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It Took Me 20 Years to Learn This Beauty Tip
Posted on July 13, 2016 3 Comments
In my twenties, I stayed at home with my babies. I practiced a daily beauty-product routine, even though I didn’t always leave the house. I just didn’t want to let myself go. In my thirties, I went back to work in public and gussied up a bit on Monday through Friday. On the weekends, I […]
What Hummus, Planking, and Willy Wonka Have In Common
Posted on April 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
“What’s that?” I am repeatedly asked on a recent evening, as various family members walked by the kitchen counter and peeked through the glass-lidded pot. “Chickpeas. Garbanzo beans,” I reply, looking up from the couch. I’d never noticed before how universal a confusion response is: one sharp backwards head movement, the snap of a corner mouth […]
Just A Little Off the Top
Posted on February 26, 2016 Leave a Comment
I sat under the drape as her words and hands kept a clipping beat. She spoke of her adult daughter’s unusual and recent hour-long phone call to her father. The young woman had been offered a new job in her field, and was excited that it held nothing but positives: increased pay, decreased commute, […]
Don’t Let Anything Dull Your Sparkle
Posted on October 25, 2015 1 Comment
Doreen Virtue’s new book is gentle, supportive strength for your sanity. It is a great companion to any and all of her other books, as she offers great love and resources for our health: emotional, physical, and spiritual. This book focuses on recognizing our patterns of when our spirits sparkle and when we feel less […]
Rejecting Their Reality and Inserting Your Own
Posted on October 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
I’ve been receiving rejection letters, and I’m thrilled! Okay, so my writing hasn’t been accepted for publication–yet. But you know what? The reality is I’m giddy that I’m now regularly putting it out there! I’ve busted through my block of “not good enough,” by the action of submitting pieces and letting them go. Not some […]
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