life has been taking me in many directions these days both literally and figuratively. it’s been a revolving door of coming and going.
ohio was a busy flurry of family and day trips and eating and chasing and photos taken on the fly and hugs and too little time for really catching up.  it was wonderful [...]

i am sipping my 2nd cup of coffee.
this giant pumpking (a gift from a friend’s garden) sits on my front porch.
the baby is running a temp, i think.
i’m wearing a sticker made by my son reminding me to buy 5 postcard stamps.
eggs are boiling on the stove so i can make swirly’s egg salad with [...]

i love this practice of maegan’s, recording the simple truths (the good and not so good) of everyday life and then seeing the gift in each moment: the realities and blessings. today i wanted to share with you some of my own to recap the week. it really helps to keep it all in perspective.
reality: [...]

{read part 1 in the wishstudio}
my husband is about to run his first half-marathon this weekend. i am proud of him for so many reasons because i really believe he is running towards some big things in his life these days and i don’t mean the finish line, though that is quite impressive too. it’s [...]

i recently adopted this little pink elephant. her name is joolia, and i am totally smitten with her. she was created by my friend christine who, in the process of making inspired art to support a wonderful seva project, she touched my life as well.
i bought this painting to not only support a good cause, [...]

today i am reflecting on 12 years of marriage and celebrating more than a simple anniversary. i am celebrating being Here.
being right here, where i am meant to be. today. with this man who is my husband. in our imperfect little family of four. in the immense freedom and possibility of what we have together:  [...]

i couldn’t have said it any better.

recently, i have made the conscious and necessary shift to try to live with a very clear sense of where i am in each and moment. my inner monologue is slowly but significantly changing from a noisy parade of reactions, judgements, and yearnings, (which all distract me from the moment), to a quiter stream of [...]

today, just now, i let go of something really big. this seems to be an important theme for me right now, this letting go… letting go of expectations and letting go of things i know just aren’t right for me in this moment.
admittedly, i am not very good about saying no to tempting and shiny [...]

trying on his new baby biker boots