by Debra Smouse | Jun 11, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If you want to get more done, ask a busy person. While I eschew busy-ness as a badge of honor, there’s no doubt that there are folks out there that get a lot done AND don’t succumb to overwhelm or burnout. Though you could argue that personality and responsibilities...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 11, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Those with an anxious heart and a mind for long-term planning can be adept at making sure that they’re aware of and plan for all sorts of future events. However, thinking in the long term can often bring up questions and concerns that aren’t as easy to think about. If...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 11, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Have you ever wondered why more doctors are talking about mental health during regular checkups? These days, hospitals and clinics are paying more attention to how people think and feel—not just how their bodies work. That’s because psychology, which is the study of...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 10, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Some occasions whisper their importance, rather than shouting it. The fluttering candlelight. The table was set with care. The gentle music plays as a loved one moves a little closer. These are the kinds of details that turn a ho-hum day into something meaningful. But...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 10, 2025 | Tricky Situations
If you want to buy your daughter her first set of wheels or emphasize your appreciation for your partner but aren’t sure how to pull off the surprise, car transport services from Nexus Auto Transport can help. Logistics and timing play into the big car reveal, and our...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
When it comes to pursuing our happiness, one of the biggest barriers to actually BEING happy is our inability to focus on the here and now. We worry about the past. We focus on the unknown in the future. Our minds slip away from what’s happening and slides down the...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Stress is part of everyday life, and the fast-paced lifestyles of lawyers are no different. The severity of stressful events may vary, but they trigger a set of biological and behavioral reactions that help us deal with the situation. These changes may be adaptive in...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If you were to ask me a life hack that will always lead to loving your life, I’d tell you it begins when you choose to declutter your life. Though you may think of decluttering when it comes to your stuff, clutter doesn’t stop with things. No, darling, there’s also...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
The Stillness Beneath the Stuff There’s a kind of silence that settles under clutter—but it’s not the peaceful kind. It’s the heavy, unspoken tension of a room left untouched for too long. The low-grade hum of unease in a hallway corner stacked with things no one...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Let’s get real for a second—how many times have you brushed off your fatigue, your cramps, your aches, or your migraines as just “normal”? For a lot of women, pain is so constant and so ignored by the healthcare system that it becomes background noise. You chalk it up...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 9, 2025 | Tricky Situations
You look around, and you have made quite a nice little life for yourself. Sure, little things can irritate you around your home, but generally, life is good. You take your cup of coffee outside to get the paper in the morning, move the garbage bins down to the street,...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 8, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
Imagine you wake up on top of the world. You’re to do list is in order. And nothing can stop you. But then, in the blink of an eye, one of the wheels on your tightly scheduled day falls off. And you feel as if your life is careening out of control. And you ask...