I’ve been thinking about pausing for awhile now. Step back. Take a break. Not forever, just a week or two to maybe regain my perspective, chill, not think about things … ahhhh & lucky for me, the universe, per usual, has timed my recess perfectly. ♥ So without going into the ifs ands or whys …

I love inspiration ! ! ♥ ! ! & with graduation in the air, I am very much enjoying the awesomely energizing words spoken in speeches, written in greeting cards, gifted in loving advice & so, I kindly offer a few of my own. Hey there, Young Friends. You hear that little voice inside your …

She gifted me rain boots for my birthday and I was honestly thrilled because !! YaY !! they’re CUTE. Then, she bought rain boots for them as a  !! Welcome Home !! offering because she’s so good at handing out little happiness-es & it seems as if it has been raining every day for many, …

Instinctively hesitant, but naturally curious, they glanced, they stared, they inched their way closer. he inquired, with far being the dividing line between our backyard and the neighbors. Go ahead, it’s fine his mommy responded as this simple trek seemed much farther to a cautious 2 1/2 year old. Fifty shorts steps later, he and …

Pulling away from their house was rather surreal. Driving down the road, taking a left and knowing we’d likely not be traveling this route anytime soon, seemed strange. Back and forth we had again and again trekked, with priceless moments gently tucked in our hearts and keepsakes forever cherished. They’d sometimes wonder and often ask, …

Our early morning chatter was LOUD as we gathered in their kitchen. Introductions. check. Decisions. check. This stuff, that stuff. check check check & in the midst of the noisy excitement inside, sat that big, this is really happening, moving truck, outside. Yep. It was there. It was time. I glanced his way as he …

& I’ve got nothing. no. thing. nada. There are absolutely no words floating around in this brain of mine today. ugh & I hate when that happens because I usually have a little bit of something, somewhere up there. Some little this or that to ponder, pen … I suppose I could hand you a …

Although I have many a reason to boast about this, that and the other, I don’t. I’m a keep it close to the vest type of gal. The people who need to know I’m over the top delighted with them, know. I tell them. Often. But. This is Mother’s Day, so be warned. I am …

They say we grumble the same gripes and doubt the same doubts Every. Single. Year. We Can’t. We won’t. We shouldn’t. We’ll never. & it’s true. Like an irritating, drippy faucet, this creature dubbed ‘Half Marathon’ taunts our brains month after month, reminding that although we have other medals to prove we’ve accomplished, THIS TIME …

Repeated, because today is National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day. ! YaY ! – – – – – – – – – – I’m going for a hairdo today. Cut, color, highlights. My usual biz & this got me to thinking about the stylists I’ve known through the years & how each one of them have …