I've been thinking a lot about productivity and perfectionism. And let me be someone who can reassure you: not every day needs to be (or even can be) a superhero day ... go easy on yourself.

How did I get to this week of peace and a little Christmas magic? In large part, I went by feel (a classic HSP tool).

May you take a quiet moment this week to reflect on the beautiful harvest you've gathered to yourself.

I've really taken some lessons forward from my time off, and I want to share those gentle reminders with you.

Sometimes if we try a little something outside our norm, some fun things will probably happen.

For the sake of our sanity, my dear overwhelmed overachievers, we need a fall break.

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning with good intentions, and then suddenly it's 1 a.m. and you're still working? Yeah. I've been living that reality for longer than I care to admit. And a couple Mondays ago I ran myself into a brick wall at 90 miles an hour like a 1980s crash test dummy.

An important reminder from high achiever Susan L. Taylor for we fellow high achievers: relaxation is not a luxury. If you don't make time to recuperate, you will burn out. Please don't do that to yourself. You're worth taking care of!

Let's take a lovely reminder about intentionalism in our homes (and I would say lives as well) from Arts & Crafts legend William Morris.