This is the Life

Ah. Hanging out on the beach. Taking pictures. Sitting poolside. Catching up with old friends. Reading good ‘ol girlie magazines. Truly, this is the life. I think that the only thing that could make this better was if my good friend would partake in some poolside adult beverages with [...]

Singing Waiters? Could be Fun.

It sounded like a good idea at the time. In fact, I even enjoyed the first couple rounds of happy birthday (especially how they changed up the song for different tables). I even considered bringing my friend to Miceli’s for her birthday in a couple weeks. It could be fun, right?
Once they [...]

Lather. Rinse. Repeat

Oprah must be running repeats of the Secret or something as I’m getting most of my visitors from “Oprah” or “100 Day Challenge” search terms. I wish I had a better tracker so I could get more information, but oh well. Something to work on, right?
Happy Weekend Everyone! And please, feel free to [...]

Let Go and Be

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar — Raymond Lindquist
I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a reason (yes, even the bad stuff). Looking back, during every major life event’s rough spot, the very thing I once thought I’d never be able to overcome, I’m able to see that [...]

Practicing Gratitude

After having spent a wonderful, if not hot, extended weekend with the hubby, I’m thinking it’s time to show some gratitude (and maybe a little meditation later).
* I am so happy and grateful for my awesome husband and boys. They may sometimes seem to drive me crazy, but really, they’re the best.
* I am [...]

Sometimes You Just Need to Show Up

Nothing merely shows up in your experience. You attract it - all of it. No exceptions.*
With that, let me just say that I’m attracting two marvelous things…
A new home - THE new home, complete with separate office in the backyard. To help ease the manifestation process and visualization along, I took a [...]

Pay it Forward

I will send a gift to the first THREE anyone who leave a comment here requesting to join this PIF exchange. You will receive it within 365 days (actually probably less than that). The only thing you have to do in return is “pay it forward” by making a similar agreement on your blog.
The “gift” [...]

I Want to be Samantha Brown When I Grow Up

She travels the world. She stays at the best hotels. She knows Walt Disney resorts like the back of her hand. She’s got the world’s best job. What’s not to love? Who wouldn’t want to be her best friend? Or better yet, who wouldn’t want to be her? Samantha Brown [...]

Better Late than Never - Thursday Thirteen: Friends & Gratitude

Today is Thursday and that typically means that I should be doing a Thursday Thirteen, but I decided late last night to skip it this week. Instead, I was going to write up a poignant post on friendship. But you know, just now as I started writing this, I figured I’d combine the [...]

Thursday Thirteen - Chicago, My Kind of Town

1. hung out at the ultra-hip, über-trendy hotel lobby, feeling way out of my element
2. walked around Navy Pier
3. ate Chicago deep dish pizza at Pizzeria Due (Uno was too crowded)
4. took the L
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