• Five Minute Friday

    Longing for More Calm and Less Chaos

    Longing for More Calm and Less Chaos I am linking up with Five Minute Friday. This week’s word prompt is “longing.” Longing for more calm and less chaos. I long for more calm.More steady mornings. Calm coffee moments.More predictable rhythms.More quiet inside my body.More space between triggers and reactions.More moments where nothing is demanded. I long for less chaos.Less constant urgency.Less emotional whiplash.Less scrambling.Less constantly stressed-based living.Less feeling like I’m always behind. I don’t need a “better mindset.”I need fewer fires and more buffers. Today’s affirmation: “I am building a life that feels calm to live inside.” Healing Beyond the…

  • Services

    Serenity Jumpstart

    Supportive & Encouraging (For Serenity Seekers) Let’s Find Your Next Step – Together Overwhelmed? Stressed? Struggling with your next move? You don’t have to do it alone. I’m offering 1-hour Brainstorm & Strategy Sessions where we’ll: ✅ Clarify your biggest challenge ✅ Map out simple, doable steps ✅ Find more serenity and less stress in the process Only $49 – because support should be accessible. Let’s work together to bring more harmony into your life. email me to schedule Laurie@seekingserenityandharmony.com

  • Mental Health - Parenting

    The Chalk Dust Doesn’t Settle

                                                         Image via Freepik The Chalk Dust Doesn’t Settle: Self-Care and Survival for Today’s Teachers It sneaks up on you somewhere between your third cup of lukewarm coffee and the twenty-second “Miss, can I go to the bathroom?” of the day. That hollow hum of burnout, like a radiator clanking in a quiet apartment, gradually becoming part of the background noise until it’s impossible to ignore. If you’re a teacher—especially in today’s post-pandemic, understaffed, over-tested…

  • Five Minute Friday

    Trying to Write While Running on Fumes

        Trying to Write While Running on Fumes I am joining up with Five Minute Friday During five minute Friday we are given a word prompt and free write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here. This week’s FMF writing prompt is: EXTRA The first thing that came to mind is an image of a newsboy on the street corner hollering, “Extra, extra, read all about it!”   I had a twinge as I thought how I wish I was as dedicated with  my writing newsletters and blog posts as I wish I could…

  • Health

    Your Journey to Health and Fitness

    Affiliate Disclosure: Please know that some of the links in my posts are  links that if you go through them and make a purchase I may earn a commission.  I link these companies and their products because they are products that I have personally tried and like. They are placed for information value.  The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. Not all links are commission earning links. Some are just because I really like the product and want to share about it. Many products or brands mentioned in my blog…