This is not a grammar lesson but it is a few thoughts on how we language our lives and how we interact with others. Before we get too far down the lane on this, I have a few things to state at the outset: 1. I have not perfected this. 2. I am doing my…

Blogger’s note: Please see our updated views based on reference to Rachel Hollis. Recently I have started to follow Rachel Hollis on Instagram. I like her approach to life. She’s got this idea that while some things in life aren’t your fault, they may very well be your responsibility. It’s a hard truth but I…

My creative process isn’t as much a process as it wandering around waiting for inspiration to arrive. It’s like using your brain as a butterfly catcher and hope one finds its way in and then soon with all the flapping of its ethereal, magical and colorful wings it creates something amazing and you just “pretend”…

Most of you know that I am a personal trainer, yoga instructor and coach but I have another profession on the side. I don’t talk about it. It’s not something I would put on my resume. Get your minds out of the gutter, it’s nothing bad. I am a professional cat photographer. Well that may…

A friend/personal training client of mine tends to hear all the iterations of my life’s work. Whether I am working on myself, my career, or somewhere in between she listens patiently to the process. Often that process looks and sounds akin to throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing it if it sticks. And other…

I am not what you’d call an enthusiastic celebrator of St. Valentine. It’s not my gig. It’s not that I am anti-,  I’m not just pro-Valentine either. So when asked several times yesterday morning what I was doing for Valentine’s Day I grumbled a little and shared one variation or another about how I just…