I’ve become the kind of person that fills pages and pages of my journal with everything I’m grateful for. I handwrite thank you notes to the air that fills my lungs; the legs that hold me up; to fried rice (for being delicious); to the barista that greets me in French with a smile on […]
Every year, between Christmas and New Year’s Day, you can find me snacking on leftovers, checking the calendar daily (because I seem to always wake up believing it’s Sunday), reflecting on the past 365 days and those that lay ahead – and contemplating this quote (which, to be fair, I think about almost weekly anyway): […]
There’s this picture quote in my camera roll from December 2017. The first time I saw it, I remember reading the words over and over; thinking ‘this is it. This is everything’. It was revolutionary to me at the time. It still is. So, I want to share those words with you too… “I’m beginning […]
Whenever we’re driving together (it doesn’t matter if we’re on an ‘emergency’ chocolate slab run or, a four-hour road trip) our family rotates the song selection responsibility. This way, we all get to hear something we like. (And, most importantly: it means we don’t have to listen to ‘I Don’t Care’ by Ed Sheeran ft. […]
There are 168 days left of the year – that’s just over 5 months – and almost anything can be accomplished in that time. So, my question is: what do you want to do? Sometimes, I can get caught up in day-to-day to-do lists. I find myself merely wading through (ticking things off because they […]
I was fortunate enough to attend the opening of Amaranth on Saturday evening and was blown away by the magic on stage. Here are a few pictures, if you’d like to see, and an answer to the golden question: “What is Amaranth?” Some of the greatest childhood memories I have are at the theatre – […]
These are two of my parents (I have three). They got married on the beach when I was 9. And it was beautiful. It was their 10th wedding anniversary on 28th March 2019 – and instead of spending the evening together, my mom came with me to an Ed Sheeran concert. (Thanks for spending your […]
I never thought I’d consider a coffee shop as a kind of home. Almost every morning last year, I stopped by Seattle Coffee on my way to work. It didn’t matter if it was scorching hot, icy cold or pouring rain – I ordered the same thing every single day: a tall cappuccino. But I […]
I have two younger brothers. And I love talking to them. As of March 2019, Crumb (not his real name) is 9 and Nugget (not his real name) is 6. They’re always chit-chatting – asking questions, formulating opinions and trying to figure out how the big wide world works (admittedly, I’m right there with them). […]
January always lasts a small eternity, doesn’t it? It seems to just carry on and on and on. I think it was this ‘never ending’ feeling that sent me sliding into what I can best describe as the ‘slow lane’ – a kind of ‘stroll-mode’ approach to life. I found myself moseying through those initial […]