I’m trying something new this year. Instead of making a whole long list of goals that usually morphs into what feels like a to do list, I’m picking a word for the year. This year my word is GRACE. A quick story of GRACE that happened a few weeks ago: I was asked to be… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Personal Growth
Don’t let this sneaky habit drain you this holiday season – 3 simple steps to refuel.
For many of us the holiday season is about giving. I absolutely love giving gifts. In fact, my gift expense category is often one of the highest line items when I do my end of the year finances. A few years ago, though, my mom, my sister Ann and I decided not to do gifts… Continue Reading
Going in.
I don’t know about you but for the past week and a half or so I’ve felt harried. Rushed. Frazzled. Spazzy. And a little fried. It’s felt like I’m on a speeding train hurtling towards the end of 2012 and not only am I not in control of it, no one is! Ever felt that… Continue Reading
Hogwarts books, glitter, + a candle: a specific recipe for a feel good year
On Sunday my man and I cleared the day for our 2012 review and laying the groundwork for a fab 2013. I’ve done some version of annual review and planning every year since I can remember. When I was growing up, on December 31st my family would sit in a circle on the living room… Continue Reading
Somebody wants what you have.
Right now, someone in the world envies you. They admire your business. They covet your wardrobe. They lust after your husband. To someone somewhere you look like you have it all. Your website makes their mouth water. Your pictures on Facebook make them yearn for adventure in their life. Seeing you makes them crave more.… Continue Reading
What is Your Soul Craving?
Very hot shoes and ambitious women surrounded me. Despite my persistently itchy derrière caused by my choice of hosiery that day, I sat in rapt attention. The mistress of ceremonies, Marie Forleo, held forth from stage at Donna Karan’s sacredly luxurious Urban Zen center. Marie gave us an assignment for that night: write a “painted… Continue Reading
What to do when you just don’t know what to do.
I spent last week in New York City, one of the hardest hit places by Hurricane Sandy. We had no power or hot water for four days. We had an apartment full of smelly damp clothes rescued from another friend’s flooded apartment. All in all, we had it pretty good. We made an adventure out… Continue Reading
The Spaciousness of Simplicity
When people talk about wanting financial freedom there’s often an inherent assumption that the way to get there is through earning more and accumulating more. The definition of financial freedom that I love is this: You are financially free to the extent that your passive or residual income (income that you earn over and over… Continue Reading
What Does “Skinny” Mean to You?
A few weeks ago my friend Patricia Moreno, author of The IntenSati Method: The Seven Secret Principles to Thinner Peace, and I decided to collaborate on something just for fun. We decided to keep it simple – a one hour tele-class where we could have an in depth conversation with one another about health and… Continue Reading
Sometimes you just can’t. So don’t.
There are times for renovations and there are times for relishing your home, your container, for all that it is right now. Of course you may still dream of new sconces, throws, or even tearing down a wall or two, but for the time being you’re loving where you live. When it comes to working… Continue Reading
