I took these pictures when my husband and I went to the Huntington Library & Botanical Garden in Pasadena. What I loved about this tree, besides the beautiful color of the flowers themselves, was how short and yet grand it looked with its branches stretched out so. I imagined our bulldog Biggie would love this tree for… Continue reading Hot Pink Flowers & Meeting Someone New
A friend of mine shared an article that a friend of hers had come across on Oprah.com called “20 questions that could change your life”. I found myself fascinated by some of the questions. Here’s one that stayed with me the most because of what happened to me Wednesday night. I’ll share more in the future as they apply.… Continue reading “Are my thoughts hurting or healing?” (Oprah.com)
I love to take pictures, especially of trees. This morning while I was starting Biggie on his walk this beautiful tree caught my eye and I tried to capture a couple good shots of it (mind you with a cell phone camera) while Biggie sniffed around. In the second picture you can see a few rays from the sun. I don’t… Continue reading My Love of Trees
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome | Video on TED.com. Today’s optimism and inspiration comes from this video that my husband shared with me last night. Most, or maybe all of you, may have come across Neil Pasricha’s blog 1000 awesome things, which can be found at the following link http://1000awesomethings.com/, but just in case there is one… Continue reading Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome | Video on TED.com
Today three of my friends and I treated my best friend to a day at Disneyland in celebration of her birthday. It was a sort of double celebration for our friend because it had been a very, very long time since she had been there so she was long overdue for a visit. Although we were only there for… Continue reading The “Happiest Place on Earth” + Friendship
I have just managed to complete a bit too many tasks within a 2 1/2 hour time frame and finally had to tell myself to sit and relax for 10 minutes. And of course the next best thing to relaxing is relaxing while posting. If I could be sitting poolside that would be even better… Continue reading A little time out from the busy day…
Today is the perfect day to write about this topic. I truly believe that all things happen for a reason, even the difficult things. There have been so many moments in my life that while I was living through them they sometimes didn’t make sense, especially when they were painful or scary. In time though… Continue reading Yes, things happen for a reason
Today has been a bit overwhelming. Between phone calls, deadlines, emails, and just little unexpected things that come up at work, and with personal stuff too, I’m feeling a little bit anxious and rushed. I know writing right now might set me back a little bit but honestly I need the little breather to regain focus and energy. I… Continue reading Feelings
My husband just finished reading Atul Gawande’s book “Better”, which is all about the hospital world, and yesterday he shared a paragraph with me that instantly made me smile and reminded me to continue to believe in my writing, myself, and in my blog. It was just what I needed to read after going through some self doubt and… Continue reading “Write Something” A little inspiration for the writer in all of us
You know those kind of days where you wake up and you just feel delicious and energetic and like you could do anything? Well that’s the kind of morning I’m having. I feel like I could be bouncing off the walls right now, I have so much energy it’s ridiculous! I’m just not quite sure… Continue reading Coffee? No thank you, I’m a morning person…
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 