by Melanie Vetter | Jul 1, 2020 | Design Your Life
It’s easy to look back at the first half of 2020 and see all the things that didn’t happen as you planned, to see one challenge after another. But reflecting on this time might expose something important that you learned, and reflecting on challenges can be...
by Melanie Vetter | May 27, 2020 | Design Your Life
You might wonder why in the world I would choose to write about renewal at this particular moment. Yes, we’re stuck inside and the world is upside down. I feel all of that, and there are days when I struggle to find the good, the joyful, something to renew my spirit....
by Melanie Vetter | May 20, 2020 | Design Your Life
Do you remember playing as a kid? Making a tent out of sheets and the furniture or building a sand castle or making up a new game? Growing up, my sister, Lisa, and I had rooms that were connected by a tiny hallway. It was our secret meeting place where we’d...
by Melanie Vetter | Apr 29, 2020 | Design Your Life
When will we get back to normal? When will restaurants and libraries and schools open up again? Will events scheduled for the fall happen? How long will we wear masks? When will we be able to count on finding TP in the stores? We’re all asking questions like...
by Melanie Vetter | Apr 1, 2020 | Design Your Life
We’re still in wild times with change happening constantly. But while the world spins around us, we can create structure and systems in our own life. Doing so helps us calm our minds and bodies. And when we do that, we can contemplate important ideas that are coming...
by Melanie Vetter | Mar 18, 2020 | Design Your Life
Yesterday was my beautiful daughter’s birthday, and it was also the first day of mandatory lock down for the Bay Area. We are to stay in our homes except for a few exceptions (to buy food for example). My older son and his girlfriend arrived a few days ago for...
