Small Shifts

Small Shifts

I've been reading a book on organic and heirloom farming that has both fascinated and challenged me. Of course I have dashed out to order seed catalogs, harvest books and swore that I will only touch grass-fed beef from now on. This is so my thing. I love this stuff. I watch every documentary on [...]

Loving Your Life

I have always been someone who really treasured kids. As the oldest of a large family and my life work as a dance instructor, kids were always in the picture. I loved every minute of it but I also always made sure people got that comment “I was glad I could give them back”.   [...]

Epic Failing

Epic Failing

This summer I have failed miserably. My focus on my kids has been too much. Can you actually do this? My answer: Yes. What I mean is that I have almost smothered them with focused time. Its back fired in the way that you just need a break (all the time) from the people you [...]

Unplugged

Unplugged

My husband and I read together. Out loud. There is a whole train of thought that reading aloud is one of the best things you can do for your brain but, for us its more about being together, doing something "old-fashioned" and simple. Going back to the basics and to things that make us joyful. [...]

Emotion

Emotion

I come from a family where certain emotions were considered weak. Well at least from my personal perspective. If you cried you were "hormonal". If you were sappy you were being "immature". If you were dramatic you were way too much "a girl". Despite this we were all dramatic and loud. And the one negative [...]