Favorite Christmas Traditions

I love the holidays, not because it smells good or the decorations around town are fun to see, but because there are so many holiday traditions. I love traditions and could probably stand to let a few go, but which ones? I’ve got a few favorite holiday traditions that I hold dear and will probably…

30 Days of Thankfulness

30 Days of Thankfulness Day 1: I am thankful for my mom – she lives nearby and has been gone for two weeks to England and I picked her up at the airport that evening and realized how much I miss her. Even though I don’t talk every day or see her every week, there…

Got Exercise?

Am I sweating enough? Thankfully, I have a good strong habit of exercising every day. But after I ran a 10K in May I decided to walk more and run less. I think that walking was fine to keep moving and to keep my step count closer to the 10,000 a day level but I…

Labor of Love

My mom’s best friend, Dot, was a “crazy” lady. By “crazy” I mean fun, unique, eccentric, interesting, highly intelligent and one of the best gift givers I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing in my lifetime. Not that she didn’t have her flaws, she was a Stanfurd grad after all… One of my favorite things…