Deep in the throws of the holiday season, my husband Terry and 8 year old son Scout and I went shopping, ending our holiday spree with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Brio. The atmosphere was loud and festive, everyone celebrating the season. But, at our table we were having a different conversation. Scout [...]
Halloween is over, all that remains is the trick or treat candy lurking in the bowl in the pantry. Thanksgving is right around the corner and then it’s Christmas. Are you filled with joy and anticipation? If your answer is yes, then you probably don’t need to read any further. If your answer [...]
80 days until the end of the year. 80 days left to make the changes you were hoping to make in 2011. What are you waiting for? Start Now! The research suggests that it takes 21 days to adopt a new habit. Let’s say you bite your finger nails and one of your [...]
Weightloss is the Number One Resolution! Since mentioning the 100 day march to the end of 2011, I’ve gotten several emails from readers of WUM letting me in on the resolutions that they don’t want to have on their list in 2012. No surprise, the number one resolution is weightloss or feeling healthy and [...]
Childlike Wonder Feeling awe, and experiencing magic often comes from doing or seeing something that you don’t have a template for in your mind. We can also feel those feelings by learning and understanding the process of how something, like, swallowing happens. When you understand, you are amazed that our bodies actually were made to [...]
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~ Ayn Rand So many of my clients exhibit signs of being the proverbial wall flower. Waiting for the man to find her, waiting for the boss to recognize her worth or waiting to be befriended by a new [...]
History is full of brave, passionate people that have died in a blaze of glory standing up for what they believed in. People who let everyone know what they thought was worth dying for by how they lived their life…however long or short it was. What is worth dying for? That can be [...]
As I’ve grown up I’ve pondered certain questions from time to time. Questions whose answers we simply can’t know for sure. There are some people who think they have it all figured out, but, the truth is, these are questions which will never be truly answered until death comes knocking and we let it in. [...]
At Wake up Momma the focus is on you. My goal is to coach you and inspire you to wake up to who you really are and pursue the life you were intended. Along the way I also hope you will recognize your own desire to inspire others to live the lives they were intended. [...]
As the world watches the events unfolding in Japan one cannot help but notice the incredible dignity, grace and composure of the Japanese people. There are no angry people yelling at the aid workers due to lack of supplies, there has been no looting. They stand in line and stay calm even when the water [...]