My Gilly is in 4th grade....and I have taught 4th grade for nearly 22 years.....and so I know about 4th graders.....and I know that kids take a quantum leap of growth in 4th grade.....telling countless parents that at conferences....that 4th grade is a bridge between being a younger kid, and an older kid.....and I am watching my Gilly grapple with that fact too....wanting to be young and playful, and still be cool and grown some....and she is doing a beautiful job so far of h

This has been a topic that has been circling my wagon if you will for a bit;-).....I have written many times about my disdain for online dating.....and it gets worse maybe as time goes on.....and even though I can feel some things through text, or through online presence, so much of it cannot be FELT.....and I have also written about my desire to stumble upon an old fashioned love story, when the time is right.....meeting somebody in an authentic way....and I continue to trus

I have had that thought, more than once in the last few years.......just spinning in the horror of how things can go sometimes, and who...

Learning to feel our yes and no is a powerful game changer......what does my YES feel like in my belly, and what does my NO sound...

So today I approach this topic kinda delicately, not wishing to barge right in;-) After my divorce nearly 5 years ago, I know right? That...

This week has been full of uncomfortable but important conversations....it was predicted for me, and I thought well how many could there...

When I read some, in certain places about THIS year......it was slated to be full of change....having life not feel the same has it had...

I wrote awhile back about letting my long distance relationship go in March....my intuition being pricked.....and my spidey sense telling...

A phrase has resonated in this chapter, and it is strolling along sunbeams, and sliding on them:).....and making intentional magic!...

I posted about having a magic carpet ride weekend.......like Julie Andrews singing " These are a few of my favorite things" energy;-)...

So last night I went to that empowerment event.....remember originally it called to me as a spot to speak, but that wasn't why I was...

I have been given ENORMOUS blessings in the last 5 years, and I try and count them, and be present in them as often as I am...

I shared a meme yesterday, I know shocking if you know me lol:) But sometimes they just hit in a more powerful way, and REALLY resonate,...

Both of those words delight my word nerd endlessly......lol:) FUN words.....tiptoeing is to walk gently, quietly, being mindful of what...

I have written before about my intentional flip of the word hard to describe a life circumstance, to calling it challenging......it just...

I have always been a "writer" I suppose in a real sense.....I never used it for anything but life stuff, letter and diary writing...

I wanted to write about this today and explore it some, deep diving if you will....because it is something in my life that fascinates me,...

I have come to recognize and revel in the ease of the doors in my life that open.....and the ones that don't.....knowing that the ease of...

I realize that I am hardwired some for discipline, and routine, and creature of habit stuff, that helps all my healthy habits IMMENSELY,...

I did my coaching gig at the doctor's office I do coaching for last night.....it is such a sweet and sunny spot in my life......full of...