30 days filled to the brim with thanks
I set out with a simple goal. Write down one thing every day for which I am thankful. It wasn’t hard to think of that one thing. Sometimes several thoughts bubbled up and the hard part was picking just one. It was surprisingly challenging to remember to take the quick moment to write it down. […]
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33rd birthday gift to myself :: A happily ever right now
There’s an unmistakable veil of electric excitement wrapped around my daughter’s almost four year-old self. She bunny hops through the house chattering about her Little Mermaid birthday pool party that despite all of her inquiries is not quite happening tomorrow. She meticulously lays out her shiny purple and green swimsuit in agreement that we are […]
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10 minutes a day to untangle
I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Honestly, I found them slightly annoying while I aimlessly searched for an open treadmill across the sea of the brand new avid gym-goers. Here it is August and I am forever grateful that I sweetened that sour taste for new beginnings that happen to have a January 1 […]
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My vision of success as a parent changed in an airport terminal
“Well adjusted” was my goal out of the gates. I wanted to raise an adaptable little human with a mild mannered disposition. “Start as you intend to go on,” was the quote that I had on replay. I had her sleeping through the night in her crib and was able to soothe her back to […]
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An open letter to all of us to look up
We cannot allow what we hold in our hands to be what blinds us. If left to our own devices, we must recognize that there’s a time and a place to be connected to the interwebs, and darlings, that does not mean all the time everywhere there’s wifi. Don’t be mistaken, I am wowed by […]
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My father will always be my Captain
“Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.” – Thor Heyerdahl I learned that the world has no borders from a Master of a 48,000-ton cruise ship. Pappa was away much of the time growing up, but he always made it a priority to travel as a […]
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5 ways to never quit your daydream
Just don’t quit your daydream. The whimsically scripted quote caught my distracted eye while window-shopping. I immediately found the shimmery wall art to be the perfect inspiration piece to add to my home office, but alas, was not going to succumb to the inevitable resort pricing. Instead I decided to write about why these words […]
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It’s ok to change course
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali This morning was a tough one. My arms were filled to the brim. Two backpacks, two lunch boxes, two nap mats (one with a broken strap), one rather awkward plastic-wrapped bale of size 3 diapers, and one […]
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How Ironman trained me for momhood
The word “triathlete” is near the top of the list that defines my second decade on this Earth. Good or bad – it became who I was to myself. I was unreachable between the hours of 5 and 7 am on weekdays and 7 to 11 am (or later) on the weekends remaining dedicated to my […]
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Lucky 7 :: Marking another year well-loved
Today makes seven. Seven years since we said “I do.” The day truly was all we hoped and planned. Man, did we ever plan! One cannot, however, plan for screeching sound system interruptions or the DJ playing the wrong version of Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours for the first dance. But the essential parts were all […]
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