Focus on the Good
kdillon2012-11-09T18:28:56+00:00After writing a non-resolution post at the beginning of the year, I followed it up a few days later with a three-word commitment. The exercise in choosing three words to be ever mindful of as
What Would You Do with an Extra Hour in Your Day?
kdillon2012-11-05T12:40:53+00:00Fall back. Two of the best words this time of year. I become gleeful over the idea of having an extra hour. I would prefer sixty minutes each day though. It seems one thing holding
NaBloPoMo is Crazy Talk
kdillon2012-11-01T16:27:07+00:00I am crazy. ALL CAP, italic, and bold kind of CRAZY. It would be crazy to commit to National Blog Post Month (NaBloPoMo), writing a blog post each day for the entire month of November.
A Soon-to-Be-Happy Halloween
kdillon2012-10-31T14:33:32+00:00I have been a Halloween crank with my kids. The decorations didn't go up until yesterday. Frankenstorm was here to destroy the outside decorations, but I can't use that as an excuse; there was nothing
A Single Mom, Not a Superhero
kdillon2012-10-09T12:38:17+00:00After four years as a single mom, I still have not realized the impossibility of also being a superhero. Instead of accepting this reality, my inner voice regularly makes declarations like this: "One day in
A Single Mom Dream: Resting and Doing Nothing
kdillon2012-07-23T10:33:37+00:00Last summer when writing my annual Family Summer Activity List post, I stated I knew it would be a challenging summer to balance parenting, work, and school. I was also confident it would be better
The Definition of Success
kdillon2012-06-29T14:26:27+00:00When you hear someone mention a "successful person," is the assumption this person has a healthy work-life balance or is happy? Of course not. The implication is financial wealth or status. It is how we
What Would Bryce Harper’s Mom Do?
kdillon2012-06-27T12:53:57+00:00Life can be simultaneously joyous and challenging. It is something I recognize daily with our family life right now. It is probably inaccurate calling what we are living 'family life.' It would be more precise
Progress from Perfectionism
kdillon2012-06-22T15:49:59+00:00The drive to be perfect- it's an unwelcome quality still hanging on from my marriage. I battle this urge to aim for perfection in an attempt to extinguish the last bits of this nasty characteristic.
6 Things to Inspire Being Happy
kdillon2012-04-11T14:00:41+00:00There are times coming off the path on my journey has led to unexpected, positive events. Recently meandering on a different path has not been a good experience. It has affected my happiness, an emotion