Your Monkey Brain

You know you have a circus in your head, right? And it’s full of monkeys? Gives a whole new meaning to “not my monkeys, not my circus” doesn’t it? Seriously, some people have described all of those thoughts bouncing around in our head as being like having 429 tabs open on your computer, all at […]

Those Awkward Moments

The other day someone posted a link on Facebook about a woman who started a conversation on Twitter about awkward social moments. She blogs at The Bloggess and you can read some of the replies she got when she shared about an embarrassing moment she had at the airport. (Note: this site has become really popular. You might […]

Seasonal Blues

I know that it’s still fall, but when November arrives and Daylight Savings Time kicks in, it starts to feel more like winter. The days are shorter now, and it is dark a lot more – in the mornings and at night. I know that we have all the holiday celebrations to look forward to, […]

Simplify Your Spiritual Practice

In an effort to be inclusive in this post, I will refer to a spiritual practice rather than a religion so that we can all relate. And if you don’t believe in these things, that’s OK too. If you have a spiritual practice, you may or may not have a day of the week and […]

Simplify Your Social Life

Do you have a big social life? Sometimes our social lives ebb and flow, depending on the season of our life. For instance, when our children were small, we had quite an active social life. There were family get togethers, time spent with friends, and play dates. As the kids got older, there were school […]

Simplify the Holidays

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