"Those last few hours at home with the kids in the evening before they get to bed are so hard.  I know it's supposed to be a happy time - getting home from work, spending the precious time I have in the day with them.  But instead, it is always so stressful.  I'm tired from working all day, and I still have to get everyone through our entire nightly routine including eating, baths, and everything else.  The kids are usually the crankiest, and instead of enjoying this time, I dread it.  There are usually multiple tantrums involved, lots of crying (not always just the kids...), and screaming (again, not always just the kids...). I feel horrible and am in a horrible mood at the end of the evening, and this is not how I want to live my life!  What can I do??" Read More

I wanted to share my latest thoughts because I get really fired up when I think about this: Life is just too short to waste any time playing small.  What lights your soul on fire?  Find out, and go do it.  You owe it to the preciousness of your life to go do it - no excuses - with nothing getting in the way of pursuing it.  Yes, I get that sometimes we have to be patient, because we can't do everything all at once - Read More