Counseling Practice

I am currently in school completing my master's degree in professional counseling and I am constantly coming across information that will help me in the future when I open a practice. This article, The Online Therapy Myth: What Online Counseling Wont do for your Private Practice | Start a Counseling Practice, helps you truly understand what does behind expanding your practice by making online therapy available to your clients. It gives you the myths and truth behind the work that this aspect of your business will entail.

I hope that I will one day have a successful business were I am truly making a difference in someone's life.

~Enhancing

Be Inspired.: Quote of the Day

I believe that these following statement are ones that we should strive to live by.

Be Inspired.: Quote of the Day: "'People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of alterior motives. Be ..."

Being an active participant in life

I realized that I am so sick of my being an active participant in my own life. I moved to Atlanta in 2009 and I have yet to visit any historic sites or taking the opportunity to just get out and "smell the roses." I really hate that I am stuck in this rut. The main reason that I don't get out the house is because of my significant weight gain within the last 5 years. I am making strides to lose the weight and find my confidence again. This has been the number one reason why I have secluded myself from experiencing from the world around me and lost touch with who I am...the real me. I hope to work on the inner me as well as the outer me. I don't want to miss out on my life, journeys that I am supposed to take, or meeting new people.

~Enhancing...

Health Benefits of Chamomile Tea

I have many days of stress. Whether it's me thinking about school, buying a house, or stressing about losing weight. It gives me great anxiety to the point where I can't think. I am trying to find natural ways to enhance my life and health. I wanted to find out the Health Benefits of Chamomile Tea and how it can alleviate some of the stress. Meditation is also a way I looking to enhance my mental clarity and lower stress so that I can approach problems calmly. I drank a cup of chamomile tea yesterday and I can say that it did seem to calm me down. I hope that others are able to find ways to approach life and stress in a calm and zen-like way.

To Stress or not to Stress

I know that stress is not good for your health or waistline but it's unavoidable. I am trying to purchase my first home and I want to get the best bang for my buck but I have to clear up my credit issues. I urge people to really look at their credit report and get a grasp on what is on there and what can be disputed or paid off. I know it's overwhelming but if you tackle it now you can avoid alot of problems. Employers are now using your credit report to decide whether to give you a job so really in the long run it will PAY off, in more ways than one, to repair your credit. This will enhance your life because you will have the piece of mind f a good credit score when you need to utilize it.

Free Yearly credit report from all 3 bureaus:
www.annualcreditreport.com

Essential Oils

I have really been thinking about what I am putting in my body and into my environment. I really like my home to smell good but what am I putting into the air. My good friend bought me an essential oil diffuser and I thought about how much better this is than spraying a smell good chemical in the air. I started to research the benefits of essential oils. I want a space that I can breathe easy and also protect my young son and husband from breathing in harmful chemicals. Many of the essential oils are used in making all natural cleaning products. I think that using essential oils would enhance your quality of life and mood!

Here are some essential oils websites or you search for them on Amazon:

http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/
http://www.wellingtonfragrance.com/Essential-Oils--C35.aspx
http://www.sensia.com/essentialoils.htm


Info about essential oils:
http://www.diylife.com/2007/07/24/make-home-fragrances-with-essential-oils/
http://www.healthylivinganswers.com/aromatherapy/aromatherapy-home-fragrance.html  (Watch the Video!)

4 Months to Lose

I graduate in May with a Master's in Professional Counseling. It's been a long journey!! I am now on a journey to enhancing my life and one way is to lose the weight that has been holding on to me for the last five years. I REALLY want this to be my last but most successful try at this. I know I can't have a happy life if I am miserable and unhealthy. I have 85lbs to lose. I really want to lose most of this by graduation in May. I will check in periodically to record an update of my progression.

Good Luck to others that are on the say journey.

Personalization when taking on Organization

It can be very fun and exciting when personalizing your space. Personalization can also help you become organize. My life I feel is very disorganized. I wanted to start the new year off working on getting organized. This will help me in my personal and family life and also in my future career is a therapist. I wanted to start by keeping up with the many things I had to do on a daily basis as a wife, mother, and student. I recently found a lady that makes personalized planners. This was a way for me to begin the process of organizing my life while putting very personal touches on it. Amanda, of Creative Nest Designs, created a personalized planner for me. It helps me to keep up with many events, ideas, or daily things I need to keep up with. It came out really nice and allows me to take control and keep up with the things going on in my life.

I have listed below sites that can create a personal planner and other personalized things:

http://creativenestdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/time-to-order-your-personalized.html

http://www.etsy.com/listing/64410800/lorna-style-completely-personalized-day?ref=sr_list_10&ga_search_query=personalized+weekly+planner&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes[0]=tags&includes[1]=title&filter[0]=handmade