Since I’ve added a few days of work into our already hectic schedule, I’ve found myself stunted by all that is on the To Do list, while daydreaming about how so many others seemingly move through life so gracefully.

Share your ideas of balance and boundaries @extheornow

And capture your story with the newest package of Self Care Journal prompts and practices.

Happy International Podcast Day. Didn’t know it was a thing, yeah, me neither. And still, this prompt gives me an excuse to share my favorites.

Need an interesting story to make the endless chores less tedious, want to investigate dysfunctional structures and systems while out and about, or just want zone out to some serial audio fiction, well, I have a podcast playlist for that.

On this important day, let us celebrate by spreading lists of the podcasts that bring us grace, humor, and joy @extheornow

Yesterday was my birthday, which is always a touch bittersweet. I made sure to take the time to really relfect on the year I’d lived and then write it down.

If you too have a reason to celebrate, try this FREE practice prompt.

Then share your extraordinary @extheornow

I have been working on ExOr for some time now. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve felt a lot, and I’ve grown a lot. If I keep myself acutely focused on my why, I find I’m more resilient when facing disappointment, of which there have been plenty.

This introduction to Extraordinary the Ordinary tells my story, answers the basic questions, and encourages taking action to start your relentless self care today. Join ExOr for simple and  speedy tools that make the  15 minute practice sustainable.

Then, we’ll connect and determine if it’s worth the precious time and finite energy @extheornow

Since school started, I have more time on my hands and about 9,724 ideas about how to use it. The flexibility, while glorious and always appreciated, can cause me to feel quite overwhelmed. 

When I’m real stuck, I pause to get it out of my brain and onto a page. It usually helps, so I thought, if it works for me, maybe others might enjoy a FREE Little Steps Life Log with ideas for how to simply and sustainably practice self care even when your to do list says not to. 

Today is the last day of summer for our family, and I am really feeling it. We were able to spend so much time together adventuring, working, being with those we love, it was a particularly special time.

As to not let those stories fade into my cloudy memory, I made the space to pause and practice capturing our summer, and now I know I’ll be able to reflect and celebrate this unique season.

If you want to capture your Summer Memories, perhaps you will try this FREE prompt tool. Better yet, maybe you will feel inclined to share your story @extheornow

I would be delighted and most grateful.

It feels completely foreign to say that I am proud of myself. A 30 day summer self care challenge is complete and from the investment came a compilation of stories, videos, and memories captured.

If you participated in this practice, I hope you too paused when you were finished to reflect and celebrate. It really does matter.

And if you would share any of your stories or creations, I would be most grateful @extheornow

If this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

Like much of this ExOr exploration, I have invested so much of myself and also been so overwhelmed by those demands that I shut off and bug out of the sensations. 

So sitting here halfway through a 30 day challenge that I created and committed feels pretty extraordinary. 

Don’t get me wrong, I have made up all kinds of excuses to delay and avoid, while also persevering and making the space, and I hesitate to say, it has felt kinda good. 

Today I pause and celebrate.

And I share my stories, as prompted 15 times. They have been fun and creative, illuminating and cathartic. They are parts of me. 

Have you tried any or all of this self care challenge? Have you captured a collection of your history or returned to images of your past?

Have you sat with yourself in a way that feels helpful or curious? Have you seen a hit of nature that uplifted your spirits? Have you felt dark or destabilized by stories uncovered? 

If you would take a moment to share your halfway reflection, I would be so honored and delighted and most grateful @extheornow

And if this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

30 Day Challenge

I began to create Extraordinary the Ordinary in response to my overwhelming grief and accompanying anxiety that I too could die.

I’d be paralyzed by worry that my girls wouldn’t know me, wouldn’t have enough of my stories, wouldn’t be able to carry me on, if ever I was unable.

So when my therapist asked me to begin a 15 minute practice of self care, I channeled my energy into capturing my stories, my inner workings, my most frivolous layers.

This investment hasn’t eradicated my anguish, but it has given me a little control over a circumstance that I can do very little to change, my own demise.

Knowing that my girls will have ExOr as a chronicle of me – just in case – seems to help.

If documenting your story in a simple, speedy, and sustainable way is intriguing to you, I hope you’ll try the –

Summer Self Care Challenge

30 days of prompts to pause and practice reflecting, with the goal of capturing your story, as a tool of relentless self care.

Time is precious and energy finite, and yet, making 15 minutes of space daily will result in a catalog of stories, inner workings, and most frivolous layers.

Will you try it today? Better yet, will you share what you’ve created?

I would be so honored.

And if this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

Burn. Build. Balance. 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program

This is no April Fools gag – after lots of  thinking and trying, working and wobbling – I’m asking you to come workout outside with me, for five weeks. With a reward of community and celebration to conclude.

Welcome to my first ever 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program. The specifics are all packaged and ready for you to enroll if you’re intrigued, so instead I’m just going to tell you why I think this is a valuable use of your precious time and finite energy.

The older I am able to get, the more I’m finding life is busy and exhausting and plenty relentless. I see clearly that taking care of oneself is often a challenge to cram into an already hectic day. There is plenty about our health that we cannot change, so it makes sense to focus on what we can control – our personal health factors (Start Here to assess yours if you’re intrigued).

So that’s what I’m creating, a simple, speedy, and sustainable movement practice that is rooted in science, filled with grace, and abundant in celebration. This program is full of tools intended to make health choices just a smidgen easier, so that taking care of ourselves doesn’t become another to do and instead is just part of our already packed schedule.

If this speaks to you in any way, I’d be most grateful if you’d let your curiosity roam freely, perhaps exploring Burn. Build. Balance. more thoroughly or even enrolling in this first 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program.

Either way, thank you for making it this far with me. That alone feels like a gift.

Do you pendulum? 

I try being really gentle with myself, pausing to take five deep breaths, and moving even if it’s just for a stretch. Mostly that uplifts, and when it doesn’t, I pause and write it down or reach out to someone dear. And then I intentionally take it one next choice at a time, until I can go to bed with high hopes that tomorrow will come more able.  

How do you reinstate balance?

I’d be most grateful if you’d share your tricks for the swings. Or better yet, if you’re able to avoid them altogether, I’d take that bit of info most certainly. No matter what, I’m really proud of this self, because she’s been through a lot and has the best of intentions, and everyday tries her hardest and gets better over time, and that feels like fine enough success for now. 

I don’t know about you, but these last two years with the pandemic have really kicked my tail. Before that I’d had four solid years of struggle and heartache. 

Plus there’s my newly minted midlife status, combined with my modern, married, mama title. Add to it plenty of existential crises, and it equates to me finding myself a little worn in 2022.

With some professional guidance, I’ve been working on it, with plenty of humility and curiosity. Slowly, I’ve combined my pain and healing with my skills and stories to create Extraordinary the Ordinary, a space to make even the most mundane more meaningful – one choice at a time. 

Over time, even that morphed as I begin to see the benefit of simple, speedy, and sustainable tools that support a practice of relentless self care and story-keeping.

Perhaps as you spend your precious time and finite energy at ExOr you too will feel encouraged to pause and – 

Create space to move,
Challenge maintenance patterns,
Consider the deepest parts of me, and
Celebrate and reflect the impact of this practice.

If any of this sounds intriguing or a venture you care to support, I hope you know, any engagement with ExOr is a gift I’m honored to receive. 

If you’ve put this first ever Pop-up Outdoor Fitness class anywhere near your calendar, THANK YOU! I am honored and delighted.

If you’re reluctant or unable, I get that too.

If you’re looking for new movement options, perhaps you’ll consider my evolving Burn. Build. Balance. playlists, created for busy humans looking for balance and grace.

Yesterday was my birthday, which is always a touch bittersweet. I made sure to take the time to really relfect on the year I’d lived and then write it down.

If you too have a reason to celebrate, try this FREE practice prompt.

Then share your extraordinary @extheornow

I have been working on ExOr for some time now. I’ve learned a lot, I’ve felt a lot, and I’ve grown a lot. If I keep myself acutely focused on my why, I find I’m more resilient when facing disappointment, of which there have been plenty.

This introduction to Extraordinary the Ordinary tells my story, answers the basic questions, and encourages taking action to start your relentless self care today. Join ExOr for simple and  speedy tools that make the  15 minute practice sustainable.

Then, we’ll connect and determine if it’s worth the precious time and finite energy @extheornow

Since school started, I have more time on my hands and about 9,724 ideas about how to use it. The flexibility, while glorious and always appreciated, can cause me to feel quite overwhelmed. 

When I’m real stuck, I pause to get it out of my brain and onto a page. It usually helps, so I thought, if it works for me, maybe others might enjoy a FREE Little Steps Life Log with ideas for how to simply and sustainably practice self care even when your to do list says not to. 

Today is the last day of summer for our family, and I am really feeling it. We were able to spend so much time together adventuring, working, being with those we love, it was a particularly special time.

As to not let those stories fade into my cloudy memory, I made the space to pause and practice capturing our summer, and now I know I’ll be able to reflect and celebrate this unique season.

If you want to capture your Summer Memories, perhaps you will try this FREE prompt tool. Better yet, maybe you will feel inclined to share your story @extheornow

I would be delighted and most grateful.

It feels completely foreign to say that I am proud of myself. A 30 day summer self care challenge is complete and from the investment came a compilation of stories, videos, and memories captured.

If you participated in this practice, I hope you too paused when you were finished to reflect and celebrate. It really does matter.

And if you would share any of your stories or creations, I would be most grateful @extheornow

If this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

Like much of this ExOr exploration, I have invested so much of myself and also been so overwhelmed by those demands that I shut off and bug out of the sensations. 

So sitting here halfway through a 30 day challenge that I created and committed feels pretty extraordinary. 

Don’t get me wrong, I have made up all kinds of excuses to delay and avoid, while also persevering and making the space, and I hesitate to say, it has felt kinda good. 

Today I pause and celebrate.

And I share my stories, as prompted 15 times. They have been fun and creative, illuminating and cathartic. They are parts of me. 

Have you tried any or all of this self care challenge? Have you captured a collection of your history or returned to images of your past?

Have you sat with yourself in a way that feels helpful or curious? Have you seen a hit of nature that uplifted your spirits? Have you felt dark or destabilized by stories uncovered? 

If you would take a moment to share your halfway reflection, I would be so honored and delighted and most grateful @extheornow

And if this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

30 Day Challenge

I began to create Extraordinary the Ordinary in response to my overwhelming grief and accompanying anxiety that I too could die.

I’d be paralyzed by worry that my girls wouldn’t know me, wouldn’t have enough of my stories, wouldn’t be able to carry me on, if ever I was unable.

So when my therapist asked me to begin a 15 minute practice of self care, I channeled my energy into capturing my stories, my inner workings, my most frivolous layers.

This investment hasn’t eradicated my anguish, but it has given me a little control over a circumstance that I can do very little to change, my own demise.

Knowing that my girls will have ExOr as a chronicle of me – just in case – seems to help.

If documenting your story in a simple, speedy, and sustainable way is intriguing to you, I hope you’ll try the –

Summer Self Care Challenge

30 days of prompts to pause and practice reflecting, with the goal of capturing your story, as a tool of relentless self care.

Time is precious and energy finite, and yet, making 15 minutes of space daily will result in a catalog of stories, inner workings, and most frivolous layers.

Will you try it today? Better yet, will you share what you’ve created?

I would be so honored.

And if this introspection becomes uncomfortable, please Reach Out – Mental Health Matters.

Burn. Build. Balance. 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program

This is no April Fools gag – after lots of  thinking and trying, working and wobbling – I’m asking you to come workout outside with me, for five weeks. With a reward of community and celebration to conclude.

Welcome to my first ever 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program. The specifics are all packaged and ready for you to enroll if you’re intrigued, so instead I’m just going to tell you why I think this is a valuable use of your precious time and finite energy.

The older I am able to get, the more I’m finding life is busy and exhausting and plenty relentless. I see clearly that taking care of oneself is often a challenge to cram into an already hectic day. There is plenty about our health that we cannot change, so it makes sense to focus on what we can control – our personal health factors (Start Here to assess yours if you’re intrigued).

So that’s what I’m creating, a simple, speedy, and sustainable movement practice that is rooted in science, filled with grace, and abundant in celebration. This program is full of tools intended to make health choices just a smidgen easier, so that taking care of ourselves doesn’t become another to do and instead is just part of our already packed schedule.

If this speaks to you in any way, I’d be most grateful if you’d let your curiosity roam freely, perhaps exploring Burn. Build. Balance. more thoroughly or even enrolling in this first 5 week Outdoor Fitness Program.

Either way, thank you for making it this far with me. That alone feels like a gift.

Do you pendulum? 

I try being really gentle with myself, pausing to take five deep breaths, and moving even if it’s just for a stretch. Mostly that uplifts, and when it doesn’t, I pause and write it down or reach out to someone dear. And then I intentionally take it one next choice at a time, until I can go to bed with high hopes that tomorrow will come more able.  

How do you reinstate balance?

I’d be most grateful if you’d share your tricks for the swings. Or better yet, if you’re able to avoid them altogether, I’d take that bit of info most certainly. No matter what, I’m really proud of this self, because she’s been through a lot and has the best of intentions, and everyday tries her hardest and gets better over time, and that feels like fine enough success for now. 

I don’t know about you, but these last two years with the pandemic have really kicked my tail. Before that I’d had four solid years of struggle and heartache. 

Plus there’s my newly minted midlife status, combined with my modern, married, mama title. Add to it plenty of existential crises, and it equates to me finding myself a little worn in 2022.

With some professional guidance, I’ve been working on it, with plenty of humility and curiosity. Slowly, I’ve combined my pain and healing with my skills and stories to create Extraordinary the Ordinary, a space to make even the most mundane more meaningful – one choice at a time. 

Over time, even that morphed as I begin to see the benefit of simple, speedy, and sustainable tools that support a practice of relentless self care and story-keeping.

Perhaps as you spend your precious time and finite energy at ExOr you too will feel encouraged to pause and – 

Create space to move,
Challenge maintenance patterns,
Consider the deepest parts of me, and
Celebrate and reflect the impact of this practice.

If any of this sounds intriguing or a venture you care to support, I hope you know, any engagement with ExOr is a gift I’m honored to receive. 

If you’ve put this first ever Pop-up Outdoor Fitness class anywhere near your calendar, THANK YOU! I am honored and delighted.

If you’re reluctant or unable, I get that too.

If you’re looking for new movement options, perhaps you’ll consider my evolving Burn. Build. Balance. playlists, created for busy humans looking for balance and grace.