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Outside of the box
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I heart TED
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It’s time
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My space
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What if…
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Spinning your wheel?
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The real secret love of our lives

Outside of the box

I was in France one September driving through Provence. Just me in a rented Mini with the French language GPS voice, female, whom I named Gigi, and look where I ended up! (Photo above.) Gordes (gordz), France. Absolutely spectacular. Getting there was something Read More

I heart TED

Want to be captivated, challenged, entertained, and inspired—all before your coffee gets cold? Meet TED. I am in love with TED.

Together we’ve trotted through history, across continents, and into the human heart. We’ve explored the birds and the bees, love letters and robotics, creativity and compassion. TED is captivating, entertaining, inspiring, and Read More

It’s time

My son is an adult, now. A while back, we had a casual pizza dinner party at the cottage one night. The next morning the leftovers were brought out for pre-brunch snacking.  Spying the pizza, he reached for a slice as he said that something in the pizza last night gave him heartburn. Lifting the slice   Read More

My space

Remember as a kid when you wanted to be alone and you just closed your eyes thinking no one could see you? It’s in us all. We have an innate need to be alone sometimes. More often for some than others, but we all do. As kids, we’d close our eyes, or hide in the closet or under Read More

What if…

It happens to all of us. You’re thinking of someone—the phone rings, and it’s them. Or you mention someone’s name, and they suddenly appear. Coincidence? Or something more?

One such moment in my own life—one that still gives me goosebumps—involved a business trip, an art installation, and a voice

Spinning your wheel?

Are you living a perfectly pleasant life that somehow feels just a little too predictable? Do your days blend into one another with comfortable routines, familiar patterns—and maybe just a hint of restlessness?

Do you ever wonder where that carefree, anything-goes gal of your 20s went? Sure, she’s got

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The real secret love of our lives

Mmm… chocolate. 

The sweet, the fat, the cocoa. Yum.

In any combination, this triple threat can cause one to swoon. Yes, full-on, delightful, lightheaded, heavenly swoons.

But what is it about chocolate that drives us to sneak into our sleeping child’s room and liberate a handful of their foil-wrapped holiday treasures? It calls to us Read More

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