Declining to be more busy than I am is something that I struggle with. If you have been reading along, you know my family has been busy with a home reno. We have been putting in a basement which ended up - as many home renos do, including lots of other things that need to … Continue reading Busy
mental health
Habit of Happiness
One weekend last year, I posed a challenge to our older son, Jordan when we were going away for the weekend. I told Jordan that we would have a secret challenge that we had to try and make the weekend happy and cheerful, for Dad and Owen. We would both participate, and it could be … Continue reading Habit of Happiness
Film End Credits
My husband jokingly calls me ‘grandma’ because I won’t watch any horror or thriller type shows or movies (and I can’t stand the commercials either, he knows now to skip ahead or change the channel if something comes on). I find it disturbing and I don’t want to spend my time giving attention to things … Continue reading Film End Credits
Coping
In the last week I was anxious about completing some work I had to do for my ‘other’ job, our construction business. I had to change my thinking and adapt that old saying to change my words from ‘I have to do this work’ to ‘I get to do this work’. This worked too, by … Continue reading Coping
Wonderful Day
A co-worker was passing my desk to get a bite to eat in the 10 minutes before his next appointment. While walking by he asked, “how’s your day going, Devon?” “Really good,” I responded in such a way he knew I really meant it. He seemed surprised, “oh that’s excellent, I want to ask you … Continue reading Wonderful Day
