2024 – Shaking it Up

Here we are. It’s officially 2025 – in fact, several weeks in. (Actually, more like a whole month…) While I am usually quick to write, reflect and set intentions, this year kind of chaotically stumbled and rolled along without much pause. I started this blog with the intention of committing myself to focusing more onContinue reading “2024 – Shaking it Up”

On Being Enjoyed

For those who don’t know, I am on some days, a child psychiatrist, on other days, an obsessed dog mom, and on most days, a complete and total hot mess. Lately less hot, and more mess. What can I say? It’s life…. And life is messy. In true spirit of my waffling identity, I haveContinue reading “On Being Enjoyed”

On Becoming Precious

By pure accident, I came across this beautiful poem by Lisel Mueller (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/154099/in-passing) several times in the last month and this artfully written Nautilus article – and it only seems right to share. In Passing By Lisel Mueller How swiftly the strained honeyof afternoon lightflows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs offits special mysteryin orderContinue reading “On Becoming Precious”

Cooking Meditations

When it comes to my culinary skills, I am the furthest thing from Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, or Gordon Ramsey. (Well, maybe I sound like Gordon Ramsey sometimes – oops!) In fact, I often imagine the things Gordon Ramsey would say to me if he ever actually watched me – it certainly would not soundContinue reading “Cooking Meditations”