Take a minute and look at the photo above. What do you notice? Do you notice the big blank whiteboard? What about the silver edges? However, If you’re like me, you probably noticed that blue dot in the lower corner. Yep, now whenever you look at the picture, your eyes are going to go right… Read More What Do You Look At When You Look In the Mirror?
A few weeks ago, I went to a dear friends wedding reception. I was sitting at a table, eating snacks and enjoying small talk, when the music came on. it started with the father/daughter dance, mother/son dance and then light background music. All of a sudden, the music changed to upbeat and loud. My sister… Read More Let Others See The Real You And Love Yourself
For 9 months out of the year, I am always dressing up and doing my hair and makeup. Once school ends, I am all about the yoga pants, ponytail and no makeup. Teaching is an exhausting job, so once summer hits, it feels good not to have to get up at 6 and get all… Read More Yoga Pants: Actually For Workouts or a Safety Net?
This morning, one of my very good friends stopped me in the hall at work. She told me that she had read one of my posts last night and didn’t realize that I had/still struggle with my confidence and my self-image. She said, “I would have never guessed that you struggled with that! You are… Read More You Are Never Alone: Even Though you May Feel Alone
In our world, there are so many things that tell us how we should be. We should only have tiny legs, we should only have a 6 pack, we should only weigh _________, I could go on and on about what the world says we should look like. Some days, I don’t even like looking… Read More Love Yourself A Little Bit More With This One Easy Tip
I am a fifth grade teacher. I love love love being around students and helping them to achieve success. But let’s be honest, somedays the kids just don’t want to be there. I decided that I was going to do something to help the kids look forward to coming to school. Find Your Style My… Read More How to Make Clothes Boost Your Confidence
Tonight, my little girls had soccer games. My oldest, B, told me that she wanted to try out goalie. The coach put her in for second half and she was as happy as could be. Needless to say, she let about 4 goals in. She had never been a goalie before, so she was used… Read More You Could Fail, But What If You Don’t?
When I was a freshman in high school, I decided to tryout for the girl’s soccer team. It had been a dream of mine for a long time. I would show up every morning at 6 am during the summer for conditioning and practice. I had never worked so hard in my life!!! When it… Read More One Question That Changed My Life Forever
When I was a senior in high school (2007), my dad was diagnosed with brain cancer. Glioblastoma to be more specific. As he started to go through treatments and biopsies, his health started to fade and his ability to speak deteriorated. Instead of saying, “They are doing it wrong,” it came out, “Wrong, they do… Read More A Piece of Advice that Will Help You Endure Anything!
How many times have we gone on diets? I know for me, at least every January! We start out strong, motivated and excited. The diets have us do meal plans; salads for lunch, nuts and cheese for snacks and then our dinners consist of chicken, broccoli, and quinoa. Whenever we go to parties, we politely… Read More The Reality and Truth About Diets: Do They Work?
