When it comes to the never ending conversation of not having enough time for things - I've found one thing massively helpful.  To Just DO rather than thinking about doing.  The biggest reason for this is when we start thinking about all that has to be done - the tasks seem to grow in size and seem insurmountable.  But instead, if we focus on just doing one thing at a time and keep moving, things just get done and we get this tremendous feeling of accomplishment rather than dread.  Do you ever feel this way?   Read More

Time - it's such an important thing, right?  Everyone has the same number of hours in a day and yet, somehow, we never feel like we have enough to fit in everything we want to do.  Most of my clients tell me that they wish they had more time -- more time to cook, to exercise, to see friends, to play with their kids, to go on date night with their spouses, to sleep, just -- more time.  So, how do you do it?  How do those people who "fit it all in" seem to make it all work? Below are my top tips on how to make time feel like it's on your side: Read More

The other day, my 2.5 year old son was having the biggest tantrum I had seen.  I'm talking level 5 massive screaming head off banging body on the floor type of tantrum that seemed to be lasting for eternity.  As I tried to wait for him to calm down (at that point, nothing I say or do is helpful and in fact causes him to freak out more so I just have to sit nearby and wait it out), I thought back to what he ate earlier in the afternoon. Hmmm, he just had 3 oreo cookies with his afternoon snack not too long ago.  Could this be what was contributing to his hellish behavior?? Or is my son now just crazy and resorting to this behavior because the lego fell off the top of his tower?  Sadly, I think it's the oreos... Read More