Hello, darling! How are you doing? Are you finding ways of loving yourself and your life? Earlier this year, when I took my digital sabbatical, I never told you the real reason I did it. Part of it, of course, was that my partner and I were going to be in Europe for...
Want to know the first step to falling in love with your life? Getting off the fence and deciding that you are going to do it. I know it sounds simple, but darling, we often underestimate the power of decision. It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get...
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...
There are two things I want to confess today. One: I regularly battle the perfectionist demon. Two: I have a bit of stubborn side. Combined, this means that there may be days upon days when I’m so determined to get everything done on my own that I won’t admit to...
Hello, my dear. Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired of how your life is going? Are you feeling scattered? Do you feel like you are hanging on by the knuckles to survive? I know it’s hard. It’s challenging to feel anything but dullness and pain. It’s a...
Once upon a time, I did what good Southern girls are supposed to do: I got married young and created the appearance of the perfect white-picket-fence life. We bought a three-bedroom “starter home,” got a dog and a cat, and began to plan for children. When the...
Tell me, darling: What do you want? No. I’m not talking about unlimited books, a trip to Paris, a perfect relationship or a killer wardrobe that fits your (now) size 4 svelte body. I’m asking you what your heart most desires so that your soul can soar. Don’t get me...