*first let me state that the moon has little to do with this blog post, but I had to share. It's yesterday's full moon - the Beaver Moon - and the picture was captured off my deck overlooking the lake. While mindfully planning with my Bloom organizer and intentionally thinking through the coming weeks andContinue reading "childlike, but not childish"

This is a picture of what was going to be carrot cake cupcakes. I dropped something onto the bowl and it the dry ingredients splashed everywhere. My first instincts were to laugh hysterically at the mess and then to snap a picture, knowing it was a powerful moment that I'd need to summon up somedayContinue reading "transparency, honesty & authenticity"

At one point in the early 80s as a journalism student at Oregon State, I had to read three newspapers before heading to campus – The Oregonian, The Barometer and (the newly conceptualized) USA Today. I also watched CNN and the local news, before I left the house, desperately absorbing facts and figures for fearContinue reading "Time for The New York Times"

I'm a picture taker. So many quick adventures turn into me capturing colors, textures and uniqueness. This beautiful table was outside Amaya Natural Therapeutics in Durango, Colorado. My husband and I kicked off our ten day trip with a morning spent rotating through soaking in the hot tub, cold plunges and sauna snoozes, followed byContinue reading "seeking & sharing balance"