Why I Love the Fall
Yesterday the air was cool. We all wore thermals, my husband lit a fire, I woke up and baked zucchini muffins, later in the day made escarole soup, and for dinner, we had a hearty vegetable stew. We sat on [...]
Yesterday the air was cool. We all wore thermals, my husband lit a fire, I woke up and baked zucchini muffins, later in the day made escarole soup, and for dinner, we had a hearty vegetable stew. We sat on [...]
Last September, I had my first mammogram. I was 33 years old, and typically they want you to get a baseline at 40, but I had some weirdness happening with “the gals”, and I didn’t want to mess around. So [...]
Today’s ‘balance’ tip is all about countering chaos with the power of grace & focus. I love watching tightrope walkers at the circus- their elegance, grace, and focus is awe inspiring. The funny thing about the circus is often we [...]
Of all the changes one goes through during pregnancy and after, I think there was only one that bugged me. Hips spreading, waistline disappearing- none of that stuff bothered me. In fact, I wore it like a badge of honor. [...]
Lately I’ve been really watching the birds fly, a lot. This morning I happened to catch a glimpse of one gliding just a few feet in front of me, and I marveled at the way it just seemed effortless and [...]
There are so many incredible people in this world. I happened to find Melissa and her website Operation Nice in a “one link lead to another” kind of way, and I felt immediately connected to her mission “to spread the [...]
Seven years ago I was hopelessly single. I had a great family, wonderful circle of friends, and there was lots of dating, but “love” was nowhere in sight. It became the budding joke at every event- who will I bring [...]
Here are 2 mindset shifts that can catapult us from “dreaming” about doing something to “being” the person we were born to be. *See Yourself as You Want to Be- Now We live up to the expectations and the image [...]
I was thinking about this this morning- there are some pretty basic, simple truths in life. Here are just a few of them, let’s keep adding to the list as we go. And, please share any of the ones you’ve [...]
I remember moving into my first apartment like it was yesterday. I walked in, laid down on the floor and decided to paint the room orange. I was feeling happy, independent, and orange felt like a good fit. After about [...]