I just arrived home in LA after several days in Chicago at a housewares trade show. I’ve shared before how challenging it is for me to manage travel anxiety—including last May when I got seriously anxious before international travel. And in the week leading up to my flight to O’Hare, I was experiencing all the […]
I’m writing this post amidst a pile of luggage and rejected outfit options as I prepare to head to High Point Market in North Carolina tomorrow! High Point is the one of interiors industry’s largest trade shows, and is definitely one of the highlights of the year! Although I’ve been several times before, I have […]
Earlier this month, my parents turned 60. On the very same weekend, they also toasted their 60th anniversary of “meeting” each other. You see, my parents were born two days apart in the same hospital. They started dating in high school, and they were married the summer after college graduation. Today, they’re professors in the […]
Since January I’ve been implementing a new morning routine that’s really been working well for me. It involves meditation, but not in the way that you might think. You see, my take on seated mindfulness meditation has always been: “I know it would work wonders for me…if I could only make a habit of it!” My […]
When I was a little kid, I loved to iron. When I’d visit my grandmother every summer, she’d let me pull all the napkins and pillow cases from her linen closet, press them, then arrange them back on their shelves in tidy, satisfying stacks. I’d spend hours in her utility room: just me, an iron, […]
I have known Elizabeth Dehn of Beauty Bets for almost as long as I’ve been blogging, I’ve always been in awe of all that she has created (Pinterest maven! skincare guru with One Love Organics!), and her latest endeavor is no exception. Over the years we’ve been through similar life changes as our relationship and career […]
Happy Monday, friends! Hopefully your weekend was better than the one previous? I don’t know about you, but last week was a total wash for me. I was completely distracted and rendered heartsick by everything happening in the news. One of my most nagging pain points was my sense of paralysis: I want desperately to […]
Change your words, change your world. It’s a phrase that’s oft cited by a mentor of mine, and it’s so true. The way we speak to ourselves and others has the power to shift our perspective out of patterns that no longer serve us and into ways of being that usher into our lives an abundance of […]
It’s Friday and we’re wrapping up gift guide week with my favorite roundup of all! For anyone on your list who could use a reminder to slow down, reflect, and practice some self care, these soulful finds will do just the trick. From an aromatherapy candle to a new book of essays by my favorite wordsmith, […]
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 […]