I knew when I embarked on being a business owner that there were certain things I wanted to achieve as a result. I knew I wanted to build something…to create…to make something meaningful with my time and skills. But, when you step out onto an adventure that you’ve never done before, you end up faced […]

I always find coming out of Winter the strangest feeling.  I’ve done it every single year of my life…and yet, all the while, Spring just seems brand new.  As though I’m seeing it for the very first time.  The warmth of the sun is so exciting.  The sight of the grass makes me breathless.  Leaving […]

Have I ever told you about the first time I walked into a Starbucks?? It was a Tuesday evening in April.  It was pouring down rain and the sky felt like it might never see the light of day again.  I was walking downtown on my way to a meeting when a bus drove by […]

Our family is trying to mentally prepare for the death of a family member soon.  And we’ve never had to do this before.  After twelve years of being a couple, my husband and I have never had to endure this type of thing within our immediate family.  It means we are navigating new territory…new emotions…a […]

When Steve and I first started dating, he had to go out of town very unexpectedly for some family matters.  The two of us were right in the middle of those blissful, early stages of getting to know each other and the idea of being apart – even for just a few days – was […]

I’m a dreamer.  Through and through. Which means that I live in my head…dreaming up everything from mood…to feeling…to the way dinner will smell as it’s cooking.  My head is a flurry of visions and honestly, it’s almost funny how many things turn out completely different then that initial desire. Like the Pinterest birthday party […]