For the past 5 weeks, my husband and I have been in the throes of a renovation project. We purchased a sweet little house that we plan to turn into a rental and we are trying to hustle our little bustles so that we can complete it this month. From conception to...
Summer always makes me feel nostalgic. I think it’s the season where we get to be most child-like and playful. I tend to recall memories that have been lost in the vault of age but I find myself particularly reflective this summer. For the most part, I was a pretty...
Have you ever heard yourself say something along the lines of . . . “If only I had this job, I would feel successful” “If only I had this much money, then I would be happy” “If only I had this relationship then I would feel loved” Basically some rendition of “If...
It’s been two weeks today since I bid farewell to the 10 stunning women I was so privileged to gather with at my annual Desert Women’s Retreat. I had planned to reflect and then publish my insights, learnings and musings shortly after and yet for some reason, haven’t...
I love to write early in the morning when my mind is quiet and my thoughts, words and intentions surface. It is spring here in Central Oregon which means it will be 70 degrees one day and then there is snow on the ground the next. This morning we are somewhere in...
Patience is not my strength. It never has been. I recall stories of me talking as a little girl where I would literally skip words so I could get to the point of my statement. And I know there have been various iterations of that as I have grown into adulthood, as...