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...
I made it through my first blogging conference, but just barely. A friend had suggested I attend BlogU, an annual bloggers conference in Baltimore, to help prepare me for marketing my book...
What a blessing to be able to write this week about managing positive transitions. Several milestones have occurred since my last post. I usually publish my weekly piece on Thursday or...
Rude awakening: I am not very playful anymore. I realized this during my Headspace.com guided meditation this week, while working my way through the "Happiness" pack. Having already...
When the universe invited me to step through a door marked "Real Photographer" several weeks ago, I answered simply, "Sure. Why not?" My friend and Master Gardener mentor Nancy had asked...
Juggling continues this week, as packages arrive at my doorstep containing inventory for my first photography exhibit on May 31 at Vienna, Virginia's Historic Freeman Store, momentum on...
One conversation. That's all we had four years ago. I was a new member in a long-standing book club, attending the annual couples dinner for the first time. Remembering names isn't my...
Happy Earth Day! (Though I realize this will come a day late to email subscribers). I was going to celebrate the day by installing a dragonfly-attracting habitat in my garden, but Apollo...
Life with Apollo ten days in… He and I are both growing. The universe set things up nicely for me this week since, without any planning on my part, my Headspace.com meditation program has...