22 Things to Blog About in May

Can you believe it? We’re quickly coming up on the month of May. Do you know what you’re going to blog about next month? May will be here before we know it. A quarter of 2017 has already come and gone! When I was little and just couldn’t wait for my birthday, Christmas or summer to come, my mother would tell me that the older you get, the faster time flies. I thought she was making it up, but I began to notice the truth of this after I had children of my own. How did I become the 40-something Read More

Enjoying the Beauty of Bellingham

My daughter and I took a quick trip to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. She is graduating from high school in May, and we were checking out a college she is considering. While I’m not looking forward to her leaving for college, it was a great excuse for a mother-daughter trip. And Bellingham, Washington was a really nice place to visit. I have only been to this state a few times, and I have never been this far north. Bellingham is less than 30 miles from the Canadian border and about 65 miles from Vancouver, B.C. Western Washington University (WWU) Read More

Practicing Mindfulness: My Mental Health Walk

This morning I took a walk. Not for my physical health, but my mental health. I’m sure it did my body a little good, but I wasn’t walking to log miles and get my heart rate up.  This was a reconnect, slow-down, and smell the roses kind of walk. And it felt so good. I’m thinking of adding a regular mental health walk to my self-care routine.   What is Mindfulness and Why Should I Try it? I have been trying to practice mindfulness on a more regular basis. Mindfulness is a technique that includes focusing your awareness on the Read More

My Springtime Bucket List

What is a springtime bucket list? No, I’m not planning on kicking the bucket before summer. My springtime bucket list is just a way to push me into doing things I’ve been waiting on and living life a little more intentionally. I like the idea of creating a bucket list, but I have found that my bucket list grows and grows and I never do anything on it. Perhaps it’s because I’m procrastinating, thinking I’ll do it “someday.” Maybe it’s because several of my items require a bigger budget than I currently have. Or possibly it’s because life has a Read More