Just Take the First Step
A brilliant metaphor for life… and also for those big hills I am always so scared to run up, but turn out to not be so bad after all. Filed under: *so inspired* Tagged: *life*, first step, hills,...
View ArticleFrom One Falling Star to Another
“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own...
View ArticleThe Most Romantic Words in the English Language
Allow me to repeat: “I wanna date you so hard and marry the f*** out of you.” Oh One-F-Jef, you make my heart swoon. #TeamJef Filed under: *so inspired* Tagged: bachelorette, date, Jef Holm, marry
View ArticleI’m Always in Love
I’d give my first-born son and my most-favorite lip gloss to attend a concert wherein Blizten Trapper AND Wilco play in succession. PS – the setlist is killer: 01 – One Sunday Morning (Song For Jane...
View ArticleHow to Write, According to Mr. Ogilvy
I came upon this today – I think I saw it on Florida Girl in DC‘s Facebook Page – and I remembered reading it a million years ago and nodding vigorously in agreement. It only goes to show that, like …...
View ArticleMy “Fall Bucket List” Pinterest Board
I’m a little bit obsessed with Pinterest. I happen to think it’s the greatest online-organization method EVER. Truly. And while, yes – studies show that significantly more women use Pinterest than men,...
View ArticleHappiness Never Decreases from Being Shared
I don’t know why, but this picture spoke to me today in a very real way: Maybe it’s because I fancy myself a yogi-in-the-making thanks to Charm City Yoga, Ben’s 4:30 p.m. Sunday Beginner’s class, and...
View ArticleThe Nutcracker: Baltimore Style
Ok, so I intended for this post to be about how I’m going to see Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker tonight, and how I’m super excited because it’s being performed by Baltimore School for the...
View ArticleWhen you reach the end of your rope…
I dunno, I just liked reading this today. Plus, who doesn’t love a little TJ from time to time? Filed under: *so inspired* Tagged: hang on, quote, rope, Thomas Jefferson
View Articledon’t compare your beginning to someones else’s middle
a gentle reminder to me, myself and I: (and I suppose for you, too.) Also: polka dots! Filed under: *so inspired* Tagged: a pair of pears, Jon Acuff, polka dots, quote
View ArticlePrince George and Thug Kitchen
Two things are making me happy today: Thug Kitchen (a Facebook page I just discovered – where have I been?)… … and THE PRINCE HAS A NAME: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce...
View ArticleTime to Cha-Cha
Don’t mind me… just enjoying a friendly, Friday cha-cha over here. (Photo source.) Filed under: *so inspired* Tagged: cha-cha, optimist, quote
View ArticleA Thought for the Week of November 18, 2013
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your...
View Articlewhat i want from myself in 2014
You call them resolutions, they call them goals, and I call them “self requests.” Same idea, different year. 2014, let’s do this. Plan a vacation (weddings don’t count). Ideas: Napa/Sonoma/San...
View ArticleSeagull Sass
Maybe it’s the extended winter, maybe it’s the fantastic coral color, maybe it’s the way it pops against the sea of gray-blue-gray, maybe it’s the side eye… or maybe I’m just excited for summer… but...
View ArticleBeach Vacations Remind Me I Love to Read Actual Books
Growing up, I spent a lot of time at the beach. One beach in particular: Fenwick Island, Delaware. My parents purchased our beach cottage about three years before I was born, thus ensuring I would...
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