Today, I am officially forty years old. Remember when that meant “over the hill”? This makes me laugh. Because forty definitely doesn’t feel like over the hill. Of course, I have had my moments! Still, birthdays can bring up so much. The human side of life – age related things…

It is a gift to be THIS alive. To feel things that others might not and it works both in the beauty of life and the darkness too. It sucks at times. I’ll be the first to admit. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. I don’t want to…

Back when we had a spare bedroom, I asked my husband to move my desk to the window. Covid had just started and my part time job switched to working from home. I needed the desk to do some work and have privacy while everyone else was home. It was…

In a few days my family and I are going on an international trip. There is already buzzing excitement and butterflies flying around the house. It is a feeling of nerves but also enthusiasm. The funny truth is that I hate and love to travel. I love to have new…

A few weeks ago my daughter’s soccer coach asked the team if they’d want to scrimmage against a harder team. They had been winning most of their games by a landslide and this was meant to challenge them and see where they might grow. The parents were all in and…

Last year on Mother’s Day, I signed up for a painting class. It was a Mother’s Day offering similar to paint n’ sip except it was in the morning for mothers. We painted a vase filled with wild flowers. Luckily my mom and sisters were on board and we did…

For the longest time I separated the things that I wanted to do into categories. It was unconscious but it guided my decisions and over the years I have realized that so much was based on right and wrong. Right was responsible, right earned an income, right felt adult-like, right…

This morning I went to the post office to drop off a gift for an old friend. It immediately took me back to past memories and how much has changed over the last few years in my life and in general. They say “change is the only constant” yet most…

This time of year is full and stressful for many. There is a lot to do and a lot happening in our homes and greater communities. We are all impacted in some way by the seasons, the holidays, the expectations, the news. Feeling a mix of happy, sad, overwhelmed and…

There are many ways to connect with other people. Lately, I have been reading more about the loneliness and disconnection many people are feeling. From my experience, loneliness has shown up as a message saying, “you are forgetting something.” That feeling of forgetting to close the garage door or lock…