The Secret to Good Days
h o m e life Dayna Young h o m e life Dayna Young

The Secret to Good Days

It’s in the bookends. Let me explain.

You know about gratitude journals, and goals, and optimism and being a glass-half-full type of person, but that doesn’t mean all your days have transformed to good ones.

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On Being Ok
Dayna Young Dayna Young

On Being Ok

My alarm didn’t go off this morning. And it didn’t even matter. I think I didn’t even set it last night.

I dressed quickly in workout clothes and honestly felt dread to think about life returning to “normal” and having to wake up by 5am each day to get all the kids off to school. It sounds impossible—feels impossible—right now.

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Traditions to Keep
Dayna Young Dayna Young

Traditions to Keep

Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. You’re thinking wedding but I have to tell you, this age-old adage goes clear through marriage and family and generations beyond.

This morning, we all sat, disheveled and in pj’s, around a simple Easter breakfast. The kids had already broken into their candy-filled baskets and Brian

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Manage the Stress
Dayna Young Dayna Young

Manage the Stress

We ALL feel it.

Everything has been turned upside down because of COVID-19 which means some of us are working overtime, some are working from home while helping a house full of kids to do their schooling online, and some are furloughed, or have lost their jobs or businesses all together. It’s STRESS. It’s dragging us to change and cope in ways that are often painful and lead to sleepless nights.

And there are some who are happy at home

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