Once Upon A Habit

October 16, 2026 You’ve worked hard. Are you letting yourself enjoy it? Hello Friends! 🧡 With fall here, I’ve been thinking about harvest. We usually associate it with gardens and orchards, but what about the harvest in our own lives? Do we recognize it when it’s here—or are we already thinking about what needs doing next? We spend years working, raising families, showing up for people we love, and figuring things out along the way. And sometimes, we could use a little reminder to pause and...

A message from Judy Rooney Empowering Healthy Habits and Mindset for Ideal Wellness, Happy Living, and Feeling Good! September 30, 2026 Hello Friends, ☺️ We're just one week away from our next In This Season: Shining Through the Shadow of Loss gathering, and I'd love for you to join us! Let's face it. Grief and loss aren't exactly topics we rush to put on our calendars. I get it. These conversations can feel uncomfortable, emotional, and perhaps a little too close to home. But here's the...

September 12, 2026 September, a fresh start doesn’t have to be big. Hello Friends! 🌻 With the cooler mornings and evenings, and the day temps still warmer than sweater weather, I’m reminded of the gap between expectation and reality. Although it’s September, it’s still officially summer (for another 10 days) —and we’re riding the cusp of a new season. That gap feels a little like how we imagine midlife and beyond will be. We have expectations about what we might accomplish, the things we’ll...

August 13, 2026 Follow the wonder. See what happens. Hello Friends! “Curiosity killed the cat.” 🐱 If you’re of a certain age, you probably heard this phrase growing up. And if you’re like me, you may have absorbed the message without giving it much thought: Don’t be too curious. Don’t ask too many questions.Don’t poke around where you don’t belong.Don’t get yourself into trouble. Curiosity, apparently, was dangerous. But lately, I’ve been thinking about curiosity differently. I’ve always been...

A message from Judy Rooney July 23, 2026 Empowering Healthy Habits and Mindset for Ideal Wellness, Happy Living, and Feeling Good! Hello Friends, ☺️ Over this past year, I've found myself sharing with a few friends that I never really imagined what my life would look like in this season. I had ideas, of course, but I didn't imagine the reality of the day-to-day—the changes in routines, relationships, priorities, and, well... my whole lifestyle. I thought I'd have more of life figured out by...

July 12, 2026 A mid-year reflection on being, doing, and showing up for yourself with compassion. Hello Friends! Somewhere along the way we crossed the halfway point of the year. I always imagine that by July I'll have a clearer sense of momentum—a rhythm, a routine, and progress on the intentions I set back in January. Yet here I am looking at my list and realizing that some things have moved forward as intended, while others remain exactly where I left them. Some goals have unfolded...

June 12, 2026 A reflection on coming home to yourself and making this season count. Hello Friends! Last week, 30 women gathered for an afternoon of reflection and conversation around the theme, Coming Home to Yourself. As we shared stories, one truth kept surfacing: It’s surprisingly easy to lose touch with ourselves. Not because we’re doing life wrong. But because we’re busy living it. Many of us think we become disconnected from ourselves only during difficult seasons. But what I’ve learned...

April 28, 2026 A surprising shift in how time feels in the second half of life—and what it might be telling you. Hello Friends! You finally have more time…So why does it sometimes feel like you have less? Lately, I’ve been thinking about time. You know that phrase—“the days are long, but the years are short”? It used to make sense to me in a very different season of life.But now? The days don’t always feel long anymore.In fact… they often feel short. And I’ve been trying to understand why....

April 7, 2026 Learning to Enjoy Relaxation (Yes, Really) Happy Spring Friends! As I was reading my devotional the other morning, a single line stopped me:“Remind me to enjoy relaxation.” Wait… enjoy it? 🤔 Not just do it. Not just fit it in. But actually enjoy it. Because if I’m honest, relaxation doesn’t always feel enjoyable.It often comes with a quiet layer of guilt. When I really need rest, I can settle into it.But when I sense I should take a break, there’s often a hushed voice in the...

March 15, 2026 Let the season guide your habits, plus a simple reminder to care for yourself this spring. Hello Friends! ☺️ We had a wonderful gathering at our recent In This Season…Life Lately event. One thing many of us seemed to recognize is how much our relationship with time, energy, and priorities begins to shift in the second half of life. One woman said, “I feel like I’m in a recalibration season.” Another reflected that she thought she would be in a harvesting season by now, but life...