inspiration

It’s already the 4th week of summer vacation + it’s time to share what I did during week 3! I’ve already had a week of rest + a week of restoration, so with this…

Year endings are all about countdowns, right? So, to celebrate the ending of my blogging year, it’s time for my annual top posts post. I’m counting them down chronologically. So, here we go! Here…

You guys, my 15 year old self, 20 year old self, and even 30 year old self would have never thought of myself as a Boss Woman. Like, for real. I mean, I felt…

This week’s post in my little series on introducing life coaching is dedicated to things other than life coaching. Hang with me, now. Yes, I offer life coaching services, but there are other ways…

February is blowing by. Usually the longest-feeling, shortest month of the year seems to take forever. But, so far, not this year. I’m not sure why, but each week seems faster and faster. So,…

“Be in love with your life, every detail of it.” – Jack Kerouac I don’t want to just exist. I want to live. Really live. I want to experience bliss and joy and feel…

Happy Sunday, everyone! How’s your weekend been? Mine has been buuuuuusy. In the best of ways. As I sit here right now, I can’t really remember what I did on Friday. Oh right…. I…

I’ve been at a loss as to what to say. Or how to say it. What I want to express, or even if I understand what I want to express. And, if I could…

it’s all thanks to my dad. you see, as a child, i grew up with my dad documenting everything. and i mean ev-ery-thing. we had photos and videos (the silent, colored ones, of course.…

The weekend is finally here, and Lina and I have an incredible one on tap! We’re revealing a tiny bit of a secret project that we’re involved in and some pretty other freaking amazing…

i don’t really remember much from last week. i’m just too obsessed with this past weekend to tell you the truth. and if you follow me on social media, then you already know exactly…

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay…

fifteen years ago today, i was a mere 26 years old. i worked as a special education teacher in asheville, north carolina. i was married to my ex-husband. and i had just been offered…

i am seriously trying to get into making + sharing more videos – ‘cuz it’s fun! and i just happened to be inspired by one of my love’s recent posts (who’s awesome at making videos),…

isn’t amazing how inspiration works?! i mean, almost, as if out of nowhere, you find yourself struck with a certain feeling. and if you’re lucky, you get caught up in some kind of magical…

while lina + i were in the states this summer, we were asked to be guests on a local podcast in asheville. it was super fun and we suddenly, immediately, decided that it was…

i am not ashamed at all that i have spent the better part of my weekend so far in bed and in my pjs… because i have been so productive it’s crazy. and i didn’t…

hello, friends. sunday has rolled around again, and i’m doing my usual thing. sipping coffee, sitting on the sofa, and looking back over my week. it’s only 9:30 am and sunbeams are shining in…

well, if you are a regular reader, then you know that this week has had it’s share of craziness for me. on tuesday, after dinner out with my new co-workers, i came home to…

i have this idea, this beautiful idea, that i am going to write and schedule all of my posts for the week ahead during the weekend (or on monday, the day i work from…

the other week, when i read elizabeth gilbert’s newest book, big magic, i found deep inspiration in her insanely dedicated commitment to becoming + being a writer. she writes that at an early age,…

hey you guys! have you gotten back into the groove of everyday life again? recovered from your holiday weeks (if you were lucky enough to have some time off.)? or are you still enjoying…

obviously i am a lover of words. i definitely use them a lot. and i’m super long-winded, no matter whether i am writing or talking. i can go on and on and on… hehe.…

i love preparing my little posts that give a glimpse of what my week has looked like. i get to process my thoughts, remember what’s happened, and share some of the photos that i took during…

yesterday i invited you to join me in beginning the journey of choosing our words for for the upcoming year. if you haven’t seen yesterday’s post, or haven’t had a chance to begin think about…

so, my friends, do you ever choose a word of the year? a word to focus on and help inspire you? if you haven’t embarked on this soul-searching, visioning, intention-setting journey, then i highly…

it’s no secret that i love, love, love photography. and to get my daily photography fix, i use instagram like it’s going out of style. seriously, i am a major, self-proclaimed instagram addict. but,…

the other day, i found an amazing video on Facebook. a parisian reporter was asking a young boy how he was feeling after all of the bad things that happened in paris last week. the…

i don’t know if it’s the fact that i live amongst nordic designers, if i am influenced by my wife, or if i just like it, but clearly there is a minimalistic theme in…

Happy weekend, friends! I’m finding myself totally torn about this weekend. On the one hand, I am so very excited about the next two days – I’m headed out of town for my second Life Coach…

hello, dear friends. it’s wednesday evening, and it’s already been pitch black dark for about 4 and a half hours. i’m snuggled under the blanket, curled up in the corner of the sofa. my…

monday again?! already?! and we’ve only got one week left in october, friends. the month has seriously flown by, and it feels like i have mostly been focused on things at home lately – which feels…

  i just so happened to wake up really early the other day. from my bed, i could tell that was very bright in the living room. and i knew that there was no full…

sometimes life is just not fun. many times it’s not what we expected it to be. change comes when we don’t want it. disappointment, challenges, and suffering seem to be the norm instead of the exception.…

i’ve discovered a few phrases that i am going to incorporate into my life. let’s call them mantras. of course, i have a few that i already use quite often. must notably, follow your…

when life brings about lots of changes (and life has certainly done that to me lately, with more to come), sometimes it feels good to do something physical to outwardly express all of it. a kind…

like we all need another app on our already maxed out smartphones. right? and like we need one more thing to take our focus away from real life + the present moment. right? we…

my blogging + instagram buddy kate, from 365til30, has a fabulously inspiring blog series called “project 30”. it’s a little q + a with different women in their 30s. last week i got an…

if there is one thing that i have learned about getting stuff done (other than needing to have a daily routine),  it is that having a designated space to call my own is a…

hello, out there! i’m writing to you from a cozy spot on the sofa in my brother’s back apartment this morning. what that means is that we’re all moved out from our sweet little home…

“I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.”  – Audrey Hepburn “Music always sounds better…

on wednesdays last spring i did a whole series inspired by the dalai lama’s 18 rules of living. as a result, i became a huge believer in his simple, yet profound, ways of being.…

light + love xx…

the amazing swedish (!) folk duo first aid kit, whom i completely adore, are going to be in asheville tonight – and we’ve got tickets!! yes, we saw them just this past spring in…

it’s time to celebrate a new milestone! today i turn 40! but, first, let’s flashback 20 years to when i was 20. i was in college/university studying to be a teacher. i had to…

sunday night i watched a movie. you know, a cozy sunday night movie with popcorn and people you love. there’s no better way to end a weekend i think – nice and slow, and hopefully…

good morning, lovelies. i thought i’d share with y’all the inspiration that i received from my meditation time on the beach early this morning. it was just the perfect thing to fill my soul.…

one of the reasons i love nyc so much is because of the inspiration that i feel from the people that have lived here. there is that beat generation, do-your-own-thing, challenge the status quo,…