As an introvert, this summer's heavy dose of travel centered around big family events has left me deeply grateful for my extended family (in-laws included), but at the same time depleted...
Baby birds are leaving the nest everywhere I turn. My Facebook feed has been peppered the past couple of weeks with photos of friends' kids heading off to college, many for their freshman...
I'm writing today from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, a quick stop en route to my niece's wedding this weekend. Mark and Jacob are watching a 3D big screen movie,...
It's no secret that I'm a big fan of meditating to support my mindfulness practice. But let's be honest. It's not always easy to carve out the time. Kids, heavy workloads, and travel...
I'm posting quite late this week, but wanted to squeeze in a brief hello before the week is out. Having set the challenge for myself to post once a week this year, I've officially made it...
Welcome to the final edition of my July habit reboot series. If you're just dialing in, I've been writing all month about lessons I learned from Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before:...
How are your eating habits? Are you one of those people who can have a chocolate bar lying around and just eat a little bit of it each day, maybe even just a few times a week? Or are you...
This month I'm implementing strategies from Gretchen Rubin's Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives to try to reboot my habits. Carefully chosen habits can help us...
For a happy life, it's important to cultivate an atmosphere of growth--the sense that we're learning new things, getting stronger, forging new relationships, making things better, helping...
Happy second half of the year! I don't know about you, but I think there's something about the midpoint of the year that lends itself to new starts. Most of us think about new starts in...
My hands reek of citrusy chemicals after swabbing down the kitchen surfaces with Clorox wipes. I move to the stairway handrails and bathrooms, trying to eradicate germs while my boys...
I had had big plans for my garden this year. She had been so patient with me last year during my book writing and photo-a-day challenges. I was going to make it up to her this year. More...