by Debra Smouse | Jan 18, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
One of the best things about my life is being a partner in a healthy relationship. That partnership is one of the facets that allow me to curate a daily life that I love. That wasn’t always the case in my life. If we got to know each other the last seven years...
by Debra Smouse | Jan 9, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
Back in my road-warrior princess days, I allowed myself to work ten (or more) hours a day. I regularly went to bed around midnight and my alarm went off at 5 AM. Months of living at that pace, I often felt overwhelmed and fuzzy-headed. After hanging up my suits for...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 23, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
It’s the holiday season. Our stockings have been hung by the chimney with care. We have decked our halls. My holiday linens and dishes have been pulled from storage to grace my table, and my porcelain nativity has been placed under one of the Christmas trees. There...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 23, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If the song tells us that this is the “most wonderful time of the year,” then why are so many folks so stressed out? Yes, my dear, I know that with all the demands on your time and attention as the holidays approach, often what gets tossed aside is self-care....
by Debra Smouse | Dec 17, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
The last time JB went on a work trip, I met a girlfriend for an impromptu happy hour. She’d texted me at 4 PM asking if I could meet her at 4:30 at a nearby restaurant with a great menu of Bar Bites. I agreed. Because no matter how much I like having a plan, I...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 2, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Do you want to know one of the best steps you can make towards not only creating a life that you love, but opening up to happiness? Then, darling, you need to get really clear on who you are, and what makes you tick. The process began for me when I took my first...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 15, 2024 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
I don’t know about you but the moment we arrive on the first day of summer, life seems to speed up and swiftly move towards fall. A visit to any big box store (or a peek at my in-box) and I see the bins of crayons at the store and notebooks on sale. I know...