despite this blurry photo (the best i could seem to manage), i am proud to share with you my new color! as part of a fundraiser for national breast cancer awareness month this october, i am showing my support by wearing pink…hair that is. how could i resist?
i just recently had my very first mamogram. [...]

willow by george*50, flickr
“be strong like a willow tree that bends in the wind…the more you fight what’s in your way, the more strength you give it.”
these are words of wisdom that were sent to me this morning, and they really resonated with me. they reminded me that to be strong doesn’t mean [...]

art tree collage

~ listen to the entire sex and the city movie soundtrack for free here with great singles from the weepies, jem, nina simone and more
~ join jamie’s book blogging group starting this november as she explore’s the book soul coaching
~ if you are local to boston, bring the family to somerville’s “what [...]

over the weekend my family and i escaped north to the mountains for an impromptu mini vacation. maybe it’s been all the yummy pictures and talk about the beauty and magic of squam, or simply the pull of the autumnal equinox, but i was aching for a little change of scenery, some wide open space [...]

i woke up this morning feeling unrested and subsequently very grouchy (grrr). with a little boy needing me all too early, i didn’t have the selfless motivation to brightly rise and shine. not a great way to begin, and i lay in my bed a moment too long stubbornly cursing the persisting sunshine and the [...]

between
being a mother, and being an individual*getting organized, and boxing myself in*fairytale romance, and everyday love*giving to others, and giving to myself*dreaming big, and real expectations*looking at the past, and moving towards the future*going with the flow, and trying too hard*having what i want, and wanting what i have*routine and rhythm, and making needed changes*working [...]

over time i have collected a myriad of inspiring and delicious art and craft supplies. yet so many still sit on my shelves pristine and unopened in their original packaging. of course i buy them with the intention of using them, intoxicated by the endless possibilities of what they can become. often though this feels [...]

while i’ve been gone, summer has been so full and has left me with too much to share, yet nothing really to say. there is a stillness to the overflow that has kept me in a quiet place. life continues to surprise me around every corner and i am holding steady waiting for the dizziness [...]