A Few Things I've Been Thinking About 

Growing up, I always had an Advent calendar. Each day I would open the consecutive cardboard flaps that would reveal a small gift of chocolate. (I loved that they were a different shape every day.) It was also an awesome way to count just *how many more sleeps* until Christmas is finally here.

Each...

Has 2020 seen you lose your mojo? In the midst of a coronavirus crisis, falling into a funk and starting to doubt yourself is easy to do. (But, you already know that.) And looking like you've tried when it comes to getting dressed seems so last year.

While we've spent the greater half of the year w...

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries our own life-plan, which cannot be superseded by any other.

~C.G. Jung

Nothing makes me crankier than a pair of shoes that hurt.

I can’t believe that I spent so many years work...

We're friends, right?

I feel like we're friends. So, I feel like I can be really honest with you.

I always look forward to the holiday season. If you ask anyone who knows me, I've always been a *little* Christmas crazy.

Well ... maybe a lot.

I'm finding it grueling to get excited about the fes...

Last night, on election day in a country that is not my own, I went to bed anxious and afraid. I woke up this morning feeling confused, sad, angry and bewildered. Scared to turn on media and listen to the onslaught.

When I want to escape reality I have a few favorite go-to-guilty-pleasure movies.

Never underestimate the power of RED. 

In Red is Best by Kathy Stinson, the little girl in this simple but exuberant children's story knows that red barrettes are best, "because they make my hair laugh."

According to color psychology, red is the color most associated with passion, action and energ...