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…

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  • October’s 10 Things

    Happy November! At the beginning of last month, I wrote a “monthly recap” after taking time to make a list of 10 memorable things (big and small) that happened in the previous month. I enjoyed that experience so much that I did the exercise again over the weekend and was happily reminded of some of the fun moments that happened…

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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…

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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…

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  • Next week marks one year since I sent out my first newsletter. I can’t believe it! To all of you who have subscribed over the past year, thank you so much!! This newsletter has been such a fun creative outlet for me and I am continually amazed that people besides my mom and grandma read each week. Hopefully, you are reading…

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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…

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  • September’s 10 Things

    September’s 10 Things

    Can you believe it’s October? Can you believe it’s only October? Time is weird right now. There is a lot of messaging out there about “just wanting 2020 to be over.” And the sentiment of the message is very valid as it’s been a rough year for so many people. But last week, there was something about the beginning of October that…

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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…

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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…

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  • In 2016, Laura Vanderkam, author of several time management and productivity books, published an op-ed in the New York Times titled, The Busy Person’s Lies. The article recounted Laura’s experience with logging time in half-hour blocks for a full year (a year, by the way, that included things such as having a fourth baby, publishing a book and traveling for work!). As…

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  • Happy Monday! And to all those observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast and a peaceful time of reflection. Whenever you are reading this, read on below for some steps to a happier day, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with…

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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…

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