Essays

  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Notes from February

    Can you believe we’re already in March? Temps reached 60 degrees in Chicago last weekend, which was a lovely sign of the passage of time. I mean, I fully expect another snowstorm or two, but great to know we are inching closer to summer 🙂  With the end of February last week, I took time to jot down 10 things to remember, which…

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  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • The Pebble in Your Shoe

    Long ago, I heard an analogy that resonated with me: Imagine it’s the end of your Monday and you walk into the kitchen to get some water. It’s been a good day. You slept well, the sun was out, and things went according to plan at work. You open a cabinet and the glass you were going to grab falls…

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  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Happy Monday! MMM is on reruns this week as I get through a busy stretch with work. 🙂 Back next week with new thoughts, but until, then sharing something from a previous newsletter that I needed this morning.  Whether you are enjoying the long weekend today or back to the routine, hope you have a wonderful Monday!! Three Steps to…

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  • Happy Valentine’s Day!! I feel like people are either pro-Valentine’s Day or anti-Valentine’s Day. How do you feel about it? I can see the points against the minor holiday… but I don’t know… I’ve always liked it. Not necessarily for romantic reasons, but because the day prompts us to reach out to loved ones and because it changes up the…

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  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Recently, I met up with a friend from college to grab dinner and catch up. The friend and I both live in Chicago and are originally from Florida, but I’m embarrassed to admit this was the first time we’ve seen each other in Chicago, despite us both living in the city for a couple of years (!) now.  Life happens,…

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  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Notes from January

    Getting through January always feels like a feat, right? However the month went for you, we did it. First month of 2022 is under our belts and we’re onto the next! Excited to be continuing the trend of writing a recap at the end of the month with 10 things I’m loving or want to remember. If you are looking for an activity to…

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  • Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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