Raise your expectations. There’s much to see in Twentynine Palms. You might have been told that Twentynine Palms is in the middle of nowhere, not far from Death Valley. This is not completely true. Here are restaurants, hotels, banks, a library, Starbucks …the town has all the comforts of home, really. The desert architecture […]
“The way you spend your morning has an outsized effect.” Benjamin Spall While my evening routine really was just created this spring, my morning routine began more than 25 years ago. It began because I could not “do” my life unless I got my head clear before everyone else got up. As a young
Having a good evening routine helps you get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up ready for the new day. But I used to view evening as a kind of “free for all time” when I would do whatever I thought would be fun. I’d been working all day, right, so I deserved it …
What color shoes should I wear with a little black dress? This is a problem with many correct answers. The canonical answer is going to be black shoes, specifically black heels. But it is not so simple. First image is from instyle.com. What color shoes do you wear with a black dress? The reason is
Mother’s Day when Mom is a grandma? Yes. But first, let’s go back to the beginning. Where my dad said Mother’s Day was a conspiracy started by Hallmark to sell greeting cards. Perhaps this was the beginning of my dicey relationship with Mother’s Day. Not to mention my mother’s feelings about it. Mother’s Day is
Finally, spring is here. You open the windows and smell the magical smell.. But what to do if springtime you brings ennui … even self doubt? Perhaps my doubt comes from the late, even unreliable, spring of Northern Colorado. Even when it does show up, you can’t be totally sure it will stay. There can
How to start a spiritual journey? First, are you ready to leave something behind? If you’re ready to change, to let go, to learn, then you can embark…I can’t tell you what you need to leave and what you need to search for. You will have to figure out as part of how to start
Dinner. It’s More Important than Either You or I Thought This is my roundup post about dinner. I’ve been thinking about dinner a lot these days, and not just because I’m hungry. Dinner is more important than I thought. And it’s hard to get a “real” (three course, meat, starch, and vegetable) dinner together every
How to Change Your Life Happiness, as they say, is an inside job. The First Question: The first question is easy: do you need to change your life? Reflections and resources are everywhere, but honesty is the tool you need. After that, we can talk about how to change your life in specifics.
As I read over the posts that I wrote on the California trip, I made a list of the things I learned on each day and linked the posts below. Today, as I re-write and re-edit, I come again upon thoughts of Amelia Earhart. Her name came up more than once. Like her I was
