Turn Down The Volume, Please
Do you struggle with kindness? Are complaints seeping into your thoughts or speech? Do you find yourself losing patience with people or situations?
Grief is a Trickster
Grief: it can be all-consuming and ever-present, and when it subsides and you think you’ve moved past it – it sneaks back in over and over, never really fully leaving.
If you could turn back time, would you?
If you could go back in time and change one decision you made, would you do it? In my early 20’s, my answer would have been YES. I made a lot of unhealthy choices in the name of having fun, easing emotional pain, or striving for some ideal body size. Now however, my answer is…
So. Much. Gratitude.
And joy. And spoiler alert: they’re related. I spent the first part of the morning at a volunteer training in order to teach art literacy to my 3rd grader’s class next week. We made clay pinch pots and although I spent most of my life saying I wasn’t “artsy,” I’ve learned to lean into and…
Hawaii FTW!
Going to Hawaii as a family was one of the best decisions Dave and I have ever made. YES, we wanted to go alone—absolutely. It had been at least three years since we had taken a trip alone and we needed some alone time. But neither of our parents were able to come stay with…