• How Fall Can Welcome in Better Habits

    Whoever hurt Summer, come to the front immediately! Because right now sheโ€™s almost all packed up. Her bags โ€” overspilling with flip-flops, beach days, and late sunsets โ€” are at her feet, and fall (autumn) is already waiting, eager to be tagged in. Now, I know, especially here in Maryland, that a few of those 650-degree weeks were a little sizzling, shall we say, but it wasnโ€™t all badโ€ฆ right? I donโ€™t hate the cooler temps wafting in โ€” when you can actually be and sit outside without the frenzy of a thousand bugs or the need to take 15 showers to find relief from that sticky feeling. But damn,…

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    Are You Aligned With Your โ€œBig Ageโ€ Life?

    โ€œBig Ageโ€ is a funny term I heard from many sources, definitely not one I made up myself, but Iโ€™ll definitely keep using. But people throw it around as if itโ€™s a milestone you suddenly wake up to. Like, congratulations, youโ€™ve hit an ageโ€”a Big Ageโ€”where society expects you to have it all figured out. Career, relationships, money, personal growthโ€”the whole checklist. And yet, here you are, still figuring things out, still wondering if youโ€™re aligned with the life youโ€™re living, especially in this second chapter of ours. Most of us still are, and donโ€™t panic, thatโ€™s really not a bad thing. Being in your โ€œBig Ageโ€ isnโ€™t about having…