my girls have decided to eat more plant-based food.
it’s the trend you know.
it’s not like for the past 20 years i’ve tried to get them to eat vegetables or anything.
music muse: bowling for soup~ “sometimes”
for you i’d eat tofu
i can be your new addiction
luckily for me, my resolutions did not include dieting…
music muse: neon trees ~ “everybody talks”
girl let’s go party
my sophie girl,
my wish for you is to have all the adventures,
experience all the wonder,
embrace all the twists and turns,
and be present in all the moments of this beautiful life.
i love you.
music muse: will.i.am. ~ “it’s my birthday“
i ain’t trying to do what everybody else doing
music muse: nico & vinz ~ “am i wrong”
is it raining with you
music muse: eurythimics ~ “here comes the rain again”
you say it’s your birthday
birthdays with bob…
i thought i would surprise him with a visit, but he’d already been to the moose for his shot of honey.
looks like he may have had more than one.
he was still snoring when i left.
music muse: the beatles ~ “birthday”
you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
hello 2020!
i’m excited to see where you take me.
in celebration of the 20’s, i thought i would make 20 resolutions.
ambitious, i know.
but hey, a girl can dream. (and should!)
so what’s in store for 2020?
~more me
~more art
~more photos
~more reading
~more travel
~more music
~more social content
~more money
~more home
~more celebration
~more meditation
~more yoga
~more water, fruit, and veggies
~more growth
~more listening
~more appreciation
~more giving
~more awareness
~more kindness
~more love
and i’ll take what i can get…
music muse: bachman-turner overdrive ~ “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet“
and I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
thank you 2019 ~
January: good beginnings
“you have to begin to tell the story of your life as you now want it to be and discontinue the tales of how it has been or of how it is.” ~ah
February: abundance abounds and a refreshing teenage story
“i worry… i’ll miss my boat. and the universe says: another boat, another boat! you have no idea how many boats are coming to your dock. it’s a steady stream!” ~ah
dumplin’ ~ julie murphy
March: the enjoyment of my kids
emma as she’s stirring her own cake mix~
“now I know why Gordon ramsey’s ripped.”
April: truth and the beauty of words
“what i think and what i feel and what I get are always a match.” ~ah
where the crawdads sing ~ delia owens
May: road trips
June: defining moments
the loss of a sister…
July: learning life goes on
“you are are love and joy and freedom and clarity expressing. energy-frolicking and eager, that’s who you are.” ~ ah
August: hearing my dad laugh again
September: encounters
November: appreciating more moments
December: growth
“i asked for a manifestation of kindness. and as i focused on looking for kindness, I found myself finding ways to be kind.” ~lemon wisdom
music muse: fleetwood mac ~ “landslide”
sister, i hear you laugh my heart fills up
for the last five months i have been trying to come to terms with the sudden loss of my sister, tammy.
she’s the sweet one on the left.
47 years old.
too young.
and while i have been devastated in my grief,
what i haven’t been doing, is be thankful that i had her in my life to begin with….
this beautiful soul
whose light was so bright and so far-reaching.
this amazing person was my sister!
and i could not be more grateful.
and she was 