Every time I go to the grocery store I park in the same place.  I mean the same place for about 20 years. It's just a habit I don't even think about. Last week I got totally silly and parked on the other side of the store, I couldn't even see the place where I usually...

Have you noticed yourself holding, holding, holding?  The holiday season can be filled with breath holding (until you feel you'll explode?) or a lot of forceful exhalations (so you don't actually explode?).  Here's a super quick fix for the hyper-frazzle of December...

It was an epic adventure race...all the elites had been in for hours when the very last group dragged their weary selves through the finish.  They didn't have the typical bodies of an endurance racer. It took them many more hours to finish than the others. Yet, they...

Aren't those old sayings something else?  Those words that your Mom or Grandma used to say that got dismissed as ridiculous, then as you move through life you realize it's the opposite - they nailed it.  I've been thinking about one of them lately:   There...

Here is a Secret-of-Adulthood that I believe to be true... most grown ups have lost their maxi.  The ability to hit maximum output on something important to them. I can see you rolling your eyes and thinking OMG is she serious...I am running from morning until night...

Have you ever heard someone say "she's really let herself go"?  What the heck is that all about?  I've been thinking and the phrase seems to carry different meanings.  We let ourselves 'go' for many reasons, things like: *we no longer recognize the true...

I just cut my hair really short.  Wahoo, yipee!  I have had long-for-me hair and have been waiting for the weather to warm up enough to chop it off. This is one of the ways I start over and it's very refreshing.  You hear the cliche 'spring = new...

Do you ever have times where you feel almost overrun by change? Sometimes it feels as if stuff is all happening at once OR it's one thing that's so huge your life has completely changed?  Either way you feel verrrrry vulnerable, right!   Even watching...

Isn't it astounding the things we do to ourselves sometimes?   What I'm talking about is how we let our good habits slide when life is stressful or we have more going on than usual.  Such a bummer and it can be sooo frustrating.  Recently I have allowed...

My sons are mountain bike racers.  One of their early races stands out in my mind. During the event my son tagged in with a much older, seasoned rider (picture white flowing hair under the helmet and a wiry body with many thousands of hours sitting in the bike...

Whatever your heart desires - that's what I wish for you this year! Yes I do, and I wish I could just sneak into your amazing life and make it all come true.  Sadly, I can't do that but YOU CAN!  You would not believe what you have the ability to make happen in your...

One of the best performing online posts of 2016 cracks me up..."Intelligent people tend to be messy, stay awake longer and swear more." HAHA! It's a great little article, you can check it out HERE. I laugh because we can find research to support pretty much...

That growth thing is a bitch!  You know, two steps forward, one step back. Sometimes seems to be a gigantic step baaaaaack.  And that backwardiness (yep, made that word up myself) seems so much bigger when we feel like we are alone. Everyone else has it together...

I truly value connecting with other women and am fortunate that both of my chosen career paths allow me to do that on a deep level.  I go to an even deeper level (kinda like 'bottom of the ocean' level) with my old besties.  These wonders of human nature have been...

Have you ever done it in the middle of a big social event?  Have you ever done it at the kitchen sink?  Have you ever done it in the car with kids in the back seat?  Girlfriend, get your mind out of the gutter!  I'm talking about that BIG HEAVY SIGH. The one that's a...

Man, there’s nothing like a fresh start. Don’t you just it love it. The chance to live your life differently? The school I went to for my chiropractic degree ran on a quarterly system.  Being from Canada this was very strange at first but once I left I really missed...

You know that body part we all have? The one we really have trouble embracing? Mine is the dark circles under my eyes. They make me look tired and run down. So, I put on my mask which consists of eyeglasses (which I love) and make up (which I love much less). In the...

At the end of life most people regret not having had the courage to be true to themselves.    It's an astounding thought that leaves me shaking in my boots.  A  life well lived, that reflects who you genuinely are is an act of bravery.  B eing crazy scared and doing...

Living a full life often means fitting things between the cracks.  The thing that we are passionate about and brings us joy gets stuffed between doing the laundry and being a chauffeur. Do you ever feel like you're not able to gain any traction because you are stuck...

I'm curious if the people closest to you know your deepest desires, what is most important to you?  Are you keeping it real or choosing silence? Talking about our very biggest dream makes us feel so flipping vulnerable, it's scary biz.  So we lock it away, keep it our...

I don't know if it's something in the water or it's in the stars but many people seem to be at the end of their rope right now, barely coping.  Since my personal mandate is to give Busy Women (capitalized because that's what I call you in my head, you beautiful...

My brain is a slippery, sassy devil sometimes.  She can falsely lull me into believing her authority. How about you?  Are you brainwashed into believing she's the boss? Think The Devil Wears Prada and lives inside your head?  Of all the nerve.  Let's not believe it...

I'm an all or nothing kind of gal and sometimes it drives my 'everything in moderation' husband nuts! I usually need to completely and wholeheartedly change something all at once rather than take the gradual approach.  Knowing this about myself helps me manage life...

I want to be an artist when I grow up. It's one of the things on my list. When I started taking painting lessons my teacher explained to the class that our world would now be colored differently. When you look outside and see green it will not be the same. She was...

When you're in doubt of which path to take pick the one that allows you to live your biggest life. This works for every decision from what to eat (make something different) to should I go back to school (yes, chances are you won't regret it). I love the concept of...

It's fascinating how the world works on a set of global principles that we often don't even realize exist.  Then you learn about it, see how it is playing out right there in your daily life and it's like someone smacked you alongside the head...duh!  This happened to...

There is a chance I might be an expert on clutter, as in 'how to have clutter'!  Aside from the obvious challenges of a closet where you can't find the floor some days, this expertise of mine posed a problem with my upcoming re-BALANCE PROJECT.  I wanted a section on...