Reach for the Stars...and Smile!

My car battery died! I went to a conference last week and came back to a dead battery but after a jumpstart was good to go! Then I bought a new battery and the car is like new again. The conference also gave me a jumpstart to start some new habits in exercise and eating right.

I am moving back from Panama to Maryland. Crazy circumstances in need of fixing up my house and remodeling my life will hopefully give you some inspiration and motivation for 2019 to remodel your life.

Chuck Jaffe from www.moneylifeshow.com talks about how Halloween can be a lesson in money and how children can trade candy for money. Such a fun way to change up Trick or Treating!

My sister, my mother and I all have ADD! We see squirrels everywhere! Every craft turns into a new idea and we come up with ways to turn it into a business. www.sondisparkles.com is what we came up with. We were on messenger chat and brainstorming ideas to turn my mom's Harry Potter style crafts and stuffed animals into a business.

I broke a mercury thermometer and forgot how dangerous it can be. I also had a broken website that wasn't working on Safari. In both cases the lessons learned about researching and asking for help can be applied in all aspects of life.

Living abroad and starting a business with my husband has been a challenge but also rewarding. Also check out the 6 Minute Business Breakfast podcast that interviewed me and my journey.

I had an echo in some of my previous Podcasts I couldn't figure out where it was coming from, until a kind person - Daxy Perez suggested to me to check my reverb. What is a reverb? Turns out in Garage Band (which is where I edit my podcasts) has a setting I must have accidentally clicked onto give me an 'echo-y' voice for many of the podcasts. I've corrected it! Thanks Daxy for your suggestion. :o)

I learned a lot getting out of my comfort zone teaching English as a foreign language and a girls evening out that we played 2 truths & 1 lie. Want to hear my truths & lie?

When children want pizza and I know if I buy some I'm going to eat too much, we decided to make a small personal pan pizza...in the air fryer. It kept my daughter busy for over an hour!

Recap & Review: a summary of the first 10 episodes! Join the journey and get caught up with the first 10 episodes including selfish children, cookie making, DIY projects like Pinatas and sewing, running through sunny patches, focus and accountability.

Listening is an art that requires attention over talent and others over yourself. Paying attention to someone else feelings and reactions means more than anything. It's the little things in life that matter - from holding the door for someone or thanking someone for holding the door for you. I forgot to thank someone that held the door open for me and feel guilty I didn't say thank you.

After leaving my wallet in the car, we decide to make a piñata! The lessons of doing it yourself (DIY) vs. buying it. I surely saved some money for a birthday party.

On a walk through a trail the shady patches were quite nice but I had to run through the sunny patches so I wouldn't get sunburnt!

Teen Moms, Animals, his side hustle he's building for Podcast Guests - GuestSnap.

I need help focusing and finishing a book project. Do you have a project you have started or need to start and need some accountability to finish it?

Every cookie is unique, share one and make someone smile. Bonus: I almost got a ticket from the Police recording this episode!

In making a skirt, I documented the process and learned Instagram in the process.

This episode I turn an attitude and a shopping trip into buying something for someone else. It turned an attitude upside down. /you will feel better with giving to someone else in need.

This episode is a short story of almost making it a sick day for my daughter and missing school but interrupting her routine sure caused her to bounce back quickly (it's a good thing she loves school)!

Introduction to Reach for the Stars And Smile! Inspire, Encourage & Motivate to live your life to the fullest. Join me in this journey of working side hustles and building a business.