We’ve all experienced sadness and loss in our lives. There isn’t one of us that hasn’t. Unfortunately, the more years we live on this planet, the more losses we experience and to be honest, they don’t get any easier in the actual moments, but almost more difficult as we’ve built walls around our hearts so …
My eyes are red and swollen. I can only keep myself from crying for a few hours’ time, if that. Then I am reminded that he is no longer here by some random noise, smell, or feeling and it all comes flooding back again. LeRoy is gone. The husband brought him to the vet on …
by Michele Redmon Imagine that you find a magic lamp. (You know it’s magic because it’s old and gold and you’ve seen Aladdin like 100 times.) You rub it and out pops a Genie who tells you that you can have one wish right then or all three wishes in ten years. What would you …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. We’ve cut back on LeRoy’s meds to see if they are the culprit for his silly behavior lately and while he has been a bit more spirited {though not compared to his original self}, we …
A few weeks ago, before settling down at Lou Eddie’s Pizza for a pie, the husband and I went on a little nature walk adventure up on the rim of the mountain in Skyforest. After a fire had devastated much of this land in 1922, Mary Putnam Henck and the Lake Arrowhead Women’s Club organized …
The air is thick and the mood is heavy in our house and it has been for a few months now… though this week has most definitely been the hardest. Each day tears flow, each sleepless night, tired eyes quiver while our mind takes us to the past and to the future and to what …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. Since quitting jobs this month and prioritizing my life for fulfillment and meaning, I’ve had more time to practice my piano lessons and am now learning to play Bette Midler songs, which are a fun jump …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. After a year of using two shelves pushed together as a mock coffee table, I finally found this Beaumont Coffee Table at Joss & Main that fit the space perfectly and was well within the budget …
by Michele Redmon I don’t know about you but I’m a sucker for self-improvement. Every New Year more and more friends shun the practice of making resolutions but I loyally pull out a clean sheet of paper and write out my goals for the year. As someone who perpetually craves a fresh start (I’ll stop …
I’ve been working with a life coach for a few months now named Joy Stone, and she is phenomenal. I haven’t met her yet in person, but a few times a month we get on the phone for an hour and chat. And as much as I want to talk about what “problems” I’m facing …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. There are a few thrift shops here that are super easy to just stop in once a while, so on my way to the drugstore yesterday, I did just that and for a little over $21 …
As 2013 closes and 2014 begins, I find myself quietly reflecting on both the past and the future, trying to land and balance on a pleasant present moment for now and always. Since the new year began mid-week, I probably won’t be back in full blogging action until next Monday, but am so ready to …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. My favorite corner of the living room at the moment is right here… usually this chair is on the other side, next to the fireplace, but the Christmas tree is in its spot right now. I’ve …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. Even though our heads are a bit warped in this photo, a photo op with Tim Gunn is something you just don’t turn down! *I’m wearing a sporty dress by Greylin, my SMYTHE camel coat {not …
Follow me on Instagram to see these in real time. Come back here every Sunday for all the details. My view of our Christmas tree from the sofa… or, well, the floor by the coffee table looking up 😉 I love it this year with my DIY Snowflake Topper. I used LED lights in warm …
