Hey Everybody!! How'd you like that attention grabbing title? Did it work? Some of you mentioned to me that my blog was having issues with the "like" button. Nothing like some technical issues to welcome me back. 😉 I contacted the Happiness Engineers and they got me all fixed up. Now you can like away! [...]
Category: 30 day challenges
30 Day Challenge – August
30 Day Challenge. As promised in yesterday's post, I'm back with the announcement of my final 30-day challenge in this year of 30-day challenges. Each month since I turned 40 I have completed a 30-day challenge. Some have been physically challenging and some have been mentally challenging. Some months the challenge has been a breeze [...]
30 Day Challenge…July
30 Day Challenge. I can't believe that I've made it to month 11 in my year of 30-day challenges. If you are new to the blog, I have been doing a 30-day challenge each month since I turned 40 last September. They vary between physical and mental challenges but are always meant to encourage personal [...]
30 Day Challenge… April
#thisis40. We are fast approaching the 8th month in my year of #thisis40 thirty day challenges. Those of you who've been following along since the beginning know that I turned 40 in September of 2017. Eek! I can't believe that we are well past the halfway mark of my 40th year! Even though I had [...]
30 Day Challenge…March
30 Day Challenge. Once again it's time to announce my next thirty-day challenge. If you are new to my blog, every month, since I turned 40 back in September, I set a new thirty-day challenge for myself. The goal is to have my year of being 40, a time to press outside of my comfort [...]
Lessons Learned While Practicing Gratitude
Gratitude. Gratitude is defined as the quality of being thankful. It is a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. There have been numerous recent (and probably old ones as well) studies that show how practicing gratitude each day is good for our mental health. December tends to be a whirlwind of activity [...]
30 Days Of… January Challenge
Monthly Challenge. 30 Days Of... January Challenge. I hope that all of you are having a lovely holiday season. I didn't think I'd be back with a post until Friday. Then I realized, not only are we rapidly approaching the end of the year...we are rapidly approaching the end of December and I haven't announced [...]
Gratitude + Music
Gratitude for Music. Today is Day 11 of my December challenge. I have pondered each daily prompt of gratitude. And I have taken photos. I have shared little snippets on my Instagram story. And I have journaled. I collected ideas and thoughts and felt grateful for this amazing thing called life. When I came to [...]
What I Learned From 30 Days Of Preparing A New Recipe Each Day
November Challenge. Phew! I made it through my November Challenge. At the end of 30 days, I prepared a total of 36 "new to me" recipes. I found this challenge to be...well...challenging. I'm busy running a household and raising three teenagers and trying to keep a puppy from demolishing every scrap of paper or [...]
Recipes Tried In November – Round 4
November Recipes. I still can't believe that I have completed the process of making 26 "new to me" recipes. Only 4 more days to go! I was talking to my mom the other day and I told her that I thought I would crush my November Challenge. Her response was, "and do you know why?". [...]