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  • Who are you really?

    If I were sitting across from you today and asked the question “Who are you?” how would you answer? If it were our first meeting, I assume you would start with your name, but beyond that basic title, who are you? If you asked me, I might say I’m a middle-aged woman, a mother, a…

  • Friday favorites: a week of celebrating

    Happy Friday! I hope your week has been full of moments to celebrate. I know mine was. It started out of the gate, with a belated birthday celebration for these two cousins, Tessa and Kanyen. After dinner and shopping, we came back to the house for a sleepover at Grandma and Papa’s. Even when they…

  • Spring bucket list and winter’s final report

    Yeah! Spring is officially here (if only Mother Nature will cooperate)! Mother Nature may be unpredictable, but one thing’s for certain–it’s time to give a final accounting of my Winter Bucket List and move on to my new Spring Bucket List. Winter bucket list wrap-up Health and fitness Try three new healthy recipes. Mission exceeded;…

  • My favorite essential oils

    I’ve long been intrigued by essential oils, for the simple pleasure of the scents, but also for their apparent health-promoting properties. Finally, about nine months ago I decided to give them a try, and I’m hooked. Part of the reason I took so long to actually try oils is that all the options and ways…

  • Friday favorites: a picture a day (plus one!)

    Happy Friday everyone! This week’s Friday Favorites was meant to be a picture a day, but there was one day that I just couldn’t choose, so you may get a bonus pic. Friday: Don’t you just love it when your new manicure matches your new water glass–and you didn’t even plan it? Saturday: A beautiful day…

  • 5 questions you may want to ask yourself

    A couple of months ago, Leanne at Cresting the Hill posed five tough questions that she’d asked herself for the first time. She also shared a link to the article that inspired her query, 50 Tough Questions You Never Ask Yourself, but Should, by Marla Tabaka. After thinking long and hard about the five questions…

  • Friday favorites: spring ahead!

    Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday for many of us in the U.S., or as I like to say Spring Ahead! For me, Spring Ahead isn’t just about turning the clocks ahead one hour, it’s more a signal of hope: Spring Ahead! As in, colorful flowers ahead: As in, outdoor running ahead: As in, sandals…

  • Speaking of authenticity

    I’ve been reading a lot lately about thriving, specifically what is required to truly thrive. I’ve found a number of useful ideas and tips–taking care of your body, stretching your mind, doing things that bring you joy–but the one theme that keeps coming up over and over is authenticity. Everyone seems to agree that it…

  • Friday favorites: look on the bright side

    Happy Friday friends! I hope you are smiling today. It wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns around here this week, but I was able to find plenty to smile about. I just had to remind myself to look on the bright side! Old Man Winter made a late arrival in Utah this year, but now that…

  • But what can I do? When thoughts and prayers are not enough.

    Each time I hear of another horrific act of violence, I am shocked and saddened. My heart breaks for all those involved—those whose lives have been shattered or ended, naturally, but also those whose lives were so broken that they could do something like that. I send out healing energy to all of them. May…