I walked into Trader Joe’s yesterday and for the first time in years I didn’t buy tortillas. I didn’t buy something that had been a staple in my house for two decades, the two decades that I have had children… Read more >
What a year! I got married to my BigLifeLove, in France. I traveled to 7 countries and 10 US cities, for work and personal exploration. I welcomed a new job, with new friends and colleagues included. I managed the… Read more >
Fate? Luck? Hard Work? Determination? Vision? What does it take to create the life you want? This has been a topic of conversation in my house this summer. After some careful contemplation, some fun dialog with my SO (now husband)… Read more >
I’ve been on the road for the last three weeks straight. Amsterdam, London and Singapore. Five years ago, if you had told me that I would travel around the world (literally) I… Read more >
We all make mistakes. Some are small, minor mistakes. Some have a larger impact on our lives….BUT we all make them. It’s what we do with them that’s important. Mistakes are how we grow, how change happens, how we learn…. Read more >
A few months ago, when the acceptances were all in, it was time for him to make a choice. A choice that would shape his life. He was hesitant, because he knew the place he wanted to be was expensive…. Read more >
I was driving yesterday, and a song I love found me like an old friend. It came on, put its arms around me and reminded me of a time when everything didn’t feel as hard. That prompted me to find… Read more >
Loss is hard. Loss of a job, a divorce, the death of a parent, the loss of a child, the passing of a sibling, and on and on and on. For me, and for most people I know, loss is… Read more >
As of late, ok, it happens a lot lately and has happened on and off my adult life, I find my mind spinning on what I call the hamster wheel. For me, it’s a cycle of unproductive thought that creates… Read more >
Sometimes, when things are blow up and burnt down and destroyed the most amazing things can emerge. It turns out, destruction is a necessary part of the process. Like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, or a seedling emerging from… Read more >