“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~Helen Keller The holidays are officially upon us and, if that weren’t enough to keep us busy, we’ve decided to head west and call California home. The hubs accepted an offer at his dream company (woohoo!) and I’ll be transferring with my current company/role to
Good thing number one: A magical holiday week in a location that quickly became one of my favorite places because it’s refreshing to connect so strongly with nature and a place so beautifully magical. Good thing number two: New experiences and memories with the hubs because he’s my favorite. Good thing number three: Safe travels with no
Sometimes I travel for work and sometimes the places I travel to are actually pretty cool. Not always (sorry, Phoenix, I’m just not that into you), but sometimes. Such was the case with a recent trip I took to Austin, Texas — a place I had experienced for just a few days three years ago as
I miss my Saturday mornings of reviewing + blogging about my week. I miss the necessary slowdown required to reflect and plan for the upcoming week. I miss the practice of creating the list that reminds me that even though it may feel like I accomplished nothing in the past seven days, I did and
I’m forcing myself to write because a) I need to but I keep I putting it off because I have a billion other things to do and it sucks because I really love it and it makes me happy so I’m just doing it and, b) I’m at writing group and it would be kinda
Nearly 365 days ago, I welcomed in 2017 as a single person — and in bed. The first day of new year was spent cheering on the Broncos to a win, albeit a bit meaningless as their hopes of a playoff spot were already vanquished (seems a story all too familiar these days . .
Phew! What a packed last couple of weeks — and the holiday season has only just officially kicked off. And, speaking of kicking off the holiday, we officially became one of those families who decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving. In our defense though, we were out of town Thanksgiving weekend and the weather was just so nice the
“If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It’s easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more. Sometimes people just want to feel heard. Here’s to possibilities of friendship and connection and
“I think the best vacation is the one that relieves me of my own life for a while and then makes me long for it again.” ― Ann Patchett, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“When we deny the story it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending.” ~Brene Brown Oct. 12, 2016, was not a good day. If you were around then as a reader of my blog (or connected with me on any form of social media), you may remember a
