We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Being self-aware means knowing what you're good at and what you're not. When it comes to writing or being organized, or planning things,...

Seems like there's a day for everything now, doesn't it? Especially when it comes to food. National Corn Chip Day National Nutella Day...

Grapes? Yep. Grapes. The other night, I was standing at my kitchen counter, taking grapes off the vine and dropping them into a bowl. If...

I have a group of amazing friends who've been hosting a canoe trip every year for the past 40 years. And I've been lucky enough to have...

It's been said that the people that you surround yourself with shape your life and the way you see yourself. Do you feel that's true? I...

The last time I cleaned out my fridge, I found nine bottles of salad dressing in it. Nine. In addition to the salad dressing, there were...

Every once in awhile, water leaks into the back corner of my basement. There's carpet in that area, so the only way I can tell it happens...

A few years back, I wrote a post about roller coasters. And how they used to be fun. When I was young, the thrill of the ride and the...

From the moment we enter this world, we start filling our bags. Our environment, the people around us, the opportunities we have to see...

A single playing card. Face down in the grass. I wondered what it was. An ace maybe? The queen of hearts? If I had this card in my hand...

I went to the grocery store to buy coffee creamer yesterday. When I walked out of the grocery store I had two bags of groceries... But no...

There are days when it's hard for me to find inspiration and come up with a good idea for my weekly blog post. Sometimes I just have to...

Clouds are a breathtaking reminder of the beauty in our world. Every day they are different - in shape, size, and depth. Sometimes they...

There are moments when life kicks us in the pants. Or the face. Or wherever it's going to hurt the most that day. Sometimes it's all...

It's Mother's Day. A day where we celebrate the women who have shaped us and guided our lives. Those women aren't always the same women...

I've been trying to be more conscious of the words I have been using lately. I'm sitting on this little patio at the hotel we're staying...

I stopped nine times to take pictures of the lamp posts in my neighborhood the other night. Nine times. It's a good thing my son wasn't...

I'm finally seeing signs of Spring. It's one of my favorite seasons. Second only to Fall, which I love because it means boots and jeans...

I can see clearly down the hallway to my family room when I'm standing in the kitchen. More than a few times this past couple of weeks,...

The water was calm when we walked by the lake yesterday. Ever so slightly rippling in the gentle morning breeze. Not like last week....