A few days ago I came upon an article by Heather Havrilesky about the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
It starts like this:
“Am I good enough? Pathetic though it may be, this is the haunting question of adulthood. Shouldn’t I be a better parent? Shouldn’t I be more ambitious? Shouldn’t I contribute more meaningfully to society? Shouldn’t my [...]
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Is it true? Do we all think we are not good enough?
Posted in Balance, Children, Reflection on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Story of Stuff
Posted in Balance, Healthy Home, Reflection, green living on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great 20-minute film on some of the reasons we are so unhappy. Enjoy The Story of Stuff!
Patience Grasshopper – Tips on Cultivating Patience in a Hectic World
Posted in Balance, Children, Reflection, tagged Balance, increasing patience, mothering tips, Patience with kids, Patient parenting, Stress on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Learn a few easy quick tips for being more patient with others and yourself. From breathing more to stopping comparison’s to others, these will help add a bit more love to your life.
Amazing Feel Good Movie about Gratitude
Posted in Balance, Reflection, tagged Compassion Movie, Feel Good, Happy on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have to share this movie with you. It starts a bit slow, but is the best 11 minutes ever! If you have 11 minutes and you want to feel better, take a look!
What do to with the kids this summer??? Is a TV diet too difficult?
Posted in Balance, Children, Relationships, green living, tagged kids activity ideas, limiting television, Summer ideas for kids, television diet on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summer is here! Hooray! More quality time with your kids!!
We start out with such good summer intentions. We’ll go to the park, to the pool, to a different park, to a different pool. And then…exhaustion sets in. It is so easy to just turn on the television and let it entertain the kids to create [...]
Let Go and Flow – House Sparrow Confessions
Posted in Balance, Reflection on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elise talks about her struggles with letting go – especially with those pesky house sparrows
Gardening for Mental Health in Recessionary Times
Posted in Balance, Healthy Home, green living, tagged Economy Stress, Gardening, green living, Mental Health, Recessionary Times, Soul Coaching on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is time to resurrect the Victory Garden!
Victory gardens were vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted in backyards during WWI and WWII to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. Gardeners also were empowered by their contribution of labor for the war and rewarded by their own [...]
The thing about gratitude
Posted in Balance, Reflection, tagged facebook, finding good, gratitude on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Elise explains why she has been doing a Facebook gratitude challenge for 10 days and how it is going.
Take Back Cleaning – Feng Shui and the Power of Intention to Reduce Stress
Posted in Balance, Children, Feng Shui, Healthy Home, tagged Cleaning, Feng Shui, Stress, Toys Everywhere on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“OMG – the house hurts me it’s so messy!”
“Why can’t I keep this house clean?”
“When will we be able to afford a housekeeper?”
“There are toys everywhere!”
“ARGHHHHHH!!!!”
Sound familiar? Does this happen in your head everyday – or perhaps out loud?
I know – me too.
You know, we women (probably men too in a way) have seriously [...]
New Years Resolutions and Being Nice to Yourself
Posted in Balance, tagged Being a better person, Being nice to yourself, Cool Resolutions, New Years Resolutions on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When thinking about New Years Resolutions – it is pretty easy to fall into the “man I am a terrible person” trap. For instance, how many times do you know people who are going to:
1. Quit drinking
2. Quit smoking
3. Quit eating like crap
4. Start exercising
5. Lose 15 pounds
6. Be nicer to the kids
7. Start going to church – or go more
All [...]
