Simple on Purpose | Intentional Living and Parenting

Three parenting books and why I loved them, how to support your "future self" (a lesson from your nerdy life coach (me!)), connect with me on Instagram in the Photo a Day challenge   ++ simple family ++ My parenting has been all over the map in my humble 8 years of doing it. I have failed and learned and when I got the hang of something, things would change. I am far from a parenting expert, but as I have relied on other moms to do with me, I will take the opportunity to share what has worked for me in my mothering journey. I'm sharing THREE BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY MOTHERING right here.  My highlights: NEVER SAY NO Raising Big-Picture Kids (see it here) This book helps me say yes to the opportunities my kids have to practice who they are and how they show up in the world.  We all have that little creative and curious voice inside - we all have probably shut it down over time. I know I shut it down in childhood and then in high school looked to others to be that voice. Then I became and adult and worked hard to unearth that voice and tune my ears to listen closer to my own heart.  RAISING AN EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT CHILD (by John Gottman! Find it here) This one was so impactful for me that I wrote a whole blog post about it. It transformed a relationship with one of my kids - You can read it here. This book showed me how I was disciplining, dismissing or avoiding my kid's negative emotions and ways I could actually get closer to them and help coach them through these emotions and process them in healthier ways.   -- read three books that changed my mothering right here   ++ simple life ++ I told my life coaching client the same thing I needed to hear, “your future self has whatever you give her today”. She doesn’t have some magical wisdom or quick fix or grand inheritance that suddenly made life what you dreamed of. She has the hard work you put in now. Listen to how I approached this in motherhood with three small kids.    ++ simple community ++ I will be hosting a photo a day challenge on Instagram for the month of MAY. Will you join me? Click here to view and get a copy of the photo prompts.          

How to 'create space' when you are a mom with side hustle, decluttering kids' stuff, how to start family meetings, how to be more creative without it feeling like a chore.  Welcome to a bonus Q+A episode of Simple Saturdays . I am sharing the As to some of your Qs.     LIFE ON PURPOSE: My current dilemma is how do I fit it all in? I work 40+ hours a week, love on my three boys, try to get to the gym three times a week. I am up at 4:30 every morning to work on my side hustle and fall into bed every night. Where/how do I "create space"? * Yes, I would be asking you the same question, where do you fit it all in? * One thing that I am seeing is that you have a side hustle going. Which many people start as a way to eventually become a full-time job. If this is the case for you then it seems like this is a very intense season for you where you are trying to build up a business as well as still doing your day job. * Side hustles actually suck when you have kids and a day job. It takes a lot of boundaries to protect these different areas of your life. There are a lot of people telling you to build up your side hustle but they don’t often tell you that the rest of your life can suffer from it if we don’t get really intentional about it. BUT when the side hustle is helping us build up the life we want to be living they are something that needs our time and attention. * Think about the other really demanding seasons of your life (new job, school, new baby) and the areas of your life that you had to put on the back burner for a bit. When we have these really intense times, we do have to make sacrifices. So my advice to you is to firstly, become aware about what you are sacrificing and take ownership of that * I know, it isn’t fun. But there is a saying: we can do anything but we can’t do everything. * You are in a season where you have to make choices about where you will spend your time. And if you want to create more space, something else has to go. * If your schedule is too much, you have to give yourself permission to make sacrifices. maybe you don’t go to the gym one morning, or you are making everyone frozen pizzas for a week, or you hire a babysitter to come over for a Saturday morning. * But own it. During this time, stay present and own your decisions that are helping you build up the life you want. * An approach you might want to take is from the book Pick Three by Randi Zuckerberg. She divides life into five categories: work, sleep, family, friends and fitness. She says, in a perfect world, we would all do every one of those things every day. But her book is the encouragement to pick three things to focus on each day and rotate them so your week has some of everything in it. * There is no secret I can offer you to create space, because it really sounds like there is no space. There is no trick to it, it is just the number of hours in the day and how we fill them. We must choose, we must make choices. We must own those choices.  * Which brings me to my last point. Keep the end in mind. * Get really clear about what you are doing and why it matters to you, and to the world. * When we lose sight of our mission, we lose steam and we start getting restless. * Keep your mission in the front of your mind. * Get back to why this all matters to you and what the benefits of this hard season will be.   SIMPLE HOME: How do I declutter kids’ stuff? I have so much to say here,  but the major thing I have learned is to model it for them. They need to see us doing it and see the benefits.

Productivity and practical tips for moms, decluttering with kids, when goals and habits don't work     ++ what do you think? ++ Before we jump in, I want to remind you guys about the Reader Feedback Survey. I want to thank the handful of you that have already done this - and remind the other (thousands) of you that I would relish in your feedback! (See what I did there, that is a mama-jedi-mind trick - but I know you guys are out there and I really value your input!) Your feedback helps me know how best to plan out my year ahead and show up with the content you need! Plus, it is always nice to hear some feedback.   ++ recently decluttered ++ Continual decluttering is part of our life around here.  We may not always purge a lot, but we do get rid of what isn’t needed, take an inventory of what is there and organize things (which means we put them back in their proper homes.) These past couple weeks I decluttered . . . My daughter’s room. Usually the kids clean their rooms on Saturdays. But her room felt like it needed extra help, which she always asks for. So helped her work through a mountain of stuff in her bedroom.  I view it as practice for her to learn how to declutter. She wants to keep everything, but with practice she is able to let go of more things each time we do this.   My bathroom ensuite Anyone who has a private ensuite off their bedroom knows that this is the inner sanctum. You don’t enter another woman’s ensuite unless you have been present while she gave birth or are on the same cycle. Cause what happens in an ensuite? Everything and nothing. It is where everything happens to get ready for the day and then it is forgotten about. Covered in a layer of hair products and q-tips. I understand I might be alone on having an ensuite I never get around to cleaning. But I did this week! And I added a tray to hold all the little lotions that I think will delay wrinkles (they don’t). It feels more put together with a simple tray here. And it keeps me from bringing more stuff onto the counter. It won’t fit in the tray.   ++ simple home ++ Let’s talk about all the chores, errands, tasks that we moms want to get done in our day. . . . Now let’s talk about how it feels when we sit on our favourite dent in the couch and turn on the Food Network right after lunch. Yeah, getting stuff done is hard! BUT we know it is so important for us to feel like we have been productive. As moms we want to know we are effective at the job before us. We also know it is important to have the results of errands that are completed and home that feels clear and clean. I’ve tried tricks to getting stuff done: calendar alerts, detailed time table, mega to-do lists. They didn’t work for me, but these tips I’m sharing have worked for me. There are 15 practical tips I have in this new blog post . On the podcast I'm sharing my favourites and how it works with kids around.   ++ simple life ++ Knowing your life vision is something I am so passionate about. If you watched the Values and Vision workshop, or have the Life on Purpose workbook - you know that the power in knowing your vision is that you have a destination, something you are working towards. So often we want to take some action in our life so set some goals and try to change habits, and they don’t work.

Routine decluttering, get started with your life on purpose, styling an outfit, the enneagram workbook bonuses ++ recently decluttered ++ The initial decluttering of our house five years ago was sure dramatic. Now we are in the routine cleaning of places (decluttering, putting things back to their proper homes, recycling broken and useless stuff) It is important because it helps us maintain the hard work we put in. It also helps reacquaint ourselves with our things and take an inventory of what we do have.  PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THE SIMPLE SATURDAYS EMAIL - to join in the email, subscribe at the bottom of this page.  My medicine cabinet. There were expired ones and ones I didn’t really use that I am returning to the pharmacist for disposal. There were also things that didn’t belong in the cupboard (spices, candy stashes, etc.)  My closet. I’m obviously not here to impress you with the most Pinterest-worthy closet. I store clothes to let go of in the closet (purging as I get dressed in the mornings), as well as all the laundry baskets and apparently a broken guitar…...So I needed to clear out the mess on the floor.  The kitchen shelf. This shelf in the kitchen becomes this weird holding pen for random items (much like our bedroom dresser). It is so easy to spend 10 minutes here taking things away that don’t belong and putting them in their right home.   ++ simple life ++ This past week I hosted my first online workshop called KNOWING YOUR VISION AND VALUES. This is based on the Life on Purpose workbook. It is, in my opinion, the first step in living your life on purpose. Life on Purpose is what I have been digging into for the past five years and I have found that SETTING GOALS will not be enough. If you want to really live your life on purpose, you need to start with your vision and values.  Then you can set goals that have longevity and effectiveness and are naturally motivating.  You can access the workshop replay right here: [convertkit form=1002085]   IF YOU BOUGHT A LIFE ON PURPOSE WORKBOOK and you haven’t cracked it open yet - this workshop will help you put a pen to paper in that workbook. You can follow along the workshop using the workbook or the FREE WORKSHEETS provided to you.    ++ simple style ++ Fashion was something that was daunting to me. Then when I had my second baby, I found myself spending a lot of midnight nursing session scrolling Pinterest. I was pinning cute outfits, reading fashion blogs, just enjoying the virtual experience. So, I started to get dressed each day. I started doing the  I started to try new things and I found that I was enjoying it. Maybe at the time it felt like the one thing I could possibly control and enjoy in my rocky life. #moms30for30 (blog posts) (instagram hashtag) Style for the Reluctant Mom series Wearing Clothes vs Wearing an Outfit (read the post here)   ++ simple heart ++ The Enneagram isn’t about personality, it is about the story we tell ourselves, and our motives, and how we navigate the world because of these two things. There are nine Enneagram types and knowing your type can give you so much insight into yourself - your stress habits and your strengths.

Over the years I have talked (and talked and talked) about the Enneagram. It has been a personal growth tool that has helped me make such positive changes in my own life! I love it so much that I also use it with my life coaching clients.   I've been asked by different people to share some info on the basics to help people get started with learning their own Enneagram type.   So I shared this video on Facebook and wanted to give it a place on my site where you could listen to it in podcast form, watch the video, or read through it. Whatever you prefer, it is a content smorgasbord!  LISTEN TO THE PODCAST WATCH THE VIDEO   READ THE POST Type 1 - The Reformer/Perfectionist Concerned with good wholesome, right and wrong. Motivated by the desire to ‘be good’, the need to live life ‘the right way’ At their best: Ethical, reliable, standards, self-controlled At their worst: Judgmental, dogmatic, critical They may not be a perfectionist in the traditional sense of lining up their environment,  but struggle with this internal critic causing anxiety of things they 'should do' They are probably unaware that they push people away with judgements about what the world should look like and how they or others should behave. When they are healthy they move to the traits of a Type 7 (this is called the direction of integration). When they are stressed they move to the traits of a Type 4Healthy 7 (the direction of disintegration) We need 1s because they are our moral compass and remind us to maintain healthy standards in our lives   Type 2 - The Helper Motivated by the need to be needed, need to feel they are lovable and valuable At their best:  loving, generous, enthusiastic, warm, giving At their worst: martyr, over-accommodating, indirect A two may not realize that they are putting themselves in a service role to others as a way to feel valuable. They may not even realize that through all of their serving they are creating a relationship where they are needed and hoping to also be served in return. When they feel taken advantage of they can feel a lot of anger and resentment which shows up as martyrdom.  Because they are so busy helping and supporting others, they often put themselves on the back burner. Healthy move towards type 4 Stress move towards type 8 We need 2s because they remind us that those around us are in need and we can serve them and show up for them in many different ways   Type 3 - The Achiever/The Performer Motivated by the need to be successful, believe that their value lies in their achievements At their best: optimistic, practical, efficient, they get things done At their worst: narcissistic, workaholic, deceptive in times where their ability to succeed is at risk or to maintain their image A struggle the three will have is identifying who they are from what they do. They have difficulties getting in touch with their own thoughts and feelings - success comes at the expense of your feelings. In Stress move to type 9 In health move to type 6 We need 3s because they remind us that setting and accomplishing our goals is a rewarding and worthwhile thing   Type Four – The Individualist/The Romantic/The Creative Motivated by the need to be themselves, to understand their feelings and be understood At their best: warm and heart-centred, introspective, they want to contribute something unique to the world, they are willing to deal with the hard stuff to find the deeper pur...

To get the bonus Simple Saturdays content, sign up for the email list below: [convertkit form=4990121]   ++ simple heart ++ Over a year ago I realized that I had come to a place in my daily life where I constantly thought about getting a break for my kids. I was struck with this shameful realization that I stopped enjoying my kids and being a mother. This past year I had one goal in parenting, to focus on enjoying my kids.  I shared my story with what that looked like and what I learned from it. It is a long post (read it here), so I can't cover it all in the podcast episode. Three big takeaways are  1/ We find what we are looking for. When all I looked for was a break, that was the problem my brain wanted to solve. I needed to give my brain a new problem to solve, one that empowered me.  2/ I am more fun than I thought. Through enjoying my kids, I am enjoying my life more because I am having more fun in my daily life 3/ This is a daily practice. I still struggle with and new problems come up that I need to work through, but I am practicing the only thing I can. The only thing I actually do have control over -  how I show up. And to make changes in how I show up, it takes practice.    ++ simple life ++ In light of this real talk about my struggles in mothering, one thing that shone through all that for me was that I wasn’t parenting in line with the values I had for myself as a mom. And this brings me to the importance of knowing your vision and your values. Not just in parenting but in all areas of your life. Your values are those core beliefs and ways of being in the world that you know are a part of your identity. When you don’t live in line with your values you feel frustration and a tension. You feel like there is something you SHOULD be doing but you can't quite get there.  Your vision for your life is what you hope for and knowing it makes all the difference in making it happen. If you never stop to set a vision, you have never stopped to set a destination for your journey. You are probably just resorting to auto-pilot and living your life REACTIVELY instead of PROACTIVELY.   It will be hard, maybe impossible, to live the life you crave - to live your life ON PURPOSE - if you never stop to identify your values and vision.  This is something the Life on Purpose workbook walks you through in detail - but I want to give you a chance to learn more and get started in your own life. I’m holding a free online workshop on March 13th at 1:15pm (PST).  The workshop will cover personal values, life vision (for the nine areas of your life) and limiting mindsets.  You will be able to follow along in the Life on Purpose workbook, or with the worksheet I will be providing you. To RSVP for the workshop enter your info here.   ++ simple food ++ I waffle a lot. For breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, for road trips. These are my fave gluten and dairy free ones: Quinoa flour waffles. Oatmeal Waffles.  Thank you to Taco Katie for introducing me to my new favourite waffle recipe.   

What I have learned about intentional living, why moms need office hours and how a mom's retreat can help, eating the same food every day - the Food Uniform - and a great dinner idea.       ++ simple heart ++ What is intentional living? Simply put, it is living your life ON PURPOSE.  I break it down like this: Knowing what is important to you (your values, your vision, your priorities) Making choices inline with what is important to you (how you spend your money, your time, your resources, how you use your space) And beyond knowing what you want and making choices in how you live, it also means making choices in how you show up.  (the hard work) We started out with Intentional Parenting (it was hard) and it grew into Intentional Living (LIFE ON PURPOSE).  I am sharing FIVE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT INTENTIONAL LIVING * I am not a victim of my life * It doesn't come naturally * It changes and grows * It is a daily practice * It is empowering Read the full blog post here   ++ simple life ++ I propose that running a home is also like running a business. There is an 'admin' side to home management (the people, the supplies, the errands, the appointments, the bills, etc.) When do you have Mom Office Hours?  Maybe a mom retreat is a great time for you to take care of the to-do list. Read more about my recent mom/work retreat and some tips for planning yours.    ++ simple food ++ We have turned to using the 'Food Uniform' - the same thing every meal. Breakfast and Lunch are brainless for me because they are always the same.  Dinner recently: yam, kale and sausage hash with THESE mega easy sourcream chocolate chip scones!    Have a great weekend! Don't forget to subscribe (BELOW) to the email newsletter and get Simple Saturdays in your inbox every two weeks (with bonuses!)

Spaces I decluttered this week, tips to plan your day, plan a friend date, decluttering our bedroom to work towards our home vision DECLUTTERING In the email newsletter, I shared some pics of my decluttered sweater collection. Anytime you think you don't have enough of something - take an inventory (says the woman who thought she didn't have 'enough' sweaters).   SIMPLE LIFE If you are an Enneagram Type 9, like me, you probably just planned along with whatever everyone else had planned.  Then I had two small kids at home and found if I could plan my day it would make my life easier. Planning your day can help you feel more proactive and relaxed. Plan your day, change your life.  And this is how we plan together when Conor has the week off work. A list of fun things to do with your kiddos. Enjoying your downtime without feeling like you are a lazy mom  Tips to plan your day: Brain dump Putting goals into action (setting a weekly focus) Have running lists (meal planning book)   SIMPLE HEART I feel that friendship is like a marriage, you fall in and out of love and you need to put the work in it to keep that love alive! My case for dating your friends.   SIMPLE HOME What are things in your home that are a toleration? (blog post and worksheets here) We used the Life on Purpose workbook and set out some vision for our home.  Our bedroom is a space we have a vision for and we can take steps to work towards that! In the email newsletter, you will see photos of the decluttered dresser. It can be very empowering to make progress towards the vision you have for a space.   FACEBOOK Q+A I'd love to take this great conversation over to Facebook. Email me or message me on social media and let me know what questions you'd like to see addressed on Facebook and any stories you'd like to share.

    ++simple family++ It started with a pivotal NEW YEAR's Eve vision setting session. We started by asking ourselves what we want our kids to grow up to be, and what we wanted to do with our kids. Since then, we have been working on 'intentional parenting' or as I call it 'mom on purpose'. The day to day living out of your vision for your family will show itself in your Family Culture. That unique way you do life as a family. I've written about it here Build Up Your Family Culture and loved this article by Kindred Grace on Building a Home Your Kids Want to Come Home To   ++ simple home ++ My thoughts on Tidying Up on Netflix, the reverence we have for our stuff, and how we approach decluttering. * Marie Kondo's Book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (I'm sure I botched this title in the episode) * Decluttering in waves * Reasons why we can't let go of stuff   ++ the currently list++ READING: North of Normal. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I am reading it as part of a Book Club with A Little Light. The Last Letter from Your Lover.  LOVING: My electric pencil sharpener. WEARING: This outfit (but with boots not heels #obvi). I just want to formally thank all the fellow moms who don’t call me out for wearing what are basically Fancy Pajamas. DOING: Working through the Life on Purpose Workbook with Conor. So far we have set a vision for four areas of our life and have five left to go. We have had some really great conversations and have gotten on the same page about a lot of things. LISTENING TO: Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel. My bestie told me about this marriage therapist who has a podcast of her actual sessions. It is so interesting LEARNING: That playing Jenga with my kids really stresses me out. It is probably the Type 9 in me.  My kids are actually here to PLAY the game and I am learning from them how to really do that.  

Are you feeling MEH about the New Year? The top strategy we found to help us prevent overspending. The top ten posts of 2018. An update on the Life on Purpose Workbook     ++ simple life ++ Are you starting the New Year feeling totally MEH? There can be a lot of pressure to have your resolutions and goals all sorted before Jan 1st is over, but I want to remind you that you can start slow! If you are like me, and starting your New Year with a fizzle, I encourage you to take it slow, and I have a tip for you to prepare for when you are ready to put a plan into place for living your LIFE ON PURPOSE   ++ simple finances ++ We have tried apps, mottos, strategies to be better at managing our money. Not that we are frivolous or reckless with our money, but the little things add up and we find ourselves regularly overspending. Two things that have helped us the most: 1. Tracking our spending, and 2. This approach from Fun Cheap or Free  (her video is below). In the podcast, I tell you exactly why it works so well for us! ++ top ten of 2018 ++ I love to reflect on what guys read the most this past year. Here is the top ten post of the year! The top three were (3) How a Minimalist Thinks (2) Hygge vs Minimalism and (1) I Decluttered My Home For A Year, This Is What I Learned   ++ the life on purpose workbook ++ Stay tuned to the email list (subscribe below) for sneak peeks and updates on when this bad boy will be available! It is jam-packed with a lot of big ideas to tackle and help you identify, organize and plan the life you want to live!  

Did you know you can DIY microwave popcorn? The Finnish art of Sisu. My Pantry epiphany.     ++ simple food ++ Did you know you can DIY microwave popcorn!? I saw it on Instagram stories and started searching Pinterest. Here is a pin to get you started.  Also, check out my Easy Entertaining Pinterest Board   ++ simple home ++ I shared photos in the email newsletter of the pantries we moved from the kitchen to the basement. What have I learned by reducing my kitchen pantry storage in half? (Subscribe to the newsletter below so you don't miss the special email content)   ++ simple life ++ The Finnish Way by Katja Pantzar is about the people of Finland and the quality of sisu, a certain inner resilience and grit, that they have. This book has made me think about my daily life and inspired me to make some changes.    ++ the life on purpose workbook ++ This planner will guide you through setting a life vision and putting it into action. It is a compilation of my own experience, my life coaching lessons, the Year on Purpose booklet, and the Whole Life Vision exercise I do with my clients. This book is being formatted and designed as we speak and should be available in January!  

How to move towards a more minimalist Christmas, a great resource for time management advice and decluttering to prepare for Christmas simple family I was recently interviewed for info on having a minimalist Christmas with my fave station: the CBC. Click here to listen, go to 1 hour and 49 minutes. I have so much more to say on what is a minimalist Christmas and you can get started. You can read the full blog post about a minimalist Christmas right here [What is a Minimalist Christmas and how to get started] >> GET THE SIMPLE CHRISTMAS PLANNER << simple life In Life Coaching, we often touch on time management in the lives of moms. I loved everything that Alison had to say in this episode of Awesome with Alison simple home I've been decluttering some places to prepare for Christmas. In the last Simple Saturday, I told you about the baking cupboard (and how I link it to 'identity clutter'). I've also shared some photos of the pantry with you in the Simple Saturday email. Decluttering for Christmas is helping me do an inventory of what we DO have and make better shopping lists for food, crafts, gifts, etc.  Decluttering the decorations is also helping me learn more about what I want my Christmas aesthetic to be. To catch up on the Simple Christmas bonus episodes check them out here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

I used to be a stress ball hostess, now I have an open door policy. Here are myths I had to bust through about being a 'good hostess'.   Links in this episode: Simple Advent Activities for Toddlers (older kids like them too) 42 Ways to Spread the Love This Christmas (random acts of kindness and ways to love on others this season) Myths I Had to Bust About Being A 'Good Hostess' Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist The Simple Christmas Series >> GET YOUR SIMPLE CHRISTMAS PLANNER <<  

Why family traditions are important and ideas on simple ones to try. How to shop your closet to get dressed for that holiday party!   Welcome to Part 3 of the podcast series on A Simple Christmas. Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here. All the Simple Christmas posts can be found here.  In this podcast I'm sharing a bit from these two posts: Why and how to make unique Christmas traditions for your family How to shop your closet for great holiday outfits   Other links mentioned in this episode Moving from frump to fashion  Know your colours Take photos of your outfits  Rule of three for putting outfits together  GET THE SIMPLE CHRISTMAS PLANNER  Make sure to subscribe to Simple Saturdays (below) to stay up to date and get all the insider content for the Simple Saturdays podcast!  

Hello Simple Saturday Friends! Welcome to another bi-weekly email and podcast where I share some ideas and updates to encourage you to declutter your life, your home and your mind. Since the last email, there have been a couple bonus episodes on the podcast. I’m unpacking my Simple Christmas series for you there.   Check out Episode 5 on how to mentally prepare to have a simpler and enjoyable Christmas. Also,  Episode 6 is on simplifying the gift giving and giving thoughtful gifts. --> Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to get those bonus episodes.  ++ simple home ++ I'm sharing something I recently decluttered. I had to have a real talk with myself on why I was holding onto it and never making use of it.  I had to have a real talk with myself about letting go this 'identity' I wanted to have by owning this item. I need to USE it to have the identity. And it is hard, it is hard to get real with yourself. But it is also freeing. It frees up physical space and it frees up the mental burden that you ‘still haven’t done that craft’ ‘still haven’t worn that dress’ ‘still haven't found a spot for that art you don’t really love’. So, if you are sitting quietly having a real lady chat with yourself, what is something you have been holding on to but never use/wear/do? What are you ready to let go of? Email me and let me know!   ++ simple heart ++ I laid out some heavy stuff on the blog this week. . . . getting comfortable with discomfort. I’ve been spending the past year leaning into this and it has been life changing. The biggest change is how it lets me show up as a parent. Because parenting is one of the most frustrating and overwhelming roles I’ve ever been in. And it is every day. And I wasn’t coping well.  Read the post here [Getting Comfortable with Discomfort] If you are interested in life coaching on this, stop by here and click apply.  ++ simple family ++ We brought team meetings/family meetings into our life over a year ago. I'm sharing how we run them and what the outcomes have been. (Read more here)