Since I’ve gotten back from my trip, I’ve been in major clean out mode. And if you’ve been reading these notes from me for any amount of time, you might be asking yourself, “What else does she have to clean out?!?!” After all, just a few months ago, my goal was to get rid of […]
#UNPLUG
Yesterday, I was sorting through quite a backlog of snail mail. Lots of junk, too many credit card offers (feh!), and a bill or two. My favorite part of the mail is getting magazines. I don’t subscribe to many, but I love the ones I get. Inc. Magazine, Mother Earth News, Fast Company, and Our […]
17 days and 225 miles on the Colorado River – Grand Canyon
I’m back! Honestly, though, I’m back physically, but mentally I’m somewhere else entirely. In case you’re new here or you hadn’t heard, I just finished a 17 day, 225 mile, self-supported rafting trip in the Grand Canyon with 16 other people. Trying to process the last three weeks is going to take some time. Some […]
Luscious strawberries or a Smushy Mess?
This morning, I harvested almost 2 gallons of strawberries from my little garden patch. The other day, I harvested a gallon. A couple days before that, my boyfriend Nelson probably ate a pint standing out there and brought a pint in. With all the rain we’ve been having, the garden is making fruit like never […]
Wine snob, coffee snob, what kind of snob are you?
I confess: I’m a total coffee snob. It’s gotten so bad that I can’t even stomach gas station or diner-type coffee anymore. Mediocre. Drinkable, maybe. But completely not worth it. Now, I go all out. Organic, fair-trade beans. Organic half and half. I even use non-bleached filters (because bleach is bad!). I have a small, […]
The story behind the “Myth of Perfection”
Today I was hoping to make a grand announcement that my second book is published and ready for purchase! And it is…except I’m having an issue with the size of the photos I uploaded for the “About the Book” section. The photos are BIG. Like almost life-sized. My head is gigantic (but thankfully so is […]