Each year, I look forward to the holiday season because it forces me to slow down and I am reminded of the many blessings I have in my life. And this year, Christmas break (which is two whole weeks off for the kids – eeeek!) is a vacation of sorts for my family even if […]
End of Summer Sabbatical
I’ve done some soul searching and I’m on a new path recently. I’m taking more and more time to foster one of my loves – the art of writing. In my latest post, I shared the wish of publishing more on the blog than once per week. But I realized the major challenge in reaching […]
Realigning Priorities in Blogging and Elsewhere
Many of you know I took a blogcation recently. This meant no writing, publishing or promoting a single word from my blog in that time. In the nearly three years I’ve been blogging, this was the FIRST time I didn’t post in over two weeks. That’s right, two weeks away from posting AND the nine […]
Taking a Blogtastic Blogcation
I’ve never taken a blogcation {a vacation from my blog} for more than a few days in the nearly three years that I’ve been blogging. The most I’ve ever been away from this blog was this past December when I took almost one full week off before the New Year – and you know what? […]
A Well Deserved Blogcation
I look forward to the holiday season every single year because it forces me to slow down (after the stress of decorating, baking, shopping and wrapping is done of course). But once Christmas is actually here, it’s a wonderful time to spend with the family and just ENJOY life. Christmas week is a vacation of […]