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  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude from November 2021

    Thank you Carmine’s Italian Restaurant… …for the delicious fettuccine allo scoglio and the pleasant atmosphere in which to enjoy it. Thank you to my sisters for creating a tradition of girls’ dinner. I love our time together. Thank you Halloween candy… …for being so colorful and fun to sort through, even without eating. Of course,…

  • Fall 2021 bucket list – update 2

    Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” ~Lauren DeStefano We are two months into fall, and you can feel winter waiting in the wings. In my mind, Thanksgiving is the last hurrah of…

  • 7 facts about yoga that will impress your friends

    You’ve probably heard that yoga is a great way to improve strength, balance, and flexibility. It can be adapted for all levels of fitness, and a session of yoga can be as gentle or as challenging as you choose to make it. Yoga can be done with an in-person class, a virtual group, or home…

  • Gratitude for my body

    Thank you lungs for breathing…in and out…in and out. For sustaining life, of course, but also for grounding me when my thoughts are spinning. I can always stop and focus on my breath. Breathing in…and breathing out…breathing in…and breathing out. Thank you heart for beating continuously day in and day out…never taking a break…whether I…

  • The whys and hows of cultivating gratitude

    November is here. In a few short weeks, many of us in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving…that one day of the year set aside for focusing on the many blessings in our lives. Of course, giving thanks does not have to be confined to one day. I plan to spend the entire month…

  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude from October 2021

    Thank you Mother Nature… …for the beautiful sky and the ever-changing cloud designs. Thank you Utah for the variety of landscapes and weather you provide. If you don’t like what Northern Utah has to offer in any given moment, head south for a change in scenery, temperature, and frame of mind. Thank you Tessa… …for…

  • Fall 2021 bucket list

    October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month. ~Henry Beecher Ward I love the changing seasons…feel blessed to live in a place where we experience all four…though winter sometimes makes me question that. Still, if I were to choose a favorite season it…

  • 6th blogiversary reckoning – and a giveaway

    Six years ago on October 2, 2015, with great enthusiasm and more than a little fear, I pressed the publish button on the first So What? Now What? blog post. How time flies. Since then, there have been numerous highs and lows…technical difficulties conquered, friends made, inspiration gained, discouragement overcome…all resulting in 473 additional posts,…

  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude from September 2021

    Thank you pumpkin season (aka fall or autumn)… …and Starbucks for the delicious pumpkin cream cold brew on a warm fall afternoon and… …for the hot pumpkin spice latte on a cool fall morning. And thank you Jenny for the Happy Fall Y’all greeting, which definitely brought a smile to my face and a little…

  • Bucket lists: final summer report and fall unveiling

    With all these lovely tokens of September days are here, with summers best of weather and the autumns best of cheer.” ~Helen Hunt Jackson We have truly and officially come to the end of summer…here in the Northern Hemisphere at least. And that means it is time to share the final results of our Summer…