The 7-part Framework to Build a Life You Love (Regardless of Your Circumstances)
Have you ever blamed your lack of satisfaction with life on your circumstances? I think most of us could answer with a resounding YES! Too often we equate having a life we love with having the right home, living in the right location, having the right job, not having our spouse deployed, etc. Today we’re […]
My Top 10 Book List, 2020 Edition
My 2020 goal was to read 25 books. This was a little less than my previous year’s goal. But at roughly two books per month, I figured it was a realistic goal. My year started out strong. But then came COVID and I got a little sidetracked. I didn’t read much of anything in March […]
Building A Life You Love
I Didn’t Sign Up For This Since becoming a military spouse, I have moved approximately every two years. The other night hubs and I were talking about just how much of our life is devoted to moving – prepping for a move, actually moving, or getting settled in a new place. In the last ten […]
Did I Do Enough?
That’s the question that I woke up asking myself. Did I do enough to get myself mentally healthy? Did I connect with hubs enough? Did I do enough self-care to be a better, more present mom? Perhaps it was indicative of just how stress-filled my life has become. Hubs and I recently snuck away to celebrate our […]
Hope on the Hard Days
When I have a victim mindset, I am frustrated by this fact. I am jealous of those who have help as an option. I blame my circumstances. I blame the military. I blame the fact that I am pregnant. I blame everyone but myself.
But if I am going to choose to live a victorious, flourishing life, the only thing that matters is HOW I respond to the circumstances life presents to me.
4 Keys to Finding Balance
Last night my two-year-old was up and out of her bed multiple times. I had an argument at 3a.m. with my four-year-old. And then my five-month-old decided she might as well have an early morning snack. Let’s just say we all woke up tired. In truth, my rhythms have all been off for the last […]