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Using Candles for Hygge Life | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
I set a goal this year to dig deeper into Hygge life. As part of that, I needed to learn what is Hygge life. As part of this journey, I decided to commit myself to 30 days of Hygge. When I made the commitment to 30 days of Hygge I was stressed and worried that I’d be adding to my already busy schedule. However, Britta Olsson, author of Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness, starts Day 1 with a simple task. Day one of the challenge is using candles for Hygge life. Sounds simple right? It is simple and I loved that!!!! I thought the task would be to use…
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What is Hygge Life | 30 days of Hygge Challenge
During busy seasons, busy moms around the world crave just being home. They need and silently ask the powers at bay to give them just one day at home. No expectations. No plans. Just blissful fun, laughter, or moments of quiet (and not the quiet where you need to find the kids to see what they did now). The Danes have cracked the code for improving life and balancing public and personal time. They call it Hygge, but what is Hygge life? Before discovering this term, I had integrated it in many ways throughout my Seeking Simple Life journey. I honestly, didn’t know about minimalism, Hygge, mindfulness, or intentional living…
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Toxic Work Environments Affect Productivity
Are you happy at work? Are there toxic people at work? How is your productivity? Negative or toxic work environments affect productivity. Let’s be honest. When work environments or cultures are positive, work is great. Sure there might be stressful situations but it will be somewhat manageable because people are working together. Then someone starts doing something questionable or being negative. That negativity breeds a toxic work environment very quickly. A negative influence is four times more powerful than a positive person. That is why you need to surround yourself with positive people. This toxic environment makes it very difficult to stay productive at work. Why is that? Toxic Work…
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How to Teach Kids Integrity | Coaching the Future Generation
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give their child is teaching them about integrity. Integrity is the foundation of a very important life skill that leads to accountability and trustworthiness. Learning how to teach kids integrity not only helps your child, but it will bring you closer to your child as they grow. Throughout our intentional parenting journey, we often coached our kids about having integrity. While coaching the kids we had to “walk the walk”, not just “talk the talk”. Telling them not to lie to us wasn’t enough. Our actions and words had to show them how to have integrity. We had to intentionally parent in…
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What is Intentional Parenting | Connecting with Our Children
Parenting can be hard, but also very rewarding. When the days are good, they are great! When they aren’t going so well, it is very hard to remember the good days. What is intentional parenting and how can it help us connect with our children? We have three children, two of whom are adults now. I hadn’t heard of intentional parenting until recently and it struck me that this is exactly how we raised our own kids. Which makes sense considering we have been personally creating an intentional life now for years. The process for creating an intentional life naturally flowed into our parenting style. How we disciplined each child.…
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How to Create a Family Emergency Binder | Seeking Simple Life
Illness or death for a loved one is never easy to process. Your mind is filled with all of the emotions and may not be thinking through the specific tasks that you need to get done. Learning how to create a family emergency binder might just be the solution for being more prepared for a crisis. We’ve had a number of close family members pass away recently and it had me thinking about a family emergency binder. Do I know where all of the important papers are for the house? Would my adult kids know where to find information needed to pay bills? Does my husband know who to contact…
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Easy Summer Camp Planning Guide for Parents | Simplify Your Summer
It’s that time of year when summer camps are open for registrations but how do you choose? Which ones are best for your kids and won’t break the bank? What if they are full already but looked amazing? There are so many options but you don’t know where to begin. This easy summer camp planning guide for parents is perfect for simplifying your summer. **disclaimer** This summer camp planning guide does not include a magical mom taxi for taking said children to or from their summer camps. That wonderful task is still left for yourself or someone you trust. Enjoy that mom taxi time it can be amazing! When kids…
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How To Get Over Mental Barriers | Create The Life You Want
Barriers come in many forms, but learning how to get over mental barriers is the worst. Mental barriers come with that inner voice that tells you what to do or not to do and they can hard to recognize and hardest to overcome. In the Goal Setting and Tracking Series, I talked about the categories of barriers and how to identify barriers that may stop or delay your goals. What happens when you come across a mental barrier? What do you do when you are frozen in fear of overdoing that next step? You thought that the barrier was ‘lack of knowledge’ or ‘lack of time’ or just some other…
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The Risk of Gender-Balance at Work | #Balanceforbetter at Work
Is gender balance at work a positive step towards equality? Or does it raise more questions and doubts? These are all valid questions that we need to ask ourselves as we strive for equality in the workplace. I’m a female engineer with over 20 years of working in a man’s world. It hasn’t been easy and there have been times where I’ve had to adjust my approach to “earn” enough respect to be heard at that conference room table. It is easy to get upset at that last statement and shout from the roof-top that it shouldn’t have happened. However, I want to offer you a different perspective today. One…
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Gender-Balance Starts At Home | #BalanceForBetter at Home
It’s International Women’s Day this week and it has me thinking about gender balance. Not just gender balance in the workplace but gender balance starts at home too. The theme for the 2019 International Women’s Day is #Balanceforbetter. Many moms feel like they carry the burden of home organization and parenting by themselves, and don’t realize the benefits of delegation. Should gender balance start at home? I keep hearing moms, tired and exhausted moms, say their husbands don’t do enough around the home or with the kids. These are moms that work outside the home, moms that work from home, and stay-at-home moms. I’m going to be very clear here.…
