cultivating me

These past few weeks I’ve been struggling with keeping the house together.  It seems no matter how much I clean, the mess just does not seem to go away.  It got me thinking.  I know other families whose homes always seem so clean and more importantly so much cleaner than mine.  I know I have [...]

this is my new daily mantra. it’s what i tell myself each morning when my alarm goes off at 6am. … as i sometimes struggle through an afternoon of trying to explain fractions to my 10 year old. … as i jog a mile on the treadmill or struggle to complete one last rep on [...]

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. — John Albert Michener What a good reminder to keep working at my personal goals.  It’s a good reminder to keep trying my best at the same time.  I guess, what kind of character do I really have if I slack off? Definitely a [...]

As I continue to struggle between knowing and doing I have had to seriously reevaluate my habits and goals and I have come to the conclusion that I just need to wipe the slate clean and begin again. LJ left me a great comment on this post and I have contemplated it a great deal [...]

I learned yesterday that a good friend was recently diagnosed with skin cancer. I cannot at this point in time properly process that information except to know how strongly I feel for her. She is an amazing woman. I have admired her since we first met 7 years ago on the playground of our children’s’ [...]

This is my plan for this week in terms of the habits I have been working on.  I did not do so well this week and so I think that I will just keep working on the ones I have already established.  I finally got around to printing my checklist and I am hoping that [...]

oh today i got to sleep in until 6:30! that was nice but when the alarm went off, i DID NOT want to get out of bed and go for a walk. i got up anyway, brushed my teeth, changed into my walking clothes and went to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. [...]

Last week, I set out to drink more water. I definitely need to keep working on that one! I did better in that I drank A LOT less Diet Coke this week than I usually do but half of the days, I fell short of my 64 oz of water goal. On those days, I [...]

I have learned a great deal since entering the blog world. One of the best things I have learned is that I am not alone – there are many women, moms, sisters, friends, daughters, fiances (wives) out there that think about and face many of the same things I do on a daily basis. Another [...]