My sisters and I took our mom to see Barry Manilow for her birthday last week. It was my mom’s fifth time seeing him, but my first. This is kind of surprising because I have been a huge fan my whole life. In fact, Barry is the first musician I can...
I finished the painting I’ve been working on in the nursery today. I have my very first grandbaby on the way. Decorating has always been in my wheelhouse. I always get called on to help complete artistic projects, and add my flare to things. While...
The age old saying, you can’t pour from an empty cup and put on your oxygen mask first holds true. How can we nurture and take care of others when we are so depleted and not taking care of ourselves. In the beautiful journey of marriage and...
I recently received a text from one of my favorite humans that read, “Potluck Sunday?” I responded with an exuberant, “Yes!” My friend regularly has wonderful gatherings at her home and is kind enough to include our crazy family. She and her 16-year...
In the eleventh hour of summer, my daughter Chloe decided she wanted to switch high schools. Knowing the immense troubles she had faced at her previous one, I was willing to at least make an effort to do it for her. After emails to multiple...
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Charles R. SwindollNo matter what else we do in our lives, if we’re not happy, what’s the point?! Happiness is something we all want, but it doesn’t just happen. Money can’t buy...
We shift into Virgo season this week which is a little more challenging than usual because on the very same day, Mercury goes retrograde! A retrograde is when one planet overlaps or is overlapped by another, and the planet that falls behind...
I have a lot of random rules I live by. I acknowledge some of these are wacky AF. Nevertheless, it is how I operate. Near the top of my “Life Rules” list is my policy to never partake in a movie or book where any sort of harm comes to...
“Want to move ahead. But the boss won’t seem to let me. I swear sometimes that man is out to get me, hmmm today’s bustling world, having a balance between work and life has become more crucial than ever.” 9 to 5 sung by Dolly...
News flash: I’m an anxious person. I battle my anxiety daily. This struggle oftentimes keeps me from doing things—things I would probably enjoy. However, there are certain opportunities that present themselves which make me put on my big girl...