As part of my focus on clear this year, I feel like I need more clarity with monthly goals and really checking in with myself to make sure I’m getting where I want to be. So I’ve joined a monthly link up for bloggers all about goal setting, which will get me posting about — […]
Ways to Help the Homeless in Your Community
A lot of the world’s problems seem too big for individuals to solve, or even to have an effect on. We know little moves can make a big difference if everyone does them, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed when thinking about the big problems of the world. One place where we can all make […]
Celebrate Family This Holiday Season with #HowWeFamily
This post has been compensated by Influence Central and its client, Tylenol. All opinions are my own. The holidays are a crazy time for a lot of people, with tons of activities and events, presents to buy and people to see. But I feel like more and more people are starting to step back a […]
Build a Snow Day Survival Kit to Celebrate the First Snow
This post was compensated by the Northwest Arkansas Mall, but all thoughts are my own. For kids, snow days are all about the fun. They get to miss school, play in the snow, be home all day with one of their parents or another loved one, have a day that’s totally outside the norm. While […]
Tiny Hats, Or How to Choose a Charity to Support
I have always liked the idea of volunteering and giving more than just money to a cause, but the thing is, I don’t really like doing the things that volunteering for a lot of organizations would require me to do. I detest talking on the phone, I’m not too great with people in person and […]
Look Forward to the Holiday with a Book Advent Calendar
I’m a big fan of the idea of Advent. Looking forward to a season, anticipating what’s going to happen, making ready (in our case more for winter than for Christmas, but still), are all good things in a society that pushes instant gratification and rushing the holiday season. This may, in fact, be the only […]
How to Raise Daughters Who Will Become Leaders
I want my daughter to not just believe but know that she can be anything she wants (these days, it’s an astronomer and a mom). But I also want her to live in a world where all women have opportunities to be leaders, in whatever realm they choose. We’re far from there right now, and […]