practicing…
So, I’ve had a jam packed run of days and the schedule madness took a pause Tuesday afternoon and lasts until Wednesday night. I noodled on what to write for […]
today, I am practicing
She was ripe with apologies. “I am so sorry that I cannot do this.” She said in multiple iterations, over and over again, over the course of the class. […]
What do you know about bulimia?
When I was writing Hijas Americanas, a Latina approached me who wanted to tell her story, even though no one knew her secret. You see, she has in her eight […]
a roadmap for resilience
re·sil·ience [ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] noun 1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position,etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity. 2. ability to recover readily from illness, […]
flipping the switch (from self-hate to self-acceptance)
I was maybe 20 at the time, working at a summer program with a few of my favorite friends that I had made in college. One of those friends was […]
June’s Goal Wrap-Up, July’s Three Goals
In June, I set three goals for the month. They were: Scratch off at least two of these activities with Happy from the Summer of Intentionality List: for example- go […]
The Weekly Planning Ritual
I mentioned in last week’s post about a few days in my life that I sit down and do a weekly planning session every Thursday for the upcoming week. I […]
it is all just information
A couple months ago, when we were buying veggie starters at Lowe’s, Happy did something that horrified us (I am not revealing what he did now because it will likely […]
The Sunshine Project
I came up with the Sunshine Project in 2010 when I was going through a hectic time and wanted to make sure I was doing what I could do to […]
that time I finished next to last in a race
Suddenly, it dawns on me. The reason why this race is named “FINEST” is NOT because it is sponsored by the police department. The reason this race is named finest […]
