Essays

  • Monday, 12/23/24: Talking about what’s on my radar

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 12/16/24: Talking about the energy we send out

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 12/9/24: Talking about what’s on my radar

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Can you believe it is already December?! The last month of the year!  I feel like 2024 has flown by. I can vividly remember it being last December, when I was freshly engaged to Matt and starting to think about a wedding, while also soaking up the magic of the season.  After we selected our January 3 wedding date, I remember thinking…

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  • Monday, 12/2/24: Talking about December planning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 11/25/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • A morning last week, I was getting ready for work in a hurry. As I hastily pulled on a pair tights, my nail snagged, and the tights tore all the way up one side. Ugh. Great. I started rummaging through my drawer to see if I had another pair when, alas, I discovered I had a brand-new, unopened package of…

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  • Monday, 11/18/24: Talking about the answers in front of us

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 11/11/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Happy November! I’m writing this at 4 PM Sunday afternoon and the sun is already setting… hello Daylight Savings! I just made myself a decaf coffee because it’s making me sleepy. Hope I can trick myself into waking up a bit .  Maybe it’s having the upcoming wedding to look forward to (60 days!) or maybe after 8 years in Chicago I’m…

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  • Monday, 11/4/24: Talking about November planning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • End-of-Year Game Plan

    Friends, it is time.  It’s late October. Halloween is a week from Thursday. Before we know it, we’ll blink and it’ll be Christmas. These are the kinds of thoughts that start swirling around in my head this time of year. And I know it’s not just me! Over the past week, I’ve had similar conversations with a couple of different…

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