by Debra Smouse | Apr 15, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Somatic education integrates the mind and body, promoting a holistic approach to healing and personal development. This educational method emphasizes awareness of bodily sensations and movements, illustrating how emotional and psychological states can manifest...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 15, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Selling a house to fund a dream home by the lake can feel like juggling two huge life decisions at once. Whether you’re envisioning early mornings on calm water or cozy evenings by the dock, getting there means moving fast with your current property. The...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 15, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Is it more financially sensible to work for an employer? Or can you make more by seeking out self-employment? While business owners and freelancers have more flexibility to set their rates and can deduct many expenses from their tax, employees can benefit from more...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 15, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Feeling safe in public and private spaces is something most people take for granted. Whether it’s a shopping mall, apartment complex, hotel, or parking garage, there’s an expectation that basic safety measures are in place. But what happens when that...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 14, 2025 | Tricky Situations
You know that good feeling of walking into a clean room? Now, think about what it’s like to pull into a driveway that has no weeds around it, no cracks, no peeling paint… It’s wonderful. The stress you feel when your home is messy is the same as the one you feel when...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 13, 2025 | Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Though I ask it often here, I’m going to ask it again: Darling, what do you want? Like, deep down in your soul, what are you desiring to experience? Who do you want to BE? What are you longing to create or birth into the world? While I’m asking questions,...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 13, 2025 | Nifty Life Hacks
Any strong interpersonal bond depends upon healthy communication among its members regardless of the bond type as family connection, romantic relationship or work affiliation. Relationships between caring people degenerate when their communication includes...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 13, 2025 | Tricky Situations
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a transformative effect on nearly every aspect of life, but perhaps nowhere has the impact been as profound or long-lasting as in the realm of education. From widespread school closures to the sudden pivot to virtual classrooms, families...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 13, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Why Balloon Orders Need Time When planning a party, especially one with a festive or themed atmosphere, balloons are often an essential part of the décor. Whether it’s a birthday, baby shower, graduation, or corporate event, balloons add color, personality, and...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 12, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
If you’re a fan of The Big Bang Theory, you probably remember all the agreements Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons, creates with the people in his life. It helps create solid boundaries, understandings, and seeks to diffuse conflict before it even begins. That, in...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 12, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
When it comes to social media, I have a love/hate relationship with it. I dearly love how it allows us to connect to folks. And I hate how viewing the lives of others makes some folks feel less than. More than one client has said this to me: “I will love my life when...
by Debra Smouse | Apr 12, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
For the last decade, the underlying core and belief of my life has been to choose to love it. It doesn’t mean that I’m happy all the time, but each day finds at least a few moments of perfection. That’s a question I get a lot: how to love your life...