I am choosing freedom. A weekend with girlfriends found us talking about choices and where they lead; risks taken for freedom of all kinds. This is written for my friends Tina and Karen who know what it means to courageously risk it all. Independence Day Here’s to risking it all for a dream. Here’s to […]

This girl is gone! Daring something new and adventuresome! Sometimes you just have to dare to change the scenery, dare to get away, dare to try someplace new, and dare to experience something new. On a short getaway. Want to guess where I am?   All this to say if you have vacation time sitting and […]

I bet when you were busy playing as a kid, you didn’t know you were doing something important. Playing is the best bonding first experience. “What are we doing again?” my husband Phil asked. “We’re going to paint wax on a photo on a canvas and then we are going to paint on top of […]

So, I’m back in school! While I love it I will absolutely gripe about it all the way to the bitter end, I’m sure. You see, I’m still trying to finish a masters program. I started in 2009 and it is going to take every brain cell I have left to get a thesis done. […]

It’s Summer. YAY. A perfect time to do the new! But you don’t have to go somewhere exotic or jump out of an airplane. I just had a week-long staycation full of tiny first-time experiences. I made Popsicles out of lime and cucumbers. Sounds weird but I swear they are delicious.  My friend says they […]