Immediate asterisk: it should be noted that I absolutely HATED the book Eat, Pray, Love, but I am not above a cultural reference. The majority of people using it probably haven’t read the navel-gazing, narcissistic book anyway. Throw it out the window 
— The relaxing solo road trip to retrieve the Highlander, who has…
I’m grateful for a busy week, despite the perception of me as a current lady of leisure … … who is doing the family’s taxes, preparing for a remote car purchase out of state with registration and insurance in another state, planning a bunch of other family stuff, doing a budget—the work really never ends,…
We are throwing an engagement party I am VERY EXCITED ABOUT this weekend. It’s going to be fancy and I am excited about every bit of it, not the least of which is celebrating some of our best friends’ engagement. I get to do last minute errands tonight, and set up the house, all of…
A gratitude list about the amazing things I love about my husband would be just *too* much for this blog, so I will tell you this: I am grateful that it is SO fun being married. I am grateful that we continue to dream of big lives with so many paths we might travel down.…
Incredibly, our one-year wedding anniversary is coming up this Sunday. Back then, I had big plans to post all my vendors and learnings and wedding-y things on this blog, but I … didn’t. I rode horses through Guatemala instead, I guess. So without shame here are all the amazing vendors I really wanted to recognize…
There are friends that are just soul friends. Friends you’d do anything for, time be damned. I was lucky enough to spend just an afternoon with one of those a week ago, a twin flame I hadn’t seen in person in five years, and it was just magic. Fulfilling, busy, and not enough time. Then…
I am grateful for the ability to be comfortable being uncomfortable. For instance, my latest LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7298488105278287884/ I am also grateful for all the comforts of home: how cozy my house is, how much I love my office, how we have a beautiful dining room table to host dinners and big fluffy couch to…
Happy Valentine’s Day. I love love. I love celebrating love. I do not love Valentine’s Day, but we are having friends over for dinner tonight to celebrate their engagement, so I am thrilled to be celebrating love on this love day! I am coming up on a year married to the love of my life,…
Grateful for the nitty gritty in every day experiences: Sitting outside in the sunshine in a sweater and leggings but barefoot: this is a Texas thing only, methinks. It’s a glorious, fleeting feeling. A brisk walk, just around the block, to get sunshine on my face before I start my day. Cold, crisp, not slow…
Let’s hope this isn’t a harbinger of things to come, but maybe it’s just a new normal? Maybe we’re just more flexible with time overall in 2025 … In the new year, as in every year, I have so much to be grateful for. Like: We hit some good workouts this week, ate well, and…