At 6:02 a.m. this morning, I (almost) jumped out of bed, excited about a full day of varied activities. The day was pretty much a blank slate, except for a scheduled 7 a.m. bike ride around our wonderful Trout Run Trail with a friend and a coffee shop meeting in the early afternoon to discuss some [...]

Intuition: The power of obtaining knowledge that is not or cannot be acquired either by inference or observation. ~Merriam Webster One week and one day ago, one of my most favorite people in the whole wide world left this earth to go to a better place. It was unexpected and devastating. In the weeks leading [...]

On May 1, one of my dearest friends, Scott, silently left this world. The best way I know to process grief is to write down my favorite memories of those I’ve lost. That way I know, I will always remember… I will always remember the first time I saw you. It was my second trip [...]

New here? Learn about my wellness project, a year-long wellness experiment. Change of plans. My favorite restaurant is closed. The coffee shop is out of soy milk for my soy chai. An unexpected life event disrupts my meticulous schedule. (Like this morning, when I had to take my dog to the vet and my daughter to [...]

I cannot tell you how long I’ve been planning to purchase a vanity to go with my daughter’s bedroom set. At least three years… It’s been sitting there in my “Things to buy” spreadsheet (yes, this spreadsheet actually exists) staring me in the face, saying “just do it!” So a few weekends ago, when we [...]