by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 2, 2021 | Burdens, Friday Quote, Kindness, Love, Self-Care, Uncategorized
“When you’ve been strong for so long, sometimes you just need to be alone and let the tears out.” ~ Unknown We don’t know what people are going through, even when they come to work and have a smile on their face. We just don’t know. Life...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 14, 2021 | Change, Friday Quote, Happiness, Self-Care
“True self care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from.” ~Brianna Wiest This is a rather powerful quote from someone who hasn’t yet turned 30 years old. We all know...
by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 21, 2021 | Health, Self-Care, Sleep
After having slept poorly for years, I have made it my quest to figure out how to get a great night’s sleep repeatedly and without medication. I have not completely cracked the code yet, but I have made great strides. I dropped melatonin and started taking an...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 12, 2021 | Friday Quote, Self-Care, Stress, Time Management
“Regardless of our reasons for working long hours, overwork does not help us.” Sarah Green Carmicheal I have recently heard a number of people talk about how long their work day has become and how it takes the better part of Saturday morning just to...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 3, 2021 | Burdens, Hard Work, Help, Self-Care, Stress, Uncategorized
Men and women, this one’s equally important for both of you. Recently, I was on a podcast for Jobs.momwith my friend and former colleague, Zabeen Mirza, discussing why women don’t ask for help. This is such an important topic, especially now in the...
by Beth FItzgerald | Feb 22, 2021 | Boundaries, Communication, Motivational Monday, Self-Care
We went to D.C. this past weekend to visit two of our daughters. On Saturday night, after being asleep in our hotel room for about an hour, we were both awakened by this loud and consistent thudding noise. On further inspection (at 12:30 am), we come to find out it is...