Inspiration and wisdom for your everyday life.
I’m kind of freaking out some of the time right now. In my mind, I mean. Recently I had one of those days that I will remember forever: April 25 to be exact. It was one of those turning-point-in-my-life days. I might have suspected at the time that it would be one of those days, but I am sure now. I wrote a tiny bit about it here.
On that day in the span of 15 minutes
What would I do if I could do anything I wanted? How do I even know what I want? I used to wonder a lot about this and get really upset because I never felt like I had answers. I got overwhelmed trying to find my true passion or purpose in life. I read so many books and took tests and classes in an effort to figure it all out.
I remember literally crying when I took a class that included exploring finding our passion. During a quiet reflective writing period, I remember staring at one of the questions on the paper: “When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?” I just cried and wanted to scream “I don’t KNOW. I don’t remember EVER knowing this!!!”
Shoes on in the house? “I just swept!”
Crumbs and dirty feet on the couch? “Oh good grief!”
“Be gentle!”
“Why didn’t you finish that in time?”
“What is wrong with you?”
Let’s be honest, sometimes there are stinky situations. Be it the kitchen trash can, the bathroom, the car, your sneakers, or you had the unfortunate adventure of the-dog-got-sprayed-by-the-skunk! Those store-bought products are filled with toxics. Go grab your air freshener right now and look it up on the EWG Healthy Cleaning database! For real, those products have nastiness in them.
If you'd like to have a clean and fresh smelling home without synthetic chemicals, Purification is my original favorite essential oil. It is a Young Living blend that is like magic with stink! I love to diffuse it, and that’s the best way to refresh your whole house. But if you just have one room or one pair of shoes ;) to deal with, it’s easy to make your own spray!
Refresh Room Spray
I'd love to hear how this works for you!
As parents most of have a lot of ideas about what it means to do a good job. As a trained nutritionist, I certainly had a lot of ideas about my kid and food. When he was seven, something happened to make things so much easier. And in practical terms, I freed up a lot of time. I don't know any parent who doesn't want more time.
Check out this 11-minute video for the whole story.
I dedicated years of my life to coping with and solving the problem of my insomnia. My solution came when I saw that it was all made up. If that sounds interesting (or ridiculous), have a listen! Lian at the Born Happy show interviewed me about my experience with insomnia, and one thing is guaranteed: I offer no techniques.
