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Have you ever been in that place where you have the best of intentions but just can't seem to follow through? You have goals. Big goals that you've been working hard to accomplish. But then something happens. Maybe you get sick. Or are asked to put in more hours at work. Schools suddenly close due [...]
"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."Sylvia Plath Self-doubt is sneaky. It swoops in, stealing your confidence, your productivity, and most of all, your self-esteem. There are many ways in which self-doubt can show up in your life. You may have vague feelings that you aren't good enough or that you can't handle what life [...]
Quarantine ... like it or not, it's been here for awhile now. It's hard to say exactly how long it will be around but here in Wisconsin, we're bracing for at least another month. I'm doing my very best to stay positive and to continue learning and growing through the chaos. And do you know [...]
Imposter syndrome shows up in our lives in various ways. It holds us back from reaching our full potential and is, unfortunately, incredibly insidious. I have always remembered feeling as if I didn't deserve the successes I've had in life. As if somehow luck rather than skill has been responsible for where I am today. [...]
Money, fame, achievement. Everyone craves success on some level. And everyone's definition of success is slightly different. As a working mom, my definition of success includes separate achievements for work and home. Both realms are demanding and it can sometimes feel like I'm treading water rather than making any real progress. I certainly could decide [...]
The world is a strange place right now. Here in Wisconsin, the governor ordered closure of all bars and restaurants earlier this week. If you know anything about Wisconsin, it’s that our population relies on its dense population of bars and churches to survive. And churches across the state closed their doors over the weekend. [...]
I have a confession to make. A deep, dark secret which is tough to admit even to myself. The secret is that a negative mindset has destroyed progress toward so many of my goals in life. Goals such as getting (and keeping!) my house organized. Expanding my piano repertoire by learning new pieces. Becoming more [...]
After a particularly long and stressful day a few weeks ago, I had an epiphany. It suddenly hit me that I am a working mom. Not a very timely epiphany as my first child is 9 and I worked before and after her birth. But an epiphany, nonetheless. There are times when navigating a full-time [...]
Can you believe that we are about to turn the calendar over to 2020 and are already talking about new year's resolutions? I'm not sure about you but 2019 flew right by me! My 2019 was a year of both endings and new beginnings. It was the year that I finished the graduate nursing education [...]
Mom guilt has haunted me since I first became a mom 9 years ago. My daughter made her appearance mid-semester of an intense nursing program. I had been nervous about the impending birth since the positive pregnancy test. It wasn’t necessarily the birth itself I feared, it was not graduating from the program. Nursing programs [...]