This concept is becoming more and more popular these days. I was sitting around one day and thinking, “How can I make my life less complicated and stressful?” It hit me like a ton of bricks “why not de-clutter my life?” I hate clutter in my home it makes me crazy and about twice a year I go through the house and find things to donate. It makes me feel better knowing that the stuff that is just sitting in my home is going to go to someone who needs it and appreciates it. I even keep my large seasonal…
Author: B Barnes
B Barnes
B Barnes has a Bachelors in Health Administration. She is a wife and mother of 2 beautiful children. She is passionate about caring for others and making a difference. She believes that we create our own success and believe that if you put your mind to something you will surprise yourself.
Our society is so negative and judgmental, especially when it comes to appearance. We have shows about weight loss and plastic surgery. Do you ever see shows about people with Anorexia or Bulimia and people recovering? I have though about this a lot because I suffered from Anorexia for many years. Why is it that media only exploits people that are “Over Weight”? Eating disorder just like people come in many different shapes and sizes. It seems to me, society has made it acceptable to have Anorexia but not the other end of the spectrum. Is it fine if you…
Most of the human race has a strong connection to music. Whether you’re happy, sad, angry or celebrating?,? music can make these times in our life better or worse. For me personally music is so important in my everyday life. I have always used music to express how I am feeling. I appreciate ALL music and there is not a type of music that I couldn’t find a song that I enjoy. Music has helped me cope with loss of a loved one. It has helped me express my love to my spouse, my kids and my family. It has…
In this day and age spending quality time with our children is getting more difficult. As a working mother, sometimes I really struggle to balance home life and work. I am not the kind of parent who believes that putting your kids in front of the television or electronic devices is a good thing. I am not judging those parents that do that but for me I want to be Present for my kids. After a lot of thought on this issue I have come up with some great ways to be a more involved parent. One of the biggest…
This month is all about fear, today I lost my grandfather. He was 80 years old and had an amazing life and a lot of family to prove it. He was healthy and active his whole life, despite his bad heart. He took a turn for the worse about a year ago and until a year ago he played golf and was on a bowling league. I knew when I saw him at this last Christmas that this would be his last and he knew it too. His heart finally just stopped working and he spent the last week fighting…
I have two young children and I have been dreading this day for some time now. My 5-year-old daughter is starting kindergarten and I am terrified. I want a great education for my kids and I want them to enjoy school like I did. This day and age preparing your child for school especially when you can’t afford to put your child in daycare or preschool makes it rough. If your child cannot go to daycare you are in for a full time job teaching them what they need to know before they are ready for school. I have found some wonderful tools…
Forgiveness, what does it mean and why is it important? First of all, we do not forgive for the person who hurt us, we do it for our own sanity. Forgiveness is crucial to healing any type of pain. If we do not learn how to forgive and realize that we are all human, and we all have flaws, we will not be happy in this life. There are many reasons why we harbor resentment. I suffered from this for many years and it was really rough because it was with my own family. We all suffer from depression and…
Relationships can be difficult whether you are married or dating. They take time, patience, compromise, trust and a million other things to keep a relationship strong.
Life is hard enough with work, kids, school, and just the normal everyday routines. We live in such a fast-paced society; there is pressure to be rich, successful, educated and beautiful. One thing that I have learned the hard way unfortunately is, celebrate your victories no matter what they may be.