by Heartfelt | Aug 10, 2022 | Other info
Photo by Benjamin Manley on Unsplash Have you ever said to yourself in a moment of desperation, “I JUST need them to LISTEN to me!” I know I did, in the early days of my parenting journey. My strategy at that point was: Repeat myself, calmly about 6 or 7 times,...
by Heartfelt | Jun 9, 2020 | Other info
Credit: Photo by Joe Stubbs on Unsplash UPSIDE DOWN WORLD Seldom has our world be turned upside down so completely, as the last six or seven months. In many people’s lives, this has represented the first and only time that they have witnessed these kinds of world- and...
by Heartfelt | Feb 24, 2020 | Other info
Self-care… why? It’s easy to get caught up in looking after the family, taking care of things at work and making sure the dog goes to the vet for her booster shots. Sometimes though, it is easy to forget to check-in with yourself and take care of your own...
by Heartfelt | Feb 5, 2020 | Other info
Every parent wants to be a GOOD parent! We want to give our children the best start in life, the opportunities that we didn’t have, the chance to grow into the person that they are meant to be. We want to make sure that they don’t go without, or struggle with...
by Heartfelt | Feb 11, 2017 | Other info
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe I love this quote. Starting is hard. It takes courage. There are so many ways to not begin, It is easier and safer, to just carry on doing the same old thing sometimes. But if...
by Heartfelt | Feb 11, 2017 | Other info
Yesterday we went to meet some friends who we haven’t been able to get together with all in one group, for quite a few years. Just before we left to meet up with our friends, someone made a flippant comment made that could have scuppered the whole day. As we...
by Heartfelt | Feb 11, 2017 | Other info
One of the things I am really good at (which isn’t actually a good thing), is saying “yes”. It is such a nice feeling, to say yes and make someone’s day. I love making people happy. But sometimes it can be at my own expense. Sometimes, I...
by Heartfelt | Feb 11, 2017 | Other info
Hope your weekend is sunny and peaceful, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing.
by Heartfelt | Feb 11, 2017 | Other info
I am reflecting this morning on the example I am setting here: You know, the one about beginning? Well I did great for the first week! I began, I wrote blog posts as I wanted to, three different days and put some stuff out through Facebook as well. Woohoo! And then I...
