Dads can be some of the hardest family members to gift for! My dad is especially tricky to please, not because he’s picky but because he’s got pretty simple taste and doesn’t want for much. At the same time, though, as the years have gone by I’ve felt increasingly compelled to gift him something awesome—because […]
As 2016 draws to a close, it’s inevitable that we look back on the year that was. It certainly has been a roller coaster twelve months, hasn’t it? How will you be reflecting on the year in review? As a recovering perfectionist, I’m all too familiar with the temptation to judge myself for what I didn’t […]
One of the things I love most about Light Lab is that it’s the physical representation of multiple minds coming together to create something greater than themselves. My BFF Caroline Lee and I have been collaborating for years, so to spend these last 12 months combining our two very different aesthetics into a community space […]
Ever since the election I’ve become acutely aware of how mean we can be to each other on a daily basis. In addition to the displays of hate we’ve all seen on the news, I’ve heard countless stories of heated interpersonal conflict stemming from our political situation. Old “friends” sending each other vitriolic text messages; family members vowing […]
I cried myself to sleep last night. I’m drifting as if in a fog this morning. The results of the election have left me, as they have so many of us, feeling drained, despondent, devastated. I’m saddened that we came so close to voting a woman into the presidency, yet that milestone has now slipped […]
I’ve got the sniffles. And the sneezies. And the achey, coughy, wheezies. I’ve pretty much always taken it as a given that around this time of year my immune system starts throwing in the towel—because seasonal colds and flus are just a part of life, right? Well, maybe not so much. According to our resident […]
Is it just me or has it been a weird week? Weather systems and political climate aside, October seems to have arrived with a bang—complete with tech SNAFUS, moody pets, and troubling letters from the IRS. Blame it on Mercury in retrograde if you will, but whatever’s in the air has left me thirsty for some […]
Happy Sunday! How’s your weekend going? More importantly, is it starting to feel like fall where you are? My mom texted me photos from her excursion with my dad to buy freshly harvested wine grapes—he’s a budding amateur vintner!—and I got wistful remembering the crisp, long-shadowed Autumn days of my childhood back east. Here in […]
Happy Friday, friends! Hope everyone had a fun and fruitful week! I’ve been staffing a personal growth workshop since Wednesday and I’m having a blast—I’m surrounded by so much positive energy to propel me through to Sunday night! It’s also left me in a spread-the-love kinda mood, so here are some links from around the […]
It’s happening. The daylight hours are waning, and here in Los Angeles at least, the nights are growing chillier and the mornings require a sweatshirt to walk the dogs. The change of seasons always brings mixed feelings for me. Anticipation for what the autumn weeks ahead hold, but also a small sense of loss for […]
How often to you create something just for the sheer pleasure of it? I’m sorry to say that I only do it rarely. I’ve got grand ideas about creative hobbies I’d love to pursue—I’m dying to take a pottery throwing class, for example, and I’ve been wanting for years to brush up my piano skills—but it […]
One of my favorite things about writing my book (which is coming up on the first anniversary of its release!) was getting to know the homeowners who welcomed me into their houses and their lives for a spell. Since then, it’s been so fun continuing to follow their journeys through the magic of the Internet! […]