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This Summer, Have People Over

“What people are craving isn’t perfection. People aren’t longing to be impressed; they’re longing to feel like they’re home.” —Shauna Niequist, Bread & Wine Have you ever wondered what it is about your favorite TV shows that you like so much? For me, I’ve noticed that in almost all of mine, there is a close friend group. But more than that, they all do this one thing: They eat together. One of the most recent examples I can think of is The Big Bang Theory. Though Leonard and Sheldon didn’t have a dinning room table, in close to every episode, [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-13T14:25:56+00:00June 24th, 2019|Categories: Courage, Food, Friendship, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Team Schlies Travel Guide (Repost)

As travel is one of our favorite things, and these tips still serve us well, today I am reposting our Travel Guide. Enjoy! For the born traveller, travelling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim's time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort. —Aldous Huxley For those of us who love to travel, Huxley’s words seem both dramatic, and somewhat true. Leaving one’s home to explore the world, can take our time, money, energy, and even, our comfort. But, if you’ve been bitten by the wanderlust bug, like we have—for the most part, you’re [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-13T13:25:59+00:00June 20th, 2019|Categories: Food, Freedom, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Making Decisions, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Five Ways I Manage Anxiety

In celebration of her fortieth birthday, last month author Sarah Bessey shared forty important things she’s learned in her life. One thing she said that struck me was this: “Being a responsible adult is the most underrated form of self-care.” Then she went on to explain by listing all the “boring” tasks of adulting like going to bed at a decent time, exercising, keeping a budget, etc. Sometimes, the greatest thing we can do for ourselves is to live a more disciplined and routine life. To commit to practices that don’t necessarily bring us the most joy, but in the big [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-04-11T13:27:54+00:00April 11th, 2019|Categories: Anxiety, Courage, Fear, Food, Habit Making, Health, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Learn: Three Ways I Save Time

It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? —Henry David Thoreau Though I haven’t read much of Thoreau’s work, I have to admit: lately, his words are speaking to me. The man who went off into the woods to live intentionally, I feel, has a lot to say to us in 2018. Not that we should all become hermits living in nature, but rather there is something powerful about stepping out of the current of our culture. To put down our phones, and figure out the best path for us [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-20T19:10:12+00:00July 19th, 2018|Categories: Balance, discipline, Food, Health, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Routines|Comments Off

Learn: 5 Reasons Summer is a Great Time To Get Healthy

About four years ago, I decided to make a change in my life. I took a big step toward living healthier. But where many might assume that I took this step in January when everyone is making their New Year’s resolutions, the truth is, it was July. So many of us think about becoming healthier after the holidays to make up for what we did in December. And some of us start working out in early spring, because we know bathing suit weather is on it’s way. But how many of us think about getting healthy in the summer? The truth [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:32:32+00:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: discipline, Food, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines, Success|Comments Off

The Team Schlies Travel Guide

For the born traveller, travelling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim's time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort. —Aldous Huxley For those of us who love to travel, Huxley’s words seem both dramatic, and somewhat true. Leaving one’s home to explore the world, can take our time, money, energy, and even, our comfort. But, if you’ve been bitten by the wanderlust bug, like we have—for the most part, you’re ok with it. Good, even. Because what little we’ve seen of our big world, has left us wanting more. Only, Huxley does point [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:36:17+00:00June 11th, 2018|Categories: Food, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Learn: How I’m approaching change in 2018

On Monday, I shared that there are some years when making a strict New Year’s Resolution (NYR), just doesn’t work. When making a drastic change isn’t possible or perhaps, helpful. And when killing ourselves at the gym in January, isn’t the answer. For me, this year, is one of those times. If I am honest, part of the reason for this is because after the holidays, I didn’t have the mental energy to think up the best NYR for me. But also, I have a few dreams for 2018 that make it hard to set one “all in” goal, to [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-17T01:24:30+00:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Change, discipline, Food, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead January 4, 2018

Ok, I admit it. I did it. When writing the date for today’s post, I typed 2017. It is going to take a few times of writing dates down to solidify in my mind that it is indeed 2018. But here we are, having entered another year. This past Monday, Tony and I left the frozen tundra that is Wisconsin, where we were visiting family, and are now back at home in Pennsylvania. Though where we live has yet to fully feel like home, we are eternally grateful the winters here are a little milder than where we grew up. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-17T01:36:44+00:00January 4th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Change, Food, Good Books, Lead, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

What To Do With All Those Leftover (Feeling)s

If you’re one of those people who love Thanksgiving food (turkey, mashed potatoes, pie, etc.), then you know one of the best parts of the holiday is the leftovers. Some of my favorite memories of Thanksgiving involve eating pie for dinner, or making late night turkey sandwiches because everyone’s still up. Not to mention, eating roasted veggies with fried eggs for breakfast. Add a cup of coffee, and that’s what I call a good morning. Thanksgiving leftovers are the best—at least when we’re talking about food. But in my experience, food hasn’t always been the only leftover from the holiday. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T00:32:15+00:00November 27th, 2017|Categories: Courage, Fear, Food, Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love & Thankfulness

“If I do not feel a sense of joy in God's creation, if I forget to offer the world back to God with thankfulness, I have advanced very little…I have not yet learnt to be truly human. For it is only through thanksgiving that I can become myself.” ― Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Way Every now and then, on Thanksgiving, I find myself eating at a table with people I love, when all of a sudden the host asks us to go around and share what we’re thankful for. Often, other than the usual yet true response—“my family”—my mind goes [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-18T00:41:47+00:00November 23rd, 2017|Categories: Food, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

This Summer, Have People Over

Team Schlies Travel Guide (Repost)

Five Ways I Manage Anxiety

Learn: Three Ways I Save Time

Learn: 5 Reasons Summer is a Great Time To Get Healthy

The Team Schlies Travel Guide

Learn: How I’m approaching change in 2018

Love Learn Lead January 4, 2018

What To Do With All Those Leftover (Feeling)s

Love & Thankfulness

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