Are you exhausted and overwhelmed with life? Do you wake up feeling like you’re already behind — and you haven’t even gotten out of bed? Do you spend most of your days just trying to make through the day?
If that’s you (or someone you know!), you need to get a copy of my book, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode. I wrote this book because I get it. I’ve walked the road of feeling spent, worn down, and burnt out. And after burning the candle at both ends for far too long and hurting my health, marriage, and family in the process, I finally reached a breaking point.
The day I finally hit rock bottom and said, “I can’t live like this any more!” was the day I realized I didn’t have to live in such a frantic, stressed, and overloaded way. There was a road out of survival mode!
In Say Goodbye to Survival Mode, I share candidly about the struggles I faced along the way and the strategies I learned for success. This book is not a fix-your-life-overnight handbook (sorry!). Instead, I’ll take your hand, and gently guide you through a step-by-step journey so that you, too, can:
feel healthier and more energetic by setting priorities and boundaries,
eliminate stress with savvy management of your time, money, and home,
get more done by setting realistic goals and embracing discipline,
and rediscover your passions—and the confidence to pursue them!
Get a Signed Copy of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode!
Many of you have asked if you could get a signed copy of my book for yourself or a friend. Through Saturday only, you can get a signed copy of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode for just $20 + shipping! This would be a great gift to give to yourself, your mom, or another mom friend for Mother’s Day!
P.S. If you don’t care about getting a signed copy or just want to get the best deal on this book, you can get a copy of Say Goodbye to Survival Mode on Amazon for $17.50 right now (the ebook is $14.99 and the audiobook is $12.33). And if you can’t afford a copy, I encourage you to ask your local library to carry it, if they don’t already.
After anticipating it and planning for it since November, it’s finally moving week! Our house is all packed up and almost all the last-minute details are done, so we’re excited to load up the moving truck, drive to TN, and start the adventure!
Since most of this week will be spent moving and unpacking boxes and settling into our new home in TN, I’m just going to set six goals again for this week:
How did you do on last week's goals? What are your goals for this week? I'd love to have you share your progress on last week's goals and your goals for this coming week in the comments. Of, if you've blogged about it, leave your direct link below. Let's cheer each other on to live purposeful and productive lives! You can download a free customizable weekly goal-planning sheet here.
Having fun with the family is important to increase family bonds; however, it can also get expensive if you aren’t careful. Here are 50 ways you can have fun with your family for $10 or less:
1. Go to the dollar movie theater. 2. Rent a Redbox movie. 3. Go swimming at the community pool. 4. Go ice skating at the community rink. 5. Play at the park. 6. Do chalk art on the side walk. 7. Play Frisbee. 8. Go rollerblading. 9. Go bowling. 10. Have fun with bubbles.
11. Play with silly string. 12. Get some books at the library or go to a library reading time. 13. Make homemade play dough. 14. Dance to music. 15. Play with paper dolls. 16. Explore community gardens. 17. Run through the sprinklers in your swimming suits. 18. Make homemade ice cream. 19. Play Pictionary. 20. Play hangman.
21. Have a Long Jump contest. 22. Play a card game. 23. Make edible playdough. 24. Bake cookies. 25. Plan a scavenger hunt. 26. Play foursquare. 27. Jump rope. 28. Make homemade flubber. 29. Act out a scene from a play. 30. Play hopscotch.
31. Paint with water colors. 32. Make paper airplanes and see how far you can throw them. 33. Play marbles. 34. Play a game of tennis together. 35. Have a teddy bear tea. 36. Learn some magic tricks and then have a magic trick competition. 37. Find a free puppet show to attend. (Libraries and community centers have them all the time.) 38. Get cheap craft supplies and create your own puppets. 39. Learn how to juggle. 40. Go bobbing for apples.
41. Make marshmallow & toothpick structures. 42. Play with silly putty. 43. Have a pillow fight. 44. Make Homemade Oobleck. 45. Make a tent with boxes and blankets and play house. 46. Go camping in the backyard. 47. Have a water balloon fight. 48. Find a children’s museum with a free admission day. 49. Make soup for someone who's sick and take it to him or her. 50. Write letters to someone who is in the military or far away from home.
What other ideas would you add to this list?
AnnaLaura Brown is a health and wellness coach who loves helping people get healthy and save money. Learn more about her on her blog at AnnaLauraBrown.com and get your free audio and over 100 healthy and inexpensive recipes.
Finish packing up the house.
