Apr 19
Stop what you’re doing. Play this song. Turn it up! And just DANCE. Do it. Dance like a fool in your living room! Your kitchen! Your bathroom! Shake it out. Jump around. Sing along. Grab a partner if you’ve got one! Swing em around! Tap your foot. SMILE. Life’s too short not to dance. And …
Apr 12
“Did you enjoy your story?” The ever inspiring Jacki Carr, over here at Adventures for a Life you Love (Bookmark that shiz!) shared this video and I also had to post it because it is SO creative and moving. The other day, someone very wise reminded me that this life is NOT a dress rehearsal. Live boldly, my …
Mar 22
Unpacking. Packing. Spring cleaning. Life cleaning. Moving. Boxes. Paperwork. Suburbs. City. Parents. Friends. Couches. Air mattresses. Wine. Dancing. Writing classes. Job hunt. Frustration. Mountains. Tea. Rain. Snow. Babies. Coffee Shops. Questions. Confusion. Longing. Limbo. Disappointment. Tears. Laughs. Confidence. Lack of Confidence. Uncertainty. This is the dance. This is life. Change is growth. LIVE it all. …
Mar 04
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that …
Feb 23
A friend gave me this poem a long time ago and I haven’t seen it in years, but it’s one of my favorites. After a While After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t always mean …
Feb 21
Wow, this is the first time I’ve opened my laptop in five days. It was a good weekend. It’s so nice to totally unplug every now and then. I’ve been crossing things off my Hawaii Bucket List left, right and center lately. I have just over one week left in Hawaii, before I move back …
Feb 14
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I choose to celebrate all the beautiful love in my life. I choose to celebrate MY heart – my gigantic, bold, bleeding, happy, sad, caring, courageous, adventurous, messy, passionate, ALIVE heart. I choose to let it fill me up and make me smile. I choose to make myself my favorite pancakes for …
Feb 09
Do you ever have those days where you focus entirely too much on what’s missing in your life? I think we all do. I am 100% guilty as charged more than ever lately. Last night I was out running, most likely pondering something that’s missing, and then rapper T.I said these words into my earbuds: …
Feb 03
The other day was my three year anniversary in Hawaii. Every year at this time I read the journal entry I wrote on the plane on the way here. I’m not sure why, maybe to remind myself that I bravely took a risk and a leap into the unknown, or maybe to reflect on all …
Jan 29
By Kent Nerburn It is a mystery why we fall in love. It is a mystery how it happens. It is a mystery when it comes. It is a mystery why some loves grow, and it is a mystery why some loves fail. You can analyze this mystery and look for reasons and causes, but you …
Jan 06
Happy New Year! For the first time in a very long time, I wasn’t working at a restaurant on New Year’s Eve. For that reason, I felt the urge to do something to ring in 2012. Go watch some fireworks? Go to a bar? Surely if I’m not working I should be doing something exciting. …
Jan 05
A few years ago, I discovered Christine Hassler‘s book Twenty Something, Twenty Everything and since then I’ve been on her mailing list. On New Year’s Eve, I received an email outlining her New Year’s Ritual. I love it so much, I wanted to share it. I think it’s a great way to start a new year. …
