On Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015, I backed into a mailbox with my van.  I was in my friend’s neighborhood, dropping off my 8-year old like I do every weekday morning before school.  I’m not proud of it.  I was distracted and not paying attention (like I should have been). This was a first-time occurrence for …

I read an article recently suggesting that using the word “busy” or saying “I’ve been busy lately,” is not a good term or phrase to use.  The implication does not share anything specific going on in your life with others.  In fact, the word busy can even lead people to think you’re being ‘lazy’ and …

“Can I have just one more hug?” my three year old asked me this morning shyly. “Of course!” I replied. “You can always have one more hug from me. You can have as many hugs as you want,” I said. We embraced each other. I sure did appreciate my child’s extra affection and attention to …

Now that I’m over a month into my fall semester of graduate school, I’m beginning to feel the pressure and anxiety that goes along with homework reading and assignments.  Add to that my work and family obligations.  Specifically I’m thinking about my daughter’s second grade learning, her extracurricular activities, my family meals to plan, an …

I had a revelation recently about criticism.  Last week during a meeting with my book illustrator, I realized my change in attitude over helpful feedback. He showed me his initial sketches that are bringing my words to life (which I absolutely love!)  However, on one page, I had too many things happening in the story.  Within four lines …

Recently I interviewed a mental health counselor for an article.  We discussed some of the main reasons people benefit from attending therapy sessions.  The counselor revealed that a common misconception the general public has is that asking for help is often seen as a weakness. People may want to have it all in life and …