A couple of years ago, I took my first trip to Europe. JB and I spent a couple of weeks in the Netherlands while he worked and then we took some vacation time to explore. We traveled by train – first from Amsterdam to Brussels and then (through the Chunnel!) to...
Towards the end of 2014, I was blessed to spend almost two weeks in paradise (aka Hawaii). Though JB had to work, we did some exploring together and I woke daily to seeing the ocean outside our hotel window. Paradise is a glorious place. The air is warm and the...
Oh, darling, let me be honest with you. The last year has been made up of me sitting at my desk on the computer and a heck of lot less time on my feet moving my body. What this has translated to is what you’d expect: less flexibility and a few extra pounds. While I am...
Once upon a time, I believed that I could fix my life (and my marriage) by getting skinny, making a lot of money and surrounding myself with stuff. I created unrealistic ideals of how life would be “perfect” if I could just get “there.” And I believed that by...
Darling, are you tired of colliding thoughts? Do you feel as if your passions have been buried under layers and layers of existing? Are you so overwhelmed with “to-dos” that you don’t have time to acknowledge what you really desire? Are you channeling Scarlett O’Hara...
I want to share a secret with you, darling. Deep within you lies a well of wisdom. When I ask you what you most desire, what do you answer? To be honest, many of you will say “I don’t know” and believe that it’s an honest answer. But here’s the deal kitten: You do...
We sat across the table from each other, sharing hot cups of coffee and pieces of a decadent chocolate cake I had made earlier in the week. One of my closest friends had come over to catch up. We talked of love and fear and laughter and home and the daily joys and...