Welcome to the next Balanced Interview with my blogging friend The Frugal Physician! This woman is an inspiration to all who have a significant debt to pay off. She is known for conquering over $100,000 in student loan debt over a period of 6 months by mindfully changing lifestyle habits. This …
A Balanced Interview #2: Eliza
Note: You may have noticed that the blog has been unreachable for a number of days. More on that later, but I'm happy to say it's been restored! Here is my first post-apocalypse article. Enjoy!Our next interview is with my friend and fellow blogger Eliza, the Minimal MD. She has a compelling story …
A Balanced Interview #1: Me
Everyone has a different idea of what a life of balance should feel like. If the management of stress and balance is so individual, why should we care what others are doing in this realm? My hope with this interview series is that by reading how a variety of people practice balance in their everyday …
Enjoying Simple Pleasures… Again
It's berry season, and I 'm reminded of a post I wrote back in the fall of 2014. I was struggling to feel "myself" and remember gratitude as I dealt with infertility. It is a favorite piece of mine that didn't get a lot of reads, so I'm resharing it today. The idea of noticing simple pleasures for …
Are You Reaching Your Goals for 2018?
This year, I decided to make a list a la Gretchen Rubin of 18 things I want to do in 2018. I discussed the idea earlier in an earlier post here. I thought it seemed like a nice way to make some intentions for the year without a lofty list of resolutions. Instead, the list simply serves as a kind of …
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend?
Dear Daughter, It’s coming up on 25 years since I first went on a date with your dad, and it's been 21 years since he gave me a diamond engagement ring. I still have it, but I don’t wear it all the time, now that my knuckles swell past its size. And that’s the thing: it’s just a symbol, something …
