A couples of weeks ago, I attended a culinary wreath-making workshop at one of my favorite local farms, Pennings. You can check out some of my earlier posts from our Pennings visits here and here; and a trip to the Pennings Orchard when Roman was just a little baby, here. As you can tell, it’s one of my favorite places in the world. Back to the workshop, I was nervous…
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Free Desktop Background // I am not afraid.
Read moreHello, dear friends. I’ve been inspired lately, making lists, setting goals, and manifesting dreams. While it’s all very exciting — it’s scary too. I used to be more of a risk taker. I wasn’t jumping out of airplanes exactly, but I quit my secure job to pursue my passions; I went to Kenya with a bunch of strangers; I traveled to Paris alone. Then life happened and things changed for…
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The Raggedy Madness of Our Actual Lives
Read more“I realized these were all the snapshots which our children would look at someday with wonder, thinking their parents had lived smooth, well-ordered lives and got up in the morning to walk proudly on the sidewalks of life, never dreaming the raggedy madness and riot of our actual lives, our actual night, the hell of it, the senseless emptiness.” –Jack Kerouac, On the Road This post is about two things:…
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Got to Get Away
Read moreTravel has always been an integral piece of my happiness puzzle. Exploring new places, meeting new people, and having adventures make my soul come alive. My greatest travel adventures happened when I was alone–flying across the country to Seattle when I was in college; studying abroad in Kenya; and spending a week alone in Paris. I loved traveling alone. There’s something wonderful about answering only to your own desires and…
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Six Months Without Scrolling
Read moreHey, friends. It’s quarter after nine on a Tuesday morning. I’m sitting at my desk with a cup of hot tea & honey, sick — really sick — for the third time this year. I used to get sick once a year, if that. Now I have toddlers and it’s a whole new ball game. Those sweet little hands that touch everything and those little mouths that always seem to…
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Nature loves courage.
Read more“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This…
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Day 10: Best Trip of Your Life
Read moreI have been blessed to have a number of incredible travel experiences in my lifetime. There has always been a deep wanderlust flowing through my veins. When I was a young girl, my family took a couple of trips to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to visit family. Even then, I knew that I loved to travel. When I was a little bit older, we took a family trip to Disney…
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30-Day Blogging Challenge Day 2: 20 Facts About You
Read moreHere are 20 facts about me: In 2006 I participated in a study abroad program in Kenya, Africa. My favourite flavor of ice cream is chocolate chip mint. I have 4 tattoos. I currently have my nose and bellybutton pierced but I also had my tongue pierced for 12 years. My birthday is on Cinco de Mayo. My mother had a long, difficult labor with me and I had to…
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Road Trip // Wanderlust
Read more“I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.” —Anaïs Nin It’s safe to say that I’ve traveled a little bit in my lifetime. I’ve visited Kenya, Paris, London, and lots of islands in the Caribbean. And while I’ve traveled a bit in the U.S. — I’m sorry to say that most of my friends in Europe have seen more of the states…