It’s been one year since I quit my job—my job as a doctor that is. Anyone familiar with the pathway to becoming a physician will tell you it is no easy one. College was a blur of science classes, medical school followed with hours of endless study, and then there was residency where I spent long days on my feet, hustling and bustling around the hospital. And for me, the journey began even before college because I was always academically-inclined. I regularly tried to skip recess in ... continue reading...
The Illusion of Balance and Something Better
I still remember the conversation I had with a close friend of mine back when we were both new moms. “I just can’t seem to balance it all,” I told her. “I get on top of one area of my life but at the same time it feels like I’m letting something else slide.”I remember it so clearly because it was a re-occurring conversation - talk of spinning all the plates or keeping it all afloat. Thick in this new and exciting stage of life, we would start new meal planning routines, new exercise programs ... continue reading...
Simple Ways to Show Your Husband He’s a Priority
"The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life." Proverbs 31:11-12 What can we do to help make our husband's a priority?They started out as notes on college-ruled paper when we began to fall for each other as teenagers, folded into intricately small designs (as only high schoolers know how to do, so as to not get caught, weaving them through a path out of eyeshot of teachers). Except, instead of ... continue reading...
Why Moms Can Dress Their Best
After the birth of my first son, I did not step foot into a dressing room for months. I definitely wasn't feeling my best. I remember my sister coming to visit me, and we decided to head to Nordstrom Rack. Inside the store, I felt like a lost puppy. Fighting back tears and frustration, swiping hanger after hanger. Nothing looked right and nothing fit right. Not too mention, I winced at every sound, sniffle, or sigh my 3-month old made in his stroller.“What if he CRIES in the store!? Will we ... continue reading...
Use THIS 9-Step Process to Accomplish Any Goal
Last fall my sister and I were talking on the phone. I had mentioned that I wanted to create a course to help overwhelmed women get organized and feel confident about managing their homes. But...I didn't know HOW to create a course and it was all so overwhelming.I specifically remember whining telling her - It's so much work. What platform do I use? I don't have all the equipment. I don't know how to edit videos. The website stuff is so complicated. I'm not good at technical stuff. Blah, ... continue reading...
5 Wonderful Recommendations for Every Book-Loving Mom
“I have never been able to resist the appeal of a child who asks, ‘Read to me, please?’”Author Gladys Hunt’s comment made me laugh when I first read it. My toddler daughter, not yet even stringing words together in sentences, brings me book after book all day long as her pleading eyes urge me to sit and read to her. So Natalie and I sit on the floor and read a Dr. Seuss, or perhaps Good Dog, Carl or Jamberry. My daughter’s excitement for books brings me joy, as I, too, am a book lover at ... continue reading...
3 Tools To Help Your Kids Calm Their Anger
Over the last five years, John and I have opened our home to adoption. We’ve welcome seven kids during that time, and while I expected chaos, conflict and growing pains, what I didn’t expect was all the anger. Immediately John and I started seeking help from therapists. They gave us wonderful tools to use, and I learned how to teach my kids how to use Insight and Imagination to help them calm their anger. Insight Into Body Cues The first step to helping kids know how to calm ... continue reading...
Working Smart As A Homemaker with A Better To-Do List
As a homemaker, the to-do list can be daunting and feel never-ending. Here's an idea I have to streamline it a little more.Yesterday was one of those mornings when I woke up early feeling stressed. So many things to do! I had some writing assignments to work on, a stack of paperwork that would not go away, laundry that needed to be hung up in the bedroom, three errands to run downtown, and helping my husband pack for India –to name some of the things.Can’t. Breathe.I’d like to say ... continue reading...
6 Easy Ways to Boost Your Immune System
oh hi! You've not seen me around here yet, but I'm hoping you like this because they'll be a few more posts like it coming soon. ;) Since we haven't met before, my name is Cambria and I am Lisa's fourth child and third daughter. There are a few things I'm borderline obsessed with: pugs, parties, coffee, and recently, health. Exercise, vitamins, essential oils---you name it! I have begun to love doing everything I can to promote good health---both for myself and for others.Maybe it's the ... continue reading...
Going Deeper With Your Husband (When You Struggle to Connect)
A few months ago I shared how I have struggled with a fear of intimacy which has, inevitably, affected my marriage. Growing closer has been a struggle for us – but a struggle with many rewards! In the past almost-five-years, I’ve learned just how much my fear of closeness has kept me from connecting with my husband.Some people get married with a long list of common interests and passions. My husband and I did not. We definitely chose the harder road when we chose each other, but we were ... continue reading...
Six Mistakes To Avoid When You Start Organizing
Are you ready to create a home you love to spend time in? Do you wish it was streamlined, organized and easy to maintain?Before you get started, let's look at the biggest organizing mistakes people make...so you don't make the same ones.My girls and I love watching Project Runway. It's a reality show where they give clothing designers an assignment and limited time to create a new outfit. When the time is up they must send their piece down the runway (on their model). The judges ... continue reading...
How To Overcome Rejection After A Betrayal
I couldn't believe my life.Sitting on the floor in my room, tears running down my face. I was heartbroken. Nothing in my world looked familiar. No one felt safe anymore. I was lost, hurt and alone.I tried going to church that Sunday but something didn't feel right. I was anxious and nervous the entire time. Worried that someone would come up to me and ask how we were doing. I couldn't get into worship service, or pay attention to the sermon. Everything in me was screaming at me to get ... continue reading...
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