It's one of my favorite mornings of the year: coffee + pie for breakfast day! Chris even gifted me a quiet house by taking the kids out to a mall to shop for each other. (! have they ever even been to a mall??) On Black Friday! What a hero. November was a month with highs and lows. Since we last met for coffee, the big things in my life have been: + Getting a follow-up all clear ultrasound and mammogram (my first one) for which I'm very thankful. + Living through and processing a lot of feelings around the... Read more →

Friends, I'm thrilled to share with you that I'll be hosting Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop again for 2025! This workshop is a culmination of my many years of practicing and studying goal-setting, and having informal goal setting summits with friends. Your Year to Shine brings you everything I’ve learned about intentional goal setting in an encouraging, flexible, and cheerful way! Your Year to Shine registration is open and costs $159. After registration, you will be added to the private Substack group for the workshop and have access to all content when it becomes available. This year Your... Read more →

I'm so so happy to say hello to November. The weight of the long, hot summer (and fall) has lifted, and I'm glad the election is almost over. We are opening doors and windows, spending time outside, and I don't mind the early Christmas decor that has already popped up at the stores. A few life updates to share...one is hard, one is good, and one is exciting. In hard things lately, my dear friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she did a beautiful job sharing honestly on our podcast about what she is going through. If you are... Read more →

Hi, friends! I said "hello" to you in September and then was immediately subsumed by the very full season we've been living in. For the most part it's all been good things! For that I am thankful and keep reminding myself of that. But I'm also ready to catch my breath a bit, which I think I'm getting a chance to do. Just in time for Halloween and then the holiday gauntlet, right? In September and the first two weeks of October I dedicated a lot of time to my first Everyday Habits, Routines, and Rituals workshop -- and it... Read more →

Friends, the weather is really getting me down this year! It's been so hot. Even when the heat drags on at least we are usually in the low 100s or high 90s by this point. This year it's just a string of numbers over 105º week after week after week. Last week it was 112º. (Maybe it's going to break next week?) Although summer is stubbornly holding on, Maeve and Cedric saw the first geese of fall during the last week of August. The evenings are getting darker a little earlier and the mornings are at least less hot. For... Read more →

Hi, friends! This coffee date is brought to you by a pumpkin cream cold brew and a quiet early morning writing session, courtesy of our kids sleeping over with family (thank youuuu!). August was chock full, and also so so hot. Let's catch up a bit... Settling into routine We're over a month into our school year and I've started to notice that we're settling into routine. Our mornings are going smoothly and I'm really enjoying being back in a work routine. Our days are not without parenting challenges but I always really notice how good the routine of school... Read more →

We sailed past the year's half-way point in early July. At the time, I was too immersed in summer and preparing for my new workshop to reflect on my 2024 goals. But I don't want to miss the chance to check in. At the year's halfway point (or thereabouts) I can see where I'm making progress, and where I'm not. For goals I'm not making progress on I can decide if I'll commit to making them happen, perhaps with a different approach than I've tried before, or if it's time to let something go. So, let's check in! Here's an... Read more →

After school snack spread featuring pumpkin muffins*, The Week Junior, and National Geo Kids magazines We are over a week into a new school year and it's going okay. One kiddo initially had a hard time with the transition but is doing really well now (I'm so thankful!). We are far from being in a solid school-year routine but we are on our way and that feels good. This month we keep straddling summer and the school year. It's still soo hot and our options for weekend family fun feel really limited, especially if you don't want to spend all... Read more →

**Registration for Everyday Habits, Routines, and Rituals has closed for 2024. It will run again in 2025. Sign up to be notified of my next workshop.** I'm delighted to announce my next workshop: Everyday Habits, Routines, and Rituals. I'd love for you to join me! This workshop brings together my years-long passion for and study of habits, routines, and rituals in a cheerful and relatable way. During this engaging and encouraging workshop, you'll learn how to bring more intention to your days by creating and keeping practices you care about, and that fit your season of life and your personality.... Read more →

I know so many people are just hitting their summer stride, but we are already wrapping things up over here. The kids start school next Tuesday! I've been kind of dreading this week, even since before summer started. I knew that our vacation to San Diego would be over, that we would not have any camps or childcare this week, and that it would be scorching hot. All true! This week I'm straddling being a summer mom and a back-to-school-work-mode mom, and I'm feeling very ready to shift into school routine and work days. To make the most of our... Read more →