Here’s where I share all my balance secrets.
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How Routines Help Us (and Tips for Establishing Them)
I love mornings. This, coming from the girl who used to need to set an alarm to get up at…
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How I Manage Anxiety Every Day
During my long break from EVERYTHING in January, I rediscovered the invaluable practice of radical self-care. Within a few short…
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21 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Feeling Off-Balance
A few months ago, I bought a new car. My old car served me well through seven years and 140,000…
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The Real Scoop on Balance (Balance is Not a Myth)
I need to weigh in on something. And it may or may not resemble a rant. It’s not the most…
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Everyday Balance: Thoughts on Guilt and Rest
Yesterday, I took a nap. Here’s the thing about me and naps: unless I’m vomiting or up all night with…
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Everyday Balance: Three Practices I Cannot Skip
I have very little margin in my day. Normally, I work hard to keep my calendar clear and my days…
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Here’s a Balance Tip: Get off the Internet
The other day after all the children had left for school, I took the dirty breakfast dishes and started loading…
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Everyday Balance: A Laundry Revelation
I’ve written many times about laundry over the years. Mostly when I write the word “Laundry” I really use it…
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BBi-2013: Control What You Can (hint: you can only control you)
I can’t control everything. But I can control some things. Knowing the difference between what I can control and what…
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BBi-2013, Week 15: Recognize Rhythms of Life
I prepared this post before I saw the news. I wrestled with whether to go ahead and run it as…
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BBi-2013, Week 14: Give Your Funk to God
I don’t even know where to start with this post. This is a blog about living a well-balanced life, right?…
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BBi-2013, Week 13 :: Make Friends With the Word “No”
One of the most powerful tools in your debt-free plan is the word “no.” No, I will not buy new…
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BBi 2013, Week 10 :: Be Quiet
“Quiet time is often not quiet. Our designated prayer time is generally consumed by hurried meditation on a scripture passage,…
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BBi-2013, Week 9: Manage Your Chaos
Last week, we had some chaos going on in our house. Not life-altering, heart-wrenching chaos. But mess-up-my-routine, nothing-is-where-it-should be, chaos….
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BBi-2013, Week 8 :: Be on Time (Or Confessions of a Reformed Habitually Late Person)
I am embarrassed to admit this, but for ten years, I never knew our church service opened with a scripture…
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BBi2013 Week 7: Define Success
“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing…
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BBi-2013 Week 6: Pay Attention to Your Inner Monologue. Silence it, if Necessary
Warning: Today, I’m letting you inside my head. Not the filtered, edited and photo-shopped version, either. But the messy, irrational, borderline-psychotic version….
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BBi2013, Week 5 :: Find Like-Minded Confidants
Most people won’t get you. Oh, they may like you well and good—-want to be with you, meet you for…
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BBi-2013 Week 4: Tackle the Things You Dread
Good Morning, Class! Today’s lesson is going to be all scientific-like. And you will think I am smart and…
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BBi-2013, Week 3: Establish Routines and Rituals
Routines and rituals get a bad rap. Routine is portrayed as boring, mundane, bondage. And “ritual” just sounds, well,…
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Better Balance in 2013 (BBi-2013) Week 2: Live with Prayerful Intention
The areas in life where I have reaped the greatest rewards, harvested the most fruit and enjoyed the most success…