Hello friends. I hope you are doing well and surviving this crazy winter weather! Many of you have sent your love and support via comments, emails and tweets. My new job is going really, really well. Unfortunately, I came down with a terrible sore throat on Monday and have been going to bed super early every night this week. Between starting the new job and trying to get healthy…
Hello my lovely friends. It has been way too long since we last spoke. Your lovely emails and comments have been wonderfully overwhelming. Thank you for all the sparkle and support you send my way. Some fantastic, exciting and unexpected things have happened lately. Its funny how life throws magic your way when you begin to believe in the beauty of dreams…
Can you believe that this little journey began just 5 months ago? We were strangers then, but I like to think that we’re friends now. Friends who were put on this earth to connect, create and enjoy life as side-by-side companions. Since we’re starting a fresh decade and new year, I thought I would share some bits of me that you might not know…
Here’s to an abundant year full of sparkle and joy. After an 11 day break from reality, I am preparing to settle into old routines while creating new ones. Like many, I’ve thought of a word for 2010 and decided on a few resolutions. Over the course of this week I will share with you my thoughts on 2009 and my plans for the upcoming year…
During a recent conversation with a colleague, I was asked if I had a mentor. I thought about it for a minute, and there are only three people who know about my personal and professional goals – my best friend, my mister and my dad. Since they don’t really qualify as a mentor, I had to admit that I didn’t…
It is hard to believe that we’re well into the middle of Martha Beck’s book, The Joy Diet. It seems to me that every week I fall behind—and then I remember this is not a race. Thinking about The Joy Diet as a practice instead of a requirement has softened me in a way that is hard to describe.
We process information from the moment we wake up, to the time we go to bed. Whether we realize it or not, we soak up everything we encounter. The change in seasons is a good time to consider all you take in on a daily basis—here are a few small adjustments I am making to simplify my extras.
The first few days of October are behind us and I am excited to carry the momentum from a few great days into the rest of this month. In my last post I shared my 3 Fs for the fall season—focused, frugal & fun. Here are the ways I plan on practicing my Fs this month…
Life is full of twists and turns. You can be cruising along and before you realize it, there is a fork in the road. As a control freak, these surprise curves and bumps along the way can really throw me off course. I have discovered that when all else fails, there are two easy ways to get me back on track – settling into my routine and remembering to be grateful.
