Memories – Day 12 of 12 Subtraction Project

It's our last day of this holiday project and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. It's really been such a pleasure. I have a very simple project for you today. I want you to get out the photo albums, the box of photos and memories.…
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It’s Enough – Day 11 of 12 Subtraction Project

Repeat after me: Thank you so much! That is so thoughtful of you and I appreciate you so very much. This is what you say when someone gives you a gift and you don't have a gift for them. It's important to practice some things so you don't…
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Time Out – Day 10 of 12 Subtraction Project

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The other day Braeden was losing his mind about something and I said: "I think we need a time-out" and so we sat on the couch together for a minute and just shared space. At first, he was angry. Then he leaned in. Then he crawled on my lap.…
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Light it up – Day 9 of 12 Subtraction Project

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The Winter Solstice is today - it's the longest night - it's one of my favorite days of the year. It's the tipping point of when the days go from darker each day to lighter each day. It feels like the promise of hope and light. Today I have…
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It’s Freezing! – Day 8 of 12 Subtraction Project

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It's Thursday - it's my favorite day of the week - all the anticipation for this weekend and the holidays is at it's peak and the stress has been kept at bay! Today I have 3 suggested Subtraction Project prompts: Eat something from the…
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About all the food – Day 7 of 12 Subtraction Project

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Hi! Hello! You're doing great! This is permission to take one bite of a cookie that doesn't taste good and politely put the remainder into a napkin because you are too good to eat sub-par cookies. This is permission to enjoy what you want…
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Gift Giving Stress – Day 6 of 12 Subtraction Project

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On Friday morning I was reading Braeden the book "The Gift of Nothing" it's a great story about a little cat that wants to get his friend, a dog, something that he doesn't already have, but it's tricky, because his friend has everything, so…
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Flowing & Planning – Day 5 of 12 Subtraction Project

I like to live in a state of Flow, where I move from one thing to the next thing with momentum and ease on my side. This can only happen though if I have a bit of planning done because without that planning done flow turns pretty quickly into…
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Sending Love – Day 4 of 12 Subtraction Project

The year was 2008. Lexi was a baby. It was not the easiest of years, I had tried to get a photo of Lexi for her first holiday photo card and nothing was working the way I wanted it to and then Lexi got sick and we didn't head home for the only…
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Why don’t we do things like that? – DAY 3 of 12 SUBTRACTION PROJECT

Happy Saturday and Happy Day 3 of our Subtraction Project. Have you ever been around someone that has "must be nice" syndrome? You do something (like book a life-long dream vacation to Italy) and they say "Must be nice!" and it is either said…
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Progress is Progress – DAY 2 OF 12 SUBTRACTION PROJECT

Today we have a an oldie and a goodie for you! Grab a bag (you pick the size) and do a lap around your home and get rid of the garbage, the broken pieces, the magazine from September, the thing that you simply will not tolerate picking up one…
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All is calm – Day 1 of 12 Subtraction Project

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE SUBTRACTION PROJECT PROMPTS HERE  Welcome to Day 1 of our 12 Day Subtraction Project Holiday Edition! One of my very favorite songs this season is Silent Night. It gives me the chills every time I hear it and my eyes…
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What your neglected LinkedIn profile tells me.

Have you ever met someone in real life and then you go to connect with them later on and there's a bit of a disconnect? Maybe the photo looks a decade and 50lbs ago (honestly, we all look at the picture first). Perhaps the title or even the…
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Dress for the Weather

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A few years ago my friend Erica shared an amazing perspective with me: If you dress for the weather you have less to complain about when it’s cold and horrible outside. It was a combination of a duh-aha moment because I realized how frequently…
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