Whether it is finding our identity, or even becoming more confident, our worry of what people think can really affect us. From the jobs we choose, to the race we belong to and the risks we take, we often limit our actions through fear of criticism or judgment from others.... | Continue »

The comparisons between these two were immediate 'cross the worldwide blogosphere, and while I might not neccessarily classify 'em as samesies, I will give 'em both a rad amount of credit and virtual high fives. We've been anxiously awaiting the MNDR remix of Rai Knight's New New since we got wind of it some many months and a halfs ago, but now she's here, and yep yep, she's a good. You can stream the track below, but please do go buy it officially on iTunes. Your pennies wil help support the cause of me and my homegirl MNDR in our... | Continue »

The Gardens at Kendall-Jackson Grilled Artichokes with Meyer Lemon Aioli at Bistro Ralph A week ago, my family and I ventured to the Healdsburg Wine Country. For as long as I have lived in the Bay Area, I have never visited this part of the wine country. We always assumed... | Continue »

I was all forlorn that our yard is so tree-shadowed, 'til I realized early this Spring that there is one bit of the yard that gets perfectly respectable sunlight. Enough sunlight to make a flower bed and grow things besides... | Continue »

The ultimate in easy, small changes for Quantum Productivity Breakthroughs A client shared this with me and I love it! Thank you Susan! : ) If you tend to lose track of time like I do, timers are an aswesome strategy. But you have to remember to set them. With this tool...you just set up the interval and it goes off regularly for as long you want! Plus you can set up more than one interval and more than one sound. It's called a "mindfulness bell'. The timer is really meant to chime to stop and take deep breaths, but you can set it to chime every 15 minutes or hour or whatever. It works on your computer so There is nothing you have to do or buy. No equipment taking up your desk space. Just set up a book mark on your Quick Links bar and CLICK. If you have a laptop, it travels with you! No need to remember to pack a timer. This is a clip of a portion of the screen. Could it be any simpler? : ) I'm in love with this as a supplement to the 8+ timers I have all over my home : ) It helps me be more mindful of the time that is passing while I am on the computer or on the phone. Hope it is useful to you, too. http://www.mindfulnessdc.org/bell/index.html There is a similar bell at: http://www.fungie.info/bell Got a tool that is this super simple? Please do share it with me! If I love it, I'll post it here, and if you have a website or blog, I'll post it with a link back to you. : ) ________________________________________________________________ "Enhancing your ability to make a difference in the world starts with enhancing your relationship with yourself." - Me : ) ________________________________________________________________ | Continue »

Somehow New Year's Day and my Birthday hold a similar place in my head - both days seem like good ones for making resolutions and resetting goals. So my goal for this blog and my stories blog? Post every day this year. I'd like to make a scrapbook page a day or at least post my progress on minibooks etc. I'd like to make blogging and writing part of my daily routine. So here's my page of the day: This one was based very loosely on the Sketchy Thursdays challenge. Journaling: (quotes about kayaking on the left): "Voyage upon life's sea, to yourself be true and whatever your lot may be, paddle your own kayak." "You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, and find your element in each moment." "The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea." "Whereever there is a channel for water - there is a road for the kayak." "Those who would find solitude must not be afraid to stand alone." "A man (or boy or Mom) of wisdom delights in water." "It is a good thing to have an end to journey to, but it is the journey that matters in the end." The Story: "May 2011: Mac's 2nd Day in his own kayak. We went to Dot Island and then all the way to Gulfport!" We did a lot of kayaking that day! | Continue »

I took some time off to be with my family over the past two weeks and it gave me some time to reflect back on another year gone by....so many good memories! I especially love the memories with my kids.... | Continue »

I recently posted the "nice" version of this shot. Where the kids are standing upright and (mostly) smiling and everything is fine and dandy. When I came across this picture, I nearly spit water out on my computer. Now, I... | Continue »

We recently had the most stunning rainbow. It was actually a double rainbow, but I didn't get a picture of that. I took a video of it! But then my neighbor and I sat and talked about poop so I... | Continue »

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While I was working the other day, I found these gorgeous photos of Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. Sitting at my cubicle...I thought, oh if only. The vibrancy and fun in the images are so inspiring and wonderful. Holi... | Continue »

I think we have all seen bicycle parts repurposed. I'll be honest, I love my bike but I have never found any use for bike parts other than on my bike. But when Carolina Fontoura Alzaga emailed me to share... | Continue »