“People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross I have a confession. I’m scared of the dark — not in the there’s a monster hiding under […]
I just watched a big, burly Dad swing his front door open and walk outside to play with his adorable toddler daughter — pigtails, pink and purple everywhere, smiles for miles. Perfection, I thought. Cute, happy little girl…must be nice snuck into my mind. And then I noticed that the dad had a big ol’ […]
I woke up yesterday with a deep desire to make it to yoga class. It was a beautiful day, and I imagined walking the 10 minutes each direction for a little extra centering time. As happens more than not around here, though, I was suddenly late getting out the door. Since there’s nothing worse than […]
I’m a statement earring girl. I love a bold lip. I’m not afraid of color or pattern in my wardrobe. And yet, when my mom dropped a short stack of cheetah print in my lap on Saturday morning, my first thought was whew! Not sure I can pull that off. I hopped in my car […]
Today, I am grateful for almost a decade of front-seat parenting. I just put a name to this concept, but it occurs to me now that it’s been in play for years and years. This weekend, I drove thirteen hours to drop my boys off at their Nana and Pop-Pop’s house. It’s a win-win — […]
I’m on vacation in one of my favorite places — there’s ocean air and sunshine and people I enjoy so much — and this trip is one we’ve delayed for a year and a half and looked so forward to. It almost didn’t happen. We almost cancelled…twice. But in the end, we decided to roll […]
This is a moment to really work out those gratitude muscles. Today, I’m grateful for the body I move through life in. I’m grateful for it not because it’s even close to perfect (newsflash: it isn’t!), not because it’s improving in any visible way (it’s not!), and not because it always functions, looks or feels […]
Short and sweet today. I am grateful for community. I was out late, gathered with a group of neighbor women for Book Club. A few of us snagged the adorable yurt that one of our local restaurants dreamt up when off-season outdoor dining finally got its moment last Fall and Winter as our gathering place […]
Working for a residential home designer during a global pandemic has been, well, fascinating. There was a month early-on where the phones got a little quiet for comfort — that first April when everyone was hunkering down, figuring out how to do their jobs from home, become teachers for their children, establish a black market […]
Well, that didn’t take long. It’s day two of this gratitude parade, and I was already trying to talk myself out of showing up. (I’m tired. I have more time tomorrow. There’s no way I can keep this up for a whole month…) But, honestly, if I wasn’t sitting down to reflect on the goodness […]
