How to Meal Plan for Less Stress and Better Health

Does the thought of meal planning bring up feelings of dread?

You’re not alone.

I used to dread doing this, too.

But, in a past life, when I ran a home daycare, I had to learn this skill.

Over time, I got really good at it.

And it’s actually become something I look forward to, and now I even find it kind of fun.

Yes, fun.

Not just for the activity itself, but also for what it brings me.

However, I know that to you, it can seem like anything but fun.

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How to ACTUALLY make YOUR HEALTH a priority

What are the most important things in life to you?

Chances are, if you’re like most of us, “My health” is somewhere near the top of the list.

But I’m not sure if many of us actually believe ourselves when we say it.

In fact, I hear that a lot.

I hear the guilt around not making health a priority.

And the shame around being out of shape and overweight.

What I’ve learned is that we all want our health to be a top priority.

But we don’t always know how to make that happen within our busy lives.

And that’s ok.

Because there’s a solution.

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Presence for Mother’s Day

Here in Canada, this Sunday is Mother’s Day.

I know for some, it’s just a commercial holiday.

But for a lot of us, it’s a day we spend time with our moms and families.

Or we take time to remember those moms in our lives that have passed.

In my case, it’s the one day each year that I go visit my mom’s grave.

And I bring her a single flower…

A bird of paradise.

Flowers

It was her favorite.

Just three years before she passed away, my brothers and I surprised my parents with plane tickets to Hawaii for their 25th wedding anniversary.

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