Four weeks ago today, I woke up without an alarm. I woke up without any clients to schedule, no work to-do list, no clients waiting for...

WOW! I know it is clique but man does time fly! Scrolling through Facebook memories yesterday I was reminded that on this day 6 years...

I was listening to Danielle LaPorte's podcast a few weeks ago. She said "we have to reflect to reset". It really resonated with me. We...

Today the sun is shining, the birds are singing & everything is bursting forth with new life. So much beauty everywhere I look. This is...

Sometimes self care looks like I am not being a good friend. I've been accused of being flaky & blowing friends off... BUT only to...

From the time I was a young girl, I remember keeping a diary. Throughout my 48 years I have documented my days in some way. Sometimes...

That right there is a big bowl of delicious! My work days are starting earlier & lasting longer. I am extremely grateful for all the...

Seasons change & so do we. Isn't that such a beautiful thought? The beginning of March felt so powerful for me. Maybe it was the full...

"Being kind to ourselves is a prerequisite for being kind to others." I read this a few days ago in Mark Nepo's The Book Of Awakenings &...

This morning I was listening to a guided meditation about connection with the Divine Feminine Spirit as part of The Moon School course I...

"The Autumn Equinox is here and so the tides of the Earth change once more." On the equinox, day & night are in balance. Where there is...

"When you shift your perspective suddenly the life you're living changes." A few days ago I was standing on the front porch just looking...

September always feels like the time of year when things come back into balance. We shift away from the extreme summer heat towards...

I love camping! I love camping even more when there is fresh, nutritious food to fuel all the fun we have hiking, paddle boarding,...

I love wild harvesting and growing my own medicinal herbs. A few weekends ago, I came across a huge nettle patch. I approached with...

When I was a little girl both of my grandmothers canned. I loved watching my Nanny Ray pick fruit off her giant fruit trees in...

Magical Calendula! I have patiently and tenderly been loving on my garden here at the Ivy Cottage. I have a couple calendula plants that...

I love Thai food! Basil, peanut sauce, hints of lemon grass... It is all sooooo good! Just a little too far for trip across the globe....

This cold.....digging deep to embrace it. It requires not only a mental shift to feel good during these long cold winter days but a...

A few months ago I was talking to a friend and asked her if there was something off between us that I had missed. She told me she just...