“When I wasn’t looking, the best things found me anyway.”

About Me

  • The Stranger in the Water

    Which relationship has taught you the most about yourself? The reflection of water only tells the truth when it is still. Noise distorts the reflection, movement unsettles it, and throw a stone into the water and the whole picture fractures.… Continue reading

  • No Sock Left Behind

    If you could start a new business right now, what would it be? If I could start a new business right now, what would it be? I’d have to tell you a secret. I already built the landing page for… Continue reading

  • Don’t Play With Your Food

    What are your best healthy eating habits? Mom always said, “Don’t play with your food.” Since I can remember, I haven’t stopped having fun with it. I’ve planted it.Watched it grow.Pulled it out of the dirt. Cooked it.Baked it.And occasionally… Continue reading

  • Established in 1985

    What are some life hacks that you practice? I grew up watching MacGyver. Now that man hacked things. Give him a paper clip, a stick of gum, and seven minutes, and somebody was getting rescued. He escaped from locked buildings… Continue reading

  • When Forgiveness Hugs Karma

    Do you believe in karma? Karma keeps score.Forgiveness puts down the pencil. Karma waits for what is deserved.Forgiveness stops waiting. Forgiveness has other plans. It walks into the placeswhere anger has gotten comfortableand starts opening windows. Karma locks the past… Continue reading

  • The Menu Ate the Cook

    How do you write what people actually want to read? Elena had always wanted to open a restaurant, one where she could cook the food she loved. She made the announcement. Almost instantly, the opinions arrived. “You need vegan options,… Continue reading

  • The Unscripted Occasions

    What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done? I am the butterflythat does not drawher journey across the sky. I leave the flowerand allow the windinto the conversation. Light catches me,another blossom appears,the wind shifts— And still,I am going somewhere.… Continue reading

  • When Did I Become an Appointment?

    How do you make time for self-care? When did loving myself become another thing I was supposed to find time for? Don’t get me wrong. There are parts of “taking care of myself” I could happily live without. Shaving my… Continue reading

  • But They Know Me Here

    What’s a place you visited that felt like home? I’ve traveled looking for places worth visiting. I’ve never traveled looking for another home. You can love a place, be fascinated by it, stay longer than planned, and still never confuse… Continue reading

  • But It’s Not April

    What’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life? WISH? I can’t answer that today. It’s not my birthday. “Wish” is a word I’ve reserved for those three seconds between someone lighting the candles and everyone yelling… Continue reading