Firefly Scout Field Notes
This is where I share field notes from the work of navigating a complex, heart-led life, blending personal experience with practical insight.
You’ll find thoughtful essays, practical frameworks, and experience-based guidance — rooted in real life, nervous-system awareness, and pattern noticing.
These aren’t personal diary entries or quick takes. They’re reflections meant to help you orient, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and move forward with more clarity and ease.
Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.
Pop Quiz: Your Biggest Distraction is Closer Than You Think
Quiz time!!
Quick, name something you do 50+ times a day, generally without thinking. Click to find out what’s the culprit and how to break the habit.
Be Contagious
These past two weeks I've been talking about celebration and play on my social feeds. Not every day feels like a holiday, but there is plenty to celebrate each day and add a bit of play to your day.
And what's so big about play? You think, I don't have time for that. I'm too busy adulting. Well for one thing, it's a huge stress reliever along with other health related benefits. That sounds like a prescription I would like unlimited refills on.
Tell me more
You’re intrigued, but want to know more about the Illumination Kit and how it came to be. Does it contain the content you need to grow your glow. I understand. You’re scouting things out.
Take a look at the video overview for more details about what is in each Illumination Kit. I’m so excited for you to commit to growing your glow and sharing it with the world!
Finish Strong
December 1st 2019, I challenged myself to end the year strong so I could head into 2020 with a good foundation. Using my Apple watch, I made the promise to myself to close the 3 fitness rings each day – daily calorie burn, minutes of exercise and standing hours. And so I started day 1 with keeping that promise to myself, walking 1.94 miles on the treadmill after the kids went to bed. And then day 2 and 3… Before I knew it, I WAS STREAKING! (ummm, did I ever think that was something I would declare to the world?!).
Why hello there
My name is Stephanie, a mid-life mom of 2 young boys, married in a Midwest suburb. Long time home-officed worker in my day job and lifelong learner of interesting things. A few years into the mom gig, I was finally getting enough sleep again to wake up to the fact that I didn’t quite know myself anymore. Does that familiar to you? I existed but I wasn’t really living in a way that made me feel that I was living my purpose or in a meaningful way.