Hi! Happy Halloween! I meant to post this yesterday but we've had company for almost a week, so I didn't get it done until today. Sorry! In this vlog post, I ask you to share your memories and traditions of Halloween, and I share some of mine as well. Did or do you go trick or treating? Did you get into Halloween hijinx as a kid? Do you make Halloween cookies or candy? Do you have Halloween parties? What's your favorite costume that you wore as a kid? Do you think Halloween is heathenistic? Let me know your thoughts in the comments, or email me at amy@acnlifecoach.com. Have a safe and happy Halloween! I'll post again tomorrow.
Hi! Just a quick video today. We've got company coming so I'm crazy busy. But I wanted to check in and wish you a great rest of the week and weekend. This video reminds you to take a break, spend time with family and friends, chill out. Work is important but you need to step back a bit now and then. If you have health issues, you'll always have stuff to do for those. It takes time and can be a pain in the butt sometimes to fit it in, but you have to take care of yourself. But still, find that time, even five minutes, an hour, a day, a few days, to chill, have fun. Let me know what you do for fun and to chill out. Do you meditate, spend time in the park or the woods, hang out with family and friends, read? I'll catch you again next week. Take care.
Hello! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. We had a game night with friends Saturday and it was a lot of fun. It's always fun to get together with our friends. We played Sequence. That's a fun game that we all enjoy. We also played a bit of a trivia game and charades as well. Games are a great way to bond, relax and have lots of fun with friends. We started our game night a few years ago and we're glad we did. Just spread the word to your friends that you'd like to start a game night, say, once a week or once a month or even a few times a year, and see what kind of response you get. We have had one person up to, I think, 12 or 15 attend our game nights! It's your game night: you decide on the number of people you want to join in. Okay, now on to today's video. In it, I talk about changing friendships and how to handle them. Change is natural and healthy. It's best to handle such change with understanding and calm. Of course, if you truly want particular friends who have distanced themselves to be a part of your life again, you need to be honest and forthright. Let them know you care about them and would like to spend more time together again. Find out if there are any misunderstandings that caused them to back off in the first place, clear the air, and hopefully rekindle that friendship. Have you had friends distance themselves from you? If so, what did you do about it? How did it make you feel? I'd love your feedback. Take care.
Hey there! Here's my latest vlog post: Neighbors As Friends. In the video, I talk about the advantages of making friends with your neighbors. I also give tips on how to make friends. Do you know your neighbors? Do you hang out together, or just wave in passing now and then? Do you think it's important to know your neighbors, but feel you are just too busy to make the effort? I'd love your feedback. Email me at amy@acnlifecoach.com or comment below. Thanks!
Hi! Here is my latest vlog post, this time on the advantages of acting on a goal. Goal setting is an important part of accomplishing something you really want to do. Then comes the planning stage. You need to plan out how you'll meet those goals. But, then what? Action! Without action, you may never know if you have it in you to make your dreams come true. You may never get to experience new things and go new places because you were afraid to try; afraid to fail, or you were discouraged by someone who thought you shouldn't risk it. Well, I'm here to encourage you to do just the opposite:
Try!
Fail!
Do!
Take those plans and put them into action to make your dreams come true, to meet your goals. You may have to go through a lot of trial and error to get things right. You may get discouraged. You may feel like giving up. That's okay. Just as long as you keep trying, maybe faiilng, too, but definitely doing. Doing something! Without doing, you'll never know if you can do it or not. Without failing, you might not learn valuable lessons about where to make adjustments so what you want to do comes easier and turns out better. Without trying, you will never know how awesome it is to live on your own, travel the world, take a class, have a life-changing surgery, or anything else you may dream of doing. Forget the naysayers, stick to your guns, and go for your goals. You. Can. Do. It. Let me know how it goes. I would love to hear from you.
Hi! Here's my latest vlog post. This time I'm talking about living with an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend as platonic roommates. I talk about what is needed for success. I also talk a bit about my experience of being friends with an ex. Finally, I ask the question, Can men and woman be friends? What do you think? Are you friends with your ex? Do you have friends of the opposite sex? Tell me about your experiences either in the comments below or in an email (amy@acnlifecoach.com. Take care!
This vlog post is on roadblocks, especially those pertaining to chronic health issues, mobility issues, special needs, and so on. As I mention in the video, I was my most significant barrier to success. It took me a long time to get out of my own way. I was insecure, shy, scared of my own shadow--the works. Luckily, I was able to break down the most significant barriers in my life as I got older and work around others. How about you? What barriers have you faced? Were you able to knock them down? If so, how? If not, what stopped you? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Hello all! Today's vlog topic is on doing things on your own. It is particularly geared toward those with chronic health issues. I talk about a class trip I went on in high school. It was the first one I ever went on without my mother. I was nervous, but I did it. It taught me that I really could do things on my own. The lesson here is to try to be as independent and self-sufficient as possible. Learn all about your health maintenance so if you're caregiver isn't around, you will know what to do. I hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful. Have a great weekend. Take care.
Hey there! I'm sorry I'm late. I'll have another post tomorrow to make up for it. I've had doctor's appointments and volunteering to take care of this week that has kept me away from my blog. But, I'm back. This time, talking about how to travel with friends. We could get along perfectly well day to day with friends, but put us in a travel situation with them and--well, it isn't necessarily pretty. But it doesn't have to turn out ugly. Here are tips on how to travel smart with friends to help keep the peace, and keep friendships intact throughout the vacation and long afterward. Have you traveled with friends? What did you do to prepare for it? How did it go/ Please share your thoughts. Thank you!
