How is your summer going? Here in Minnesota, the crazy up and down weather pattern is settling down and we finally feel like summer is here. Hurrah! After weeks of clouds, rain, and cool temperatures, I can finally turn off my desktop light therapy box! So, with a hectic summer schedule in full swing for many […]
Failure Analysis in Shared Parenting Planning
When I first decided to blog on my website, I set a goal to blog once a month. Even for a busy person such as myself, I figured it would be a simple task. In fact, my hope was to blog up to two times a month, when I could. Looking back, after missing a […]
The Positive Effects of Imagery
On a recent outing, I came across a tree whose unique appearance and majestic beauty drew me to it. In particular, the twisting and turning of the trunk and tree limbs reminded me of the many twists and turns of my life. Yes, in that metaphoric moment, it was as if the tree understood and […]
Are you a Hostage to Limiting Beliefs?
Not long ago a colleague made a comment that frankly surprised me. Referring to a jacket I was wearing and had modified by adding some buttons, she said, “You are so creative!” Not a particularly newsworthy statement unless you are aware that for much of my life, I have carried a deep-seated belief that I […]
Check Your Assumptions at the Door Please!
On a scale of 1 to 10, how often would you say your assumptions are correct? If less than a perfect 10 has making an assumption caused difficulty in your shared parenting communications? If you answered yes, read on! What happens to important communications when we assume incorrectly? To offer one example of assumption-making gone […]
Suffering From Procrastination Stagnation?
It’s New Year’s Day and we know what that means! For many, it means “battening down” plans to achieve those new (or not so new) New Year’s resolutions. I use the term batten down figuratively from the image I get when thinking about the often difficult challenge of keeping resolutions. I liken the effort to being on […]
Randomness and the Shared-Parenting Agreement
Having worked in the process improvement field for many years, I read with interest a newsletter about the effects of randomness on project planning and management. The basic idea is that because of randomness, our ability to estimate, predict, and forecast project outcome is difficult. It’s difficult because randomness, also known as unpredictability, is possible […]
De-Stress. Your Genes Will Thank You!
With the stress of the holiday season upon us, I recently read, with great interest, an article about the negative impact stress has on our internal balance or “homeostasis.” In short, the article written by Garret Yount for the 2010 Fall/Winter edition of the Noetic Post, states that our preconditioned mind-set (how we interpret and […]
The Little Things in Life
I can’t believe how quickly the holidays are approaching! With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, it seems that people are already stressing out over holiday preparation and activities. How about you? While it’s true the holidays cause a certain level of stress for most people, from personal experience, I know that holiday time can be particularly […]
Decluttering
I admit a preference for organized living and often get the urge to declutter and reorganize my living and work spaces. When this seemingly rhythmic urge strikes, I go through paperwork and files, take inventory of closets and drawers, bag up clothes, books, and other household items that I rarely use, don’t need, or no […]