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This is Post 9 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I already mentioned that I like the outdoors. Taking time for downtime always leads to inspiration for me. Rather though than write an essay, I'm just going to make a bullet list of things that inspire me. Perhaps some of these… Continue reading Things That Inspire Me
This is Post 8 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Probably the most useful piece of information I've gotten that has helped me with combatting anxiety has been learning the difference between having a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. I also keep this in mind when talking to my kids… Continue reading Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
This is Post 5 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Don't we all need this after the year and a half we've had? I know I feel like I do. I created a set of pages in Notion called "Project Get My Shit Together." For this very task. I feel a… Continue reading A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Shit Together
This is Post 1 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. It's been a bit since I've updated this blog, much less this site - and the site update is definitely on my to-do list as a lot has changed in the past couple of years. The biggest news this year… Continue reading What I’ve Been Doing
This past weekend, I ran my first race since April, 2013. It was 2 miles, and while I'm in the process of training for a 5K, I just started that training a couple of weeks ago. Halfway through the race - at about the one mile mark - I started to wonder why I had… Continue reading #MotivationMonday Baby Steps Get You There
When you have a lot of daily tasks, it can be daunting to check them off. Sometimes, too, we develop bad habits with regards to daily tasks. When you have a lot of repetitive tasks, it makes sense to track them as you would a habit, so that they become automatic to you. Define The… Continue reading #MotivationMonday Create Habits to Make Repetitive Tasks “Mindless” Tasks
I'm working on a novel, Dances With Crazy, for NaNoWriMo (You can follow my journey here), and I'm 10,009 words in. Those 10,009 words are very rough, they make up what Anne Lamott in Bird By Bird called a "shitty first draft." Giving yourself permission to write a less than stellar first draft is perhaps the most important… Continue reading #MotivationMonday The Fine Art of Writing a Crappy First Draft
When you're feeling down, it can be hard to get things done. That's why it's so important to beat the blues and combat depression when you're a person who wants to accomplish big things. But getting through the muck that is depression can be rough-going. Here are some ideas that can help you get back… Continue reading #MotivationMonday Beating the Blues
It's been hot here in Kansas, and we have the air conditioning bill to prove it. I am not a person who enjoys the heat, and I need good ways to cut back on the bill - so if you have suggestions, please share them with me! Since the last time I updated, I've been… Continue reading What I’m Working On: July 2017
January has been an interesting month, full of your usual "getting started for the year"-type tasks. We had some freezing rain earlier this month, and I've been settling into the new routine for the year. It's a fresh year, and there's good stuff on the horizon! Consulting Work In the past few months, I've done… Continue reading What I’ve Been Working On – January
Ronda Bowen 