YOU- Version 2025

YOU- Version 2025

YOU 2025- Finding your ikigai A complicated set of circumstances (including many years of college, a bout with Lyme disease, and a lay-off) led me to that ah-ha moment where I knew exactly what I should be doing. I was upstairs in my spare room role-playing a wellness...
Daily Delights

Daily Delights

Daily Delights- Have you ever noticed the sun shining through a hole in dark clouds? It seems like a message from Heaven that lights up my soul. Newly washed flannel sheets we pre-heat with an electric mattress cover- what a delightful feeling on a cold winter night!...
A Simple Christmas

A Simple Christmas

A Simple Christmas I just got home from my first craft show of the season- crowded, hot, and overwhelming with people and stuff. I do admire the creativity and people’s courage to present their hard work to the world, judged by sales. But I just can’t help thinking...
Healthy New Year

Healthy New Year

10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Winter Stuffy or runny nose, extreme fatigue, nausea, persistent cough- UGH! I seem to get a cold or flu after the holidays every single year. The change in sleep patterns, extra processed foods, and added stressors lower my immune system...

The Beauty of Gratitude

“Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion,” writes Mindy Kaling, actress, comedian, and writer Several years ago, I took an exercise class with a teacher who interjected her instructions with comments like, “As you squat, be grateful for your...