Exactly Enough Time

My experience podcasting (thus far) and things I'm learning in a podcasting course have surprised me—I want to share what I think and know that will help you START something important to you. You have influence and your influence isn't just for you. It's time to step up to the starting line—you have exactly enough time!

In this episode I share two stories along with a recent experience that shed light on the importance of telling our stories and on the freedom that we have to organize and craft them in ways that serve our time and interests.

The memory keeping and paper-crafting industry continues to be supported by a variety of companies, who create the products we need and crave. Close to My Heart is one of these, but CTMH (for short) is also a vibrant and very connected world wide community of loyal customers and dedicated consultants and in this episode I sit down with two of the women at the top and one of their Australian consultants to learn more about what has inspired their longevity and what makes them unique.

Many women take the plunge into memory keeping when or even because they have little children that are so easy to photograph. But, those children eventually become teenagers, who may or may not enjoy or cooperate with mom's documenting ways. What then? How do we navigate this change in our families and what is important to remember? Stacy and her guest, Cathy Zielske--both mothers to "older" kids will share insights and ideas.

This just-for-FUN episode, full of curious exploration centered around the number 7 challenges you to write your own 7-word bio, create a list of 7 people to whom you owe a lucky break and intentionally infuse your day with some good-hearted FUN.

If you’ve ever felt that what you do creatively is not actually art, then this episode is for you. We'll explore the idea and liberating power of "ish" and see if we can loosen the lines a little, so that you can more confidently express yourself and recognize, celebrate and savor present moments.

The girl who goes to what she thinks is a postage stamp party and the guy who takes his wife backpacking, so he can scout for deer—both in unexpected ways discover life quests, passions, interests that will occupy them for years — and those 2 beginning stories just collided 2 weeks ago. When the scrapbooking daughter documented some of her dad’s favorite wildlife stories—including the one where he probably saw a sasquatch.

Everybody and everything has a beginning. Women who have given birth love to tell labor and delivery stories—the beginnings of each child. Newlyweds pour over pictures and pick just the right ones to document the beginning of their lives together. We celebrate the beginning of each school year—almost like it’s a holiday. And the beginning of each week, month and year tend to stir a little bit of extra potential in us.

What beginning stories could you tell?

During times when life I particularly challenging, have you ever pined to, feel like yourself again? Why is it that our default is to be and get back to normal. What if that isn't the best approach at all? In this episode I share when I began to shed my shyness and something very useful that I learned from my life coach—and it all relates (somehow) to memory keeping. I promise!

February is Library Lovers month! For reals. This along with the wonderful warm response to this podcast has motivated me to create a bonus episode —just for YOU.