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Oh, hi! I’m going to start by saying that I’m not apologizing for not posting. (Because that’s the cliche thing that annoys me so much, when bloggers go dark then come back with “sorry!” and it makes your eyes roll like Anderson Cooper’s.) This is me, not doing that thing. (One day I will progress enough to be able to not even mention how long it’s been, and just pick
I few years back, I heard this idea. It’s been incredibly useful for me, and I want to share it with you today. The gist is this: When you’re having a really tough time with a person and are at your wit’s end in dealing with them… Try writing a letter to their angel. If you think that sounds a little woo woo, I would have agreed with you…at first.
I made a peach coffee cake on Monday. It was the highlight of each morning to warm up a slice of coffee cake and enjoy it with a latte. It was so thoroughly delicious, I literally woke up excited to get up so I could breakfast. Contrary to the title of this post, peaches are not, currently, in season in Minnesota. Their season is late summer, but these were purchased
On my thirtieth birthday I shared some lessons I’ve learned that I would love to tell my younger self. Today, in honor of my thirty-third year, I’ve added three more lessons. I’m no smarter than anybody else, of course, but thought it might be fun to share a handful of my wiser moments, the ones that caught me by surprise at one time or another. These are the nuggets I want
Remember This is a periodic blog series of thoughts, quotes and inspiration that I want to remember—and you might, too. Things I’ve learned about life so far, and don’t want to forget (like my human brain has a tendency to do). You can view the other posts in the series here. Are you considering becoming a creative person? Too late, you already are one. To even call somebody ‘a creative person’
Snapshot is a periodic series about what’s going on in my life right now—what I’m eating, reading, doing, loving, and my favorite links from around the web. I visited my cousin Kate this week (author of the amazing mac & cheese recipe), who made beef & mushroom stroganoff for dinner—a classic comfort food that brought me right back to childhood. But better, because I refused to eat mushrooms as a
I was doing a puzzle this morning (3D Hogwarts, an early birthday gift from my sweet husband) and thinking about how much I love puzzles. Particularly the 3D ones. And I was thinking about the metaphor they make of life, and enjoying that too. (I did a Lord of the Rings puzzle over the weekend—the Citadel of Minas Tirith, for those who want to know—and now Harry Potter. The fact
Happy New Year, beautiful! I want to talk about New Year’s resolutions today. Do you set them? Do you keep them? Did you wake up January 1 wishing you were skinnier and richer and more successful? I used to be quite diligent with resolutions and goals, setting lofty expectations I would inevitably fail spectacularly to attain. Lose weight and work out every day and never eat sugar! Never speak another
The difference between taking a deep breath in a room that was recently sanitized using traditional cleaners (harsh/synthetic/don’t-breathe-too-deep/am-i-getting-cancer-from-this?) versus being in a room I just cleaned with my own DIY-essential oil version is immense. The essential oils are so blissful, and not just because they smell good, but because they are legitimately healing—the beneficial properties of plants and flowers have been studied and handed down since the *actual* dawn of
Today’s post is a free preview of a lesson in my upcoming Love What You Have course, a 3-week email course dedicated to loving what you’ve got instead of always focusing on what you don’t. I chose this lesson in particular to arm you for the onslaught of Black Friday/Cyber Monday advertisements that are, I’m sure, already hitting your inbox. I believe with all my heart in the power of
