January has begun and it is the month of aspired change, hope, and of course – goals! Whether you make a goal in January or any other time of the year, we all know that sometimes it isn’t easy to stick to a goal you have set for yourself. Today I want to talk about what I believe is the driving force behind not just achieving the goals you set for yourself, but overall improving the quality of your life:…
A new year – a new decade. A plethora of opportunities laid before us – all for the taking if we so choose. Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020! I hope that you had a wonderful New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day celebration! Kevin and I started a new tradition of doing our end of the year burning ritual that I talked about in my last post. I must say – it felt good. We set our intentions for 2020 and wrote…
We are now in the final days of 2019. Many of us are looking forward to the clean slate of a new year. 2019 was a decent year for me, there were ups and downs like any other year but ultimately I feel as though I grew a bit this year. This particular new year will be bringing me face to face with major life decisions I’ve been intentionally saving off for 2020, and so for that reason, I am…
Christmas week has arrived! The gifts sit wrapped and nestled under the tree, and our calendar is decorated with a few fun get-togethers this week. Kevin is off of work which is an added bonus and I’m truly looking forward to all that is in store for the upcoming week starting with my niece’s birthday party this afternoon! But with all we have planned, I think it’s also important to remember to make time for rest too. The holidays can…
With the new year right around the corner, there is no better time than now to dust off some of the dreams and aspirations that have taken up residence in a deeply buried spot of your heart and mind. I’m not talking about ordinary new year’s resolutions but rather, the kind of things you dream about doing but have been putting off year after year after year. Earlier this year I turned 26. I’m now in a new age group…
Happy Friday! The Christmas countdown has certainly begun around here. With less than two weeks to go, we have been busy finishing up our shopping, planning our Christmas dinner and also thinking about what we’d like to do on New Year’s Day. Today I thought I would share with you my favorite Christmas traditions. One Present… Growing up, the main Christmas tradition we had was that my brother and I were allowed to pick one present to open on Christmas…
I am so excited to finally have all of our Christmas decorations out. Our home feels so festive and cheerful! This year we continued our tradition of putting the Christmas tree up Thanksgiving night while Julia was in bed. When she got up in the morning she walked into the family room and her eyes lit up! Finally her very own “ho ho tree” had arrived… ? In today’s post, I want to share with you a few photos of…
Most of you who read my blog are my peers age-wise and at this point in our lives, our 20s, there is a lot of growing going on. During this time in our life, we enter new responsibilities; securing employment, paying bills, rent or a mortgage, learning to budget, to grocery shop and cook – and to maintain the spaces we live in. We experience relationships, breakups, new friends, the loss of old friends, and some may experience grief for…
We recently had our first snowfall of the season here! I’m not a huge fan of the snow but as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying to take a new approach to my feelings about the seasons. Here in New England, we experience all four seasons, but winter definitely tends to feel the longest. However, one of the upsides of winter is that it gives us the perfect excuse to stay home and indulge in all the cozy…
I had something else planned for today’s post but life had other plans. I am not in the spirit to write the cheerful Christmas related post I had in mind for today. My family suffered a huge loss yesterday morning when our first family dog, Dexter, passed away. Dexter had been ill for a short time and never quite recovered after a surgery to remove a mass on his neck. It was determined he had cancer and the vet was…