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FOMO, The Internet, & Travel

We’ve all been there. In a moment of down time, we’ve picked up our phone to scroll our socials, only a photo stops us. Suddenly, we begin swiping right. No, I am not talking about Tinder. I am talking about other people’s vacation photos. Maybe it’s the deep turquoise blue of the ocean behind them. Or perhaps it’s the stone streets of a place we’ve only ever dreamed of going. And of course it’s the smile on our friend’s (or some celebrity’s) face as they’re living their best life. For a moment, we are transported into their trip. We feel [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-13T12:45:09+00:00June 17th, 2019|Categories: FOMO, Freedom, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

Do you remember the first time you had a negative thought about your body? I know I don’t. All I know is I was young, and that since then, there have been too many to count. Sometimes, thoughts of shame about my body have come as easily to me as breathing. They fly through my brain and land in my heart bringing a heaviness that is hard to shake. Because they’ve been making their appearance for years now, they leave in their wake a sense of defeat. They tell me my body will never be enough. My body that has [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-12T16:13:11+00:00June 13th, 2019|Categories: #mybodyhas, Acceptance, Beauty, Body Image, Courage, Freedom, Good Books, gratitude, Health, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Surviving Swimsuit Season

I can think of a whole bunch of things I love about summer. I bet you can too. Time at the beach or pool, going on vacation, windows open, ice coffee, cookouts with friends, time in the sun, fun beach reads, sandals and pedicures—the list could go on and on. But if you are a woman, chances are there is one part of summer you’ve been dreading. I know, because I’ve been dreading it too. It’s swimsuit season. Time to shed our comfortable long sleeves and jeans. Which, is ok, as most of us don’t mind a cute sundress or [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-05T15:07:01+00:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|2 Comments

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

Did I ever tell you, I grew up near the ocean? Now landlocked, I have to say I miss it much more than I thought I would. Just recently, during a stressful week, I joked to Tony that I was going to put my headphones on, and turn my white noise app to the sound of the ocean. Then, sit out on our porch in the sun, close my eyes, and pretend I was at the beach. The ocean is my happy place. Of course, another one of my happy places is curled up somewhere reading. So if I could [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-03T16:14:14+00:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

It’s June

It’s June, can you believe it? In three weeks, summer officially begins. But if you live in a similar climate as I do, here in Pennsylvania, you know the best weather of the year is happening right now. The humidity hasn’t set in yet, the mornings are cool, and the temperature hits a pleasant seventy degrees somewhere in the middle of the day. There is something life giving about coming through the cold of winter and the rains of spring, and stepping into the warm, bright days of summer. The days are longer, meaning it is easier to get up [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-29T20:06:36+00:00June 3rd, 2019|Categories: Balance, Change, Freedom, Hope, Making Decisions, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Five Ways to Better Communicate With Your Spouse

It was a warm, sunny day, and the stone streets felt hard under my sandaled feet. There was an event going on in the city so there were people everywhere I looked. We were on a small and winding medieval street in the middle of Siena, Italy. Tony was walking a little ways behind me, but I didn’t stop. I was upset. Only I wasn’t even sure why. All I knew was it felt like Tony and I were speaking a different language. I felt unseen, and like I could cry any minute. That is why I was breaking one [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-23T13:53:55+00:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Conflict, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

The Real Secret To Our Marriage

Do you remember, in high school, wishing you had the answer key to a hard exam? Even though you knew cheating was wrong, there was a part of you that wished for an easier way. For me, it was always my chemistry exams—which is ironic as here we are talking about a different kind of chemistry. That of love and marriage. But now, even as adults, many of us are still looking for that answer key. We’re looking for the easiest way to lose weight, get that promotion, and even understand our spouse. With so many things to fill our [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-23T13:38:53+00:00May 27th, 2019|Categories: Character, Conflict, Faith, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Five Date Ideas to Keep the Romance Alive

When you first fall in love, almost anything can be considered an amazing date because you’re together. Going to the movies, eating leftover Chinese food, hanging out at each other’s places—heck, even grocery shopping is fun. But what about when you’ve been married for a while, and curling up on the couch to binge Netflix, starts to get old? As we talked about in Monday’s post, with all of our real life responsibilities, it can be difficult to make time for each other. And it can be easy for us to fall into ruts romantically. To count our time in [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-23T11:54:23+00:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: Habit Making, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Becoming One With Room For Two

Do you remember the feeling you had when you and your spouse first fell in love? Not just the warm, fuzzy, floating on air stuff, but also the feeling that you couldn’t get enough of each other? It’s almost like taking that first bite into a perfect pizza. It is so delicious, you don’t ever want to stop eating it. Or finding a book you love so much you don’t ever want it to end. Or hitting replay on your new favorite song, believing you’ll never get tired of it. Except, you have this feeling for a person. A person [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-19T13:57:02+00:00May 20th, 2019|Categories: Balance, Freedom, Health, Identity, Marriage, perseverance, Purpose, Relationships, Uncategorized|6 Comments

Does Your Marriage Need a Chore Chart?

You know you had one. Whether it was in your head or your diary, posted on your mirror or hidden deep in your heart—when you were single, you had a list. Though it maybe embarrassing to admit now, because as least at one point it described a movie star more than anyone you knew in real life, you had one. You had a list of what you were looking for in a spouse. Tall or short, athletic or nerdy, you had some sort of picture in your head of who you wanted to marry. Maybe even down to what color [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-07T19:44:57+00:00May 16th, 2019|Categories: Adulting, Conflict, Habit Making, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Routines, Uncategorized|Comments Off

About Melissa Schlies

FOMO, The Internet, & Travel

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

Surviving Swimsuit Season

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

It’s June

Five Ways to Better Communicate With Your Spouse

The Real Secret To Our Marriage

Five Date Ideas to Keep the Romance Alive

Becoming One With Room For Two

Does Your Marriage Need a Chore Chart?

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