I don’t know what to write. Do you ever have something you long to do so badly, but every chance you have to do it you don’t? I think about writing daily. I talk about writing daily. I sometimes make it as far as logging in to my computer (occasionally even onto the WordPress site) and then I reach for…
I own three 2020 planners. I love to shop for planners and will start a new one any time life needs a reset. This year apparently needed a few jump starts. The past 14 months have been challenging, to say the least. I lost two pregnancies, my father unexpectedly passed away, and I am experiencing pregnancy during a pandemic. I…
When the invitation for Greg’s aunt and uncle’s twenty-fifth anniversary celebration arrived we were excited that it was taking place in Sedona, Arizona – a place we hold dear. In July of 2014 we spent two weeks in Sedona and consider it the best trip we’ve shared as a couple and one of the best either of us has experienced…
Two weeks ago I shared about our loss. Through the heartache and challenges of the past few weeks one silver lining, I believed, was that it brought me the confidence to write which I had previously lacked. I thought that my having shared something so personal on the internet signaled a transformation and I would now be writing in the…
Greg and I were expecting a baby and lost him. We are broken and hurting and learning how to exist in this surreal new world – while still living in the old one. It feels as if the moment the words ‘no heartbeat’ were uttered the matrix shifted and suddenly we found ourselves in a parallel universe within our previous…
A few months ago it felt as though David Sedaris’ name was everywhere. With almost daily regularity I would hear his name mentioned on a podcast episode, see someone holding/carrying/reading one of his books, or open up Instagram to find that an account I follow had posted something to do with him. I didn’t know much about Sedaris’ work except…
I had mixed feelings about Copygirl and will admit that I judged this bright pink paperback by its cover. Having recently re-watched every episode of Mad Men, however, I was primed for the title to catch my eye. After reading the premise, however, I went to place it back on the shelf when I saw the words ‘Mad Men meets…
I don’t typically make resolutions at the start of a new year, but I do reflect on the recent past, where I stand with myself, and what I would like to create going forward. This year however, I made a broad resolution to get to know myself better by way of the things that I enjoy most and I began…
Despite being a bibliophile and avid reader from a young age, I had been growing unsettled by a case of reader’s block when Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia entered my life. I was at the library with a book, two magazines, and a DVD in hand, making my way to the check-out counter, when I passed a ‘Books on Cooking’…
Woman is now 37 and Santa Monica is home. Writing remains my most neglected love, but inspiration and determination are riper than ever. I love where I live now. My proximity to the Pacific Ocean has always directly correlated with my well being and living where I do is proving to be exactly what I need.