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My Gym Got BIGGER!

Resources or Resourcefulness? It’s fascinating to watch the world right now and where people go. It takes SERIOUS focus not to let the complete slow down go to your head, but just like everything else: you always get to choose how you react to things. Never ever in my whole life did I think it […]

B-B-Buh-Build!

I’ve always been proud to be a libertarian — you do you, hun — I’m going to go over here and work on me.  It’s been so much FUN to unleash a little more of me with new people, friends, clients, and collaborators in the last few weeks and I can’t help but feel remarkably […]

So Alive

Slow Down to Hurry Up to the Right Thing So Alive… Remember that Love and Rockets song? Likely not — it was fairly obscure back in the day unless you lived in the UK. And I’m currently feeling old as shit as I often lament with my bestie – but it’s a great song nonetheless […]

Get What You Give

Bread. Butter. Fables, and Put into it What You Want Out of It. This is one of my favorite fables from when I was a kid. I’ve shared it speaking many times ….  Growing up, I lived next door to my grandma. I would go to her house every single day and read her books […]

Scarcity & Fear: I’ll take a Twinkie

Have You Ever Watched Someone Who Was REALLY Fearful? Scarcity & Fear. Maybe I’ll just have a Twinkie Have you ever watched someone operate out of fear? Like wholly paid attention to it? It’s a site to behold when you become aware of what it looks like, and holds powerful insights for us all if […]

Bold Conversations with Yo’Self

BOLD Conversations with Yo’self Are you really bold enough about what you want? Really? It’s so easy to fall into these lulls, these safe spaces and just take what comes. It takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to look around and say, “I want this to change.” Or even better: “I don’t choose this […]

Hindsight & 2020

Hindsight & 2020 Anytime you make a big reset in life, it’s a chance to climb ALL the way up and course correct to where you want to go. So… where do YOU want to go? A few months go – literally within a few minutes of each other – Justin and I both had […]

I’ll Be Back….

It’s the Final Countdown…

It’s the Final Countdown…  ONE WEEK. Thank heaven. One week until life and schedules and the universe gets back to normal. It seems a shame to wish time away, but when life has ALREADY been in limbo and then you hit the holidays: BAM …. You have this thing… like space…. Wide open, empty. LONG […]

Just a Mom. Just a Wife. Just a Breadwinner.

Just a Mom. Just a Wife. Just a Breadwinner. We’ve all heard, “walk a mile in someone’s shoes”. We’re never very good at it, are we? Instantly we jump to ugly assumptions and build a story around the worst. People do it to us. We do it to them. This isn’t a pity party post. […]

Be You. Unapologetically.

Be YOU. Unapologetically.  It’s that gift-giving time of year. Why not commit to giving yourself more of YOU this upcoming year? When the hustle and bustle settle down 3 minutes after the last present is torn through on Christmas morning, and life starts to settle into the post-holiday quiet, what if we all take a […]

Stay Snarky, My Friends

Stay Snarky. I have been researching a million things the last few weeks. Partly because I really do have ADD (the business name is NOT a coincidence), and partly because the possibilities are WIDE open. Wha? That’s amazing. How often in life does that really happen?  Today I had lunch with a woman who does […]

Force of Will

It’s been fun to do a lot of things I haven’t in a long, long time. It’s very strange to have such a blank slate. Instead of it freaking me out (which of course it does because I LOVE to stay busy), I’m trying to fill it with “what ifs” that have been out there […]

Let’s Not Ask for the Moon…

We all think things “should” be a certain way, and then you’re reminded from time-to-time that it doesn’t matter what you wanted, or thought, or expected – no matter how many “SHOULDS” you throw at it. There only is what is. Sometimes you “should” be told things. Sometimes you “should” get to tell your story. […]

My Mom Made Me Pie!

Second best holiday: Thanksgiving. It’s only second to Independence Day (because AMERICA, grilled meats, and fire – come on!). I love the food, the family, the chillax mentality….. Not to mention today was the first time I dragged out a heavy sweater this season (because we got like 9 feet of snow just today). It’s […]

Pretty in Pink: I’ll Make My Own Damn Dress

I got a rare treat Saturday night. My excessively social 15 year old found himself without something to do, and he was forced to hangout with his mom! Okay – so he hadn’t really felt great either, but if you HAVE a social 15 year old you know you take what attention you can get […]

Hummin’… All the Way to Reno.

So, when I need to clear my head I love to take a long drive. The other day was a good day to head out. For years I’ve wanted to do it… Just like the REM song… Hummin’ …. All the way to Reno. Reno is in Nevada. That drive is a great idea! Well, […]

I did something last night I haven’t in a long, long time…

I’m not sure I even remember the last time I had time – made time – to stop and make dinner, then hang out with a friend. All on a random Thursday night. The most dangerous phrase in language is “we’ve always done it this way”. It wasn’t planned, but it happened. It will take […]

For the Love of Cheese & Saturday

It’s Saturday, and blessedly other than chasing a bum-knee-hobbler the day after surgery I have NOTHING to do but go to the GOOD grocery store. The GOOD one with fresh produce and the fancy, imported cheeses. I get a Havarti (because it’s the best kind of cheese, clearly), maybe something else. Plus fancy crackers and […]