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I helped someone go through their mountain of incoming mail each day.

Here are some helpful things to do if you have lots of mail (or even if you don’t) coming to your house each day.

It’ll likely take you 2-3 minutes to sort it… maybe not 2-3 minutes to fully read each piece, but you’ll at least be able to sort the junk from the important pieces.

Here's the video and the steps:

First, separate your mail into 3 piles (don’t open anything yet):

1. JUNK
2. NOT SURE
3. KEEP

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The other day, I was brainstorming and thinking of all the things my parents had said to me when I was younger that broke my spirit, made me feel less than, killed my confidence, or wounded me so bad that I never forgot them.

Parenting had been on my mind at the time, and I was thinking of why I turned out like I did. I often think of the way my parents raised me and how I want to raise my kids.

After really thinking back to the times I got in trouble, the times I tried something and ...

We all get upset or mad sometimes, right? I’m one of those people who gets mad about being mad, because it’s not a state of mind in which I like to be or stay. I’ve realized I always do this one thing when I get angry…

I use to go running. That hasn’t been my go-to lately – maybe because of where I live or simply because I’ve found something else.

What I definitely do every single time is distract myself. I purposely put something else on my mind. It’s usually 1 of these 3 things:

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Have you ever found yourself wanting to know when someone’s gonna FaceTime you? Or wanting to know when someone’s gonna stop by your place?

I’ve felt that way many times, but recently I’ve been thinking why. Why do I want to know? I’d love the call or the company so do I really need to know beforehand?

I realized it’s not me that wants to know, it’s my ego.

My ego wants to make sure my hair isn’t crazy, my ego wants to make sure I have on a little make-up, my ego wants my house to be...

A couple of things I’d impart to my younger self:

Always hold onto that feeling of being made fun of. You know why. Once you know how it feels to be made fun of, you don’t want to make anyone else feel that way. So, hold your tongue when you think you’re about to ‘make a joke’ about someone else. To them, it may hurt their heart more than you’ll ever know.

Travel. As soon as you can, travel. You can go after high school. You can go after college. You can go for 2 months – or 2 years. But...

When I walk into a gym, the thought that often crosses my mind is, “Man, if I wasn't familiar with gyms, this could all be really intimidating."

And I bet, for tons of people who didn’t grow up working out, it is.

If I’d never been to a gym before, these are the things I’d want someone to tell me.

Watch it here or keep reading:

CLOTHING:

You absolutely do not have to look cute or trendy. Who cares if your outfit matches? Your main focus should be can I comfortably exercise in these clot...

I’ve been working from home for the past few months. Before that, I solely did acting, which was a lot of work-from-home stuff along with occasionally going places for class, auditions, shoots, etc.

When my husband and I moved to where we are now (outside of Austin and San Antonio, Texas), I knew that anywhere we wanted to go would be a bit of a drive… nothing major but we used to live in Austin where everything we needed was within a 3 mile radius.

I set out to look for WFH jobs and came acro...

I looked at my Amazon wish list today and realized about 90% of it is books. I’m actually proud of this because there was a point in my life where the last thing I thought about was reading.

Thinking back to what sparked my reading was one very specific book.

Several years ago, we started talking about books at my job. I mentioned how I don’t like to read but wish that I did. One of the girls said there was a book that I would love.

I thought, yeah, we’ll see about that, but I was up for chec...

Them: How are you?
Me: I’m well. Thank you.
Them: I’m good, too - thanks.
Me: ??

Who started this? Who turned a question about your emotions into a greeting?

In my mind, it’s a ‘get to know you’ question. Yet, somehow, it’s become what people say out of habit or when they feel awkward.

I remember a 7 year old girl at church saying good morning to me, following it with a half hug around my waist and a “how are yeeew?” with that high pitched “you” at the end.

She had no concern for how I was. S...

I’m always up for change, especially when it comes to growing myself.

Lately, I’ve felt the want to attack a weakness of mine that’s come up over the years…

Being bold and standing up for myself.

I’ve struggled with the balance of being kind, giving the benefit of the doubt, and addressing the line when it’s been crossed.

Sometimes it’s easy to identify when the line’s been crossed, and that’s when standing up for what’s right or standing up for myself is effortless.

I’ve walked into the mi...