everyday life
simple. it doesn’t have to be complicated. i choose to share my everyday life to share a story of one person practicing living in the moment, perfectly imperfectly, and doing my best. i don’t always...
View ArticleCamping
Staycation! Christian and I decided to set up the tent tonight to see if we remembered how and to be sure we had all the parts. Luckily we did, because one bag of parts was still up in the attic and...
View ArticleLove is Louder – The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success
If you want to see love in action, just take a look at the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. We, as a community, are speaking up. We are accepting a challenge to connect, to raise awareness, to be giving, and...
View ArticleTGIF – Carmel
Today I got to have a mini-vacation. Suzi and I drove to Carmel to visit our BFF, Michele. She moved away this summer and we miss her so much. Luckily she still lives within driving distance so we can...
View ArticleI Love To Watch You Play
I read an article today on the Huffington Post from last year that made me think. It talked about the 6 most important words you should say today, and it just resonated with me. The words are, “I...
View ArticleThey All Grow Up
Please slow down time. I’m loving this life right now. One of the coolest things about having three kids, is that as I watch the oldest move through his high school years, the youngest one reminds me...
View ArticleResilience and Permission to Fail
You’re ok. Perfection is overrated. You’re good enough. I was just wondering if we are teaching our kids that it’s ok to make mistakes? Are we giving our kids permission to fail and heaven forbid, not...
View ArticlePlay
Did you play today? I danced around my kitchen and teased my husband. Does that count? I chose to watch my kids play at the ice rink with friends this morning. I loved that all three wanted to be on...
View ArticlePlay for Teens and InBetweens and Adults Too
When was the last time you stopped to play? Do you play anymore? I still play nearly every day but for not enough time, that’s for sure. I’m still goofy, but probably not as goofy as I used to be. ;-)...
View ArticleFresh and Fallen
Our cousin Cassie likes to make mandalas out of fallen flowers and gives them new life. She inspired me to play with the fallen blooms as I hung up our fresh, new plant. It feels good to play and...
View ArticleHigh Tech Hide and Seek
Charlie turned into a robot and chased us around Jeff’s new office. You can see that he’s controlling the robot from another room, but he could have been across the world. This is how we played...
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