Holidays are filled with “should’s” and “supposed to’s”. ‘We should get together with family.’ or ‘We should be happy this time of year.’ For many, the holidays are anything but a happy time and are mired in stress. There is an idea that gatherings and meals need to be “perfect”. Holiday cards perpetuate this notion […]
For parents, this is a magical time of year. It is when the kids return to school. This means that there is a normal that can quickly be settled into once again or perhaps it might mean establishing a new normal. Not all kids will think of September (or as often is the case, the […]
Change takes time. Change is a process. Change is hard. All three of these statements are true, and yet they don’t exactly make us want to rush out and commit to making a change. Most human beings prefer stability to change. We crave safety and security, as well as objects, people, and places that are […]
As adults, we romanticize snow. We look back with fondness on snow days, sledding, hot chocolate, and an unexpected day off. We might remember turning our pajamas inside out in the hopes that the School Closure Gods will take pity on us and declare a snow day. Once we become parents, we see that snow […]
Holidays are tough. Whether it is the logistics of pulling it off (either attending or preparing) or even the thought of coping with so many family members in one room, most of us are affected by this time of year. Here is a quick survival cheat sheet in making it through the season with more […]
November is inherently a time to take stock, to express gratitude, and to prepare to make changes once the new year begins. Taking stock is something that most of us find to be challenging. It means that we have to admit to ourselves (and perhaps others) that we don’t always do things “right” or that […]