*We are so grateful that ALL of our 2018 PowerSheets are headed to happy homes! Sign up to know when we restock our Six-Month Undated PowerSheets later this Spring! Welcome to my Seventh-Annual Make It Happen Goal Setting Series! I’m so grateful for this series, and for all of you who join each year. How has it been seven years, friends? I’m so pumped for this year!!! Want to listen to this post instead of reading? Here you go! Let’s get right to…
What causes someone to set a goal and actually make it happen? The pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change. Woosh! When I think back to the turning points in my life, that truth is clear as day: When I struggled with anorexia and depression in college. When my marriage was falling apart. When I took the leap of faith to start Southern Weddings ten years ago. In our season of having two babies in 6 months….
Maybe your thoughts have been similar to mine as December has begun: What does the year ahead hold? Have you caught yourself feeling doubtful, afraid, or unsure about 2018 already? Maybe you’ve felt a little overwhelmed about it, like you’ve failed before even starting. My friend Lindsay said something last week about doing things for the good of her January self. I really like that. That’s what cultivating is all about: a little intentional forethought goes a long way! Let’s do a…
Have you seen the extra tag on all those items you are considering purchasing this year? You may not have seen or noticed this tag before, but it’s there: The Time Tag. Everything we buy costs not only dollars but time. The Time Tag illuminates how much time it will take to care for, manage, or get the most out of that item. And, with what I call cultivated purchases, how much time you will potentially get back! Everything has a…
I wish I had a direct line to my loved ones’ brains so I could know exactly what gifts would make them feel most loved and appreciated. I’ve done a lot of thinking lately about gift giving in general, and how a meaningful gift can quite literally change someone’s life. Wrapping paper from The House that Lars Built When I think about the most memorable gifts I’ve received, the things that top my list are gifts of time. When a…