…
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Ideas for a Brain Break. Edition 1
I need brain breaks. Breaks for my brain. Moments in my life when I need to escape what is currently going on and do something…else. Not just anything else though. If that were the case then I’d go fold that laundry that’s been balled up in the basket in my laundry room for a week….
The Genius of Reflection
Learning to Reflect is an one of the smartest things you can do! “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist and educator. For some, taking the time to slow down at the end of the day and reflect comes very easily. For others it can be…
LifeHack: 3 Steps for Getting Tasks Done.
Hello, People love to make lists. There’s something about writing down the things that are in our heads. We enjoy the satisfaction of crossing them off and we berate ourselves when our lists are not accomplished. The thing about productivity is that it doesn’t happen on its own. We have to do certain things in…
Life Hack: Organizing your wallet with Post-It Notes
Hello! I went to Target and look what I found! And they were on sale!! I love Post-It notes. I won’t try to hide it. I simply love these little buddies. I feel like they are so useful! Make a list and stick it just about anywhere. Color code to your hearts content. Organize all…
What I learned yesterday that changed my life…
Good morning, I just finished reading Loose 40lbs in 1 Day. Needless to say, the book is not literally showing you how to drop 40lbs in a day. The book is about deciding to live a fit life and how that decision is what will cause real, lasting results. Now on to what I learned….
My latest realities + Where the Bento’s have gone
Hello all, so…I’ve taken another small break from blogging mainly due to my need to re-assess and make some alterations to my life. I hope that it gives you the warm fuzzies to know that I missed you terribly! Some things I have been thinking about: -Purpose. Wanting to live my life in a way that is…
Routines: Bedtime. The final frontier!
Folks! Good day and welcome. Who has lived this scene: Wake up to the alarm clock feeling like you need another 3 hours of rest. Lay in bed another 15 minutes trying to think about what you have that is 1. Clean 2.Not wrinkled beyond recognition and 3. You are certain you can find. Get…
City life and my men
We took the kids thrifting in NW DC. They found gloves, a down vest and two long sleeve shirts. They were thrilled! After leaving the thrift store we decided to stop by a small organic “bodega” one block away. The kids bought organic grass fed chocolate milk. I snapped these photos on our walk to…
Bento boxes & help from my Bento Box mentor!
Recently I was visiting the Facebook page of my unofficial Bento Box mentor Wendy from Wendolonia. I have always LOVED her pictures of food. Clear, simple, straight forward and decidedly kid-like. A lot of that wonderfulness comes from her simple straight forward design approach. Everything in her box looks like something any mom on any day can…
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