by Debra Smouse | Oct 17, 2020 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track, Tricky Situations
To say that the last year was different is an understatement. Most of the women I talk to confess to throwing most of their self-care out of the window due to demands on managing their families, their homes, and their work during the pandemic. And, darling, it’s...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 30, 2020 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
For most of us in the United States, we are more than thirty days into our quarantine time due to the Coronavirus Crisis. For people who are basically healthy, the challenge is monotony and boredom. And focusing on the problem can add to anxiety levels. In order to...
by Debra Smouse | Jan 11, 2020 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
The arrival of a new year never fails to fill me with an excited anticipation. While I’m a big believer that every day, or truly every moment, is an opportunity to start fresh, there’s something mystical about going through the threshold as one year becomes the next. ...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 13, 2019 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
I’ve always loved the holiday seasons. The call to peace, good will, kindness, and gratitude hit me smack dab in the middle of my heart. At times, I’m a bit of a Pollyanna and believe that if you treat others with warmth, it will be returned....
by Debra Smouse | Nov 19, 2019 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Though I know there are no magic solutions to life’s challenges, I want to share my secret weapon that I’ve been using for the last fifteen years that doesn’t cost a dime: choosing a word of the year. Think of it like a theme song to motivate you as you move from...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 18, 2019 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
As I write you this love note, the Thanksgiving leftovers have been put away. And we’re still too full to have our pie. I wanted to do a quick check of my email, mainly because I know if I don’t, my inbox is is going to stress me out. Yes, thanks to...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 25, 2019 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we just passed the official beginning of Autumn. I spent the first forty-years of my life in Texas, where the seasonal changes present with a notation on the calendar. Now, living in the Midwest, I am blessed to experience Mother...