“Did I do all of those things because I really wanted to, or because setting and achieving little goals got me through the stress?”
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The Word of 2022
Happy New Year, everyone! I think any time of year can be a good time to set intentions, goals and habits, but I do love the ultimate fresh start of a new year. It’s become my tradition to set a word for each year to guide my sense of purpose. Results have been mixed over […]
Tuesday Book Spotlight: Romances to Race Through
In today’s edition of the Tuesday Book Spotlight, I’ll be showcasing two books in one of my new favorite genres: romance. The romance genre can sometimes get a bad rap, but that reputation is so dated! In recent years, the quality of romance writing has gotten better and better. It’s also a genre that is […]
A Hundred Days of Mitzvahs
As many of you know, my grandfather, Edwin Dannen, passed away a few weeks ago. Although he was 98, he was so healthy that his death was unexpected, and the shock waves of grief are still pummeling me. In the aftermath of a death, I find it helps to assign yourself a specific action that […]
Tuesday Book Spotlight: Parenting Expertise
Today’s post is for parents and caregivers: I’m spotlighting two fantastic parenting books that I read recently and am recommending widely. (If you have a parenting/caregiving book that you love, please comment below or share with me on social– I’m all ears!) Both of these books are enormously helpful with parenting during the young school-age […]
Perfect Summer
I had the oddest feeling when I woke up on Sunday morning. It was the last Sunday of summer and the last day of our family vacation in Maine. I thought to myself, “I had a perfect summer. Everything went well.” But my realization left me feeling bewildered, because it hadn’t felt at all like […]