I promised that I would share my favorite solutions for feeling my best during times of stress. My first solution for staying sane during shelter in place, or any time of great stress: SLEEP! Sleeping just a little bit longer during times of stress can make a huge difference in your mental state during waking… Continue reading During Times of Stress, Sleep!
Yesterday in New Hampshire, First Lady Michelle Obama made an impassioned speech that tapped into the collective pain stirred up by Donald Trump’s misogynistic language and the recent news that he allegedly sexually assaulted several women. “The truth is, it hurts,” the First Lady said. And it does. It does hurt. So many old feelings… Continue reading The Shame We Feel
Albert Einstein or Douglas MacArthur or perhaps someone else entirely once said this: "Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working."
Cold? I recommend dancing in your living room.
Some days call for the ugly slippers.
What's great about being alive? Komorebi.
One memorable evening in California taught me about the four most important tenets of entertaining.
One small change helped me be a lot kinder to myself.
My October 2013 Spotify playlist
Here are a few of the things that have been making me happy lately . . .
A morning gardening with kindergarteners taught me an unexpected lesson about parenting.
A moving poem about what really matters in life.
Two quotes from Elizabeth Gilbert to make your Monday morning a little happier.
What lies inside that dead-looking twig might just surprise us all.
A playlist for your Saturday night
Amy Daniewicz 