Life The Best Back-to-School Deals Ronda Bowen, August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 By: Shannon Dwyer from The Real Deal This year, back-to-school prep feels a bit different than previous years. Many school districts are opening up with safety precautions in place, which means that it’s time to get ready for returning to classrooms. Even if your kids are still learning online, families… Continue Reading
Life Things That Inspire Me Ronda Bowen, August 9, 2021December 14, 2021 I already mentioned that I like the outdoors. Taking time for downtime always leads to inspiration for me. Rather though than write an essay, I’m just going to make a bullet list of things that inspire me. Perhaps some of these things also inspire you. The smell of rain Playing… Continue Reading
Motivation and Productivity Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Ronda Bowen, August 8, 2021December 14, 2021 Probably the most useful piece of information I’ve gotten that has helped me with combatting anxiety has been learning the difference between having a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. I also keep this in mind when talking to my kids – and the kids I work with. This YouTube… Continue Reading
Health & Fitness Just Add the Outdoors Ronda Bowen, August 7, 2021December 14, 2021 As a kid, I spent hours in my backyard. We were lucky enough to grow up with a huge yard that backed up to a hill. I was only a Brownie Girl Scout for a year and while I bridged to Juniors, I didn’t get to participate that full year…. Continue Reading
Motivation and Productivity There’s No Instruction Manual (AKA Simplify) Ronda Bowen, August 6, 2021December 14, 2021 No matter how many self-improvement, business, productivity, parenting, success, etc. books line our bookshelves, the truth of the matter is that when it comes to life, there is no instruction manual. How convenient it would be if there were, right? The fact that we can’t just open a book and… Continue Reading
Life A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Shit Together Ronda Bowen, August 5, 2021December 14, 2021 Don’t we all need this after the year and a half we’ve had? I know I feel like I do. I created a set of pages in Notion called “Project Get My Shit Together.” For this very task. I feel a little messy even sharing this with you, but if it helps one… Continue Reading
Motivation and Productivity Looking Forward Ronda Bowen, August 3, 2021December 14, 2021 Looking forward is hard to do right now, I’ll be honest. There are a lot of things I would like to do and accomplish, but at the same time my emotional bandwidth is short. Between dealing witth the pandemic and adding a fifth small person to the mix, it hasn’t… Continue Reading
Books & Reading Five Things Your Mom, Dad or Disabled Friend May Not Be Telling You (Guest Post) Ronda Bowen, July 13, 2021October 6, 2021 Today’s guest post comes from Francine Falk-Allen, author of No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability. Everyone eventually has physical challenges as he or she ages. Many of my girlfriends and I started having arthritis or other painful hand issues as early as… Continue Reading
Motivation and Productivity Looking Back Ronda Bowen, July 2, 2021December 14, 2021 What a year, eh? When I was a kid, I really wanted to grow up to be a writer and a teacher. In the sixth grade, I spent a lot of time turning my weekly vocabulary words into an ongoing story about a kid who was also a Boy Scout… Continue Reading
Life What I’ve Been Doing Ronda Bowen, July 1, 2021December 14, 2021 This is Post 1 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. It’s been a bit since I’ve updated this blog, much less this site – and the site update is definitely on my to-do list as a lot has changed in the past couple of years. The… Continue Reading