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The smash of breaking glass startles me awake. Jumping out of bed, I wobble to the front windows. Nothing amiss, I climb back to bed, but it happens again. This time, a car speeds off across the street as the wind whips the tree branches and the scent of wildfires drifts through the open window. Unsteadily, […]
I don’t know why it took me so long to jump into flexible classroom seating. After 27 years of dodging clunky desks, tripping over backpacks and watching kids fidget uncomfortably in their hard plastic seats, I had had enough. I’ve had classes as large as 38, and it just was too hard to fit that […]
Making Your Garden Your Sanctuary When we first bought our house, there was no garden. There was grass and some trees, but nothing that called me to be outside. I saw that as a challenge – and strongly believed that making your garden your sanctuary would dramatically increase my happiness and decrease my stress. I […]
Happiness Hacks For September 2017 It’s been an interesting month; the back to school adrenaline has definitely worn off and happiness hacks for September 2017 were a bit random. My baby is now an adult. I can hardly watch or listen to the news without wanting to crawl under the covers (I live right near […]
Last summer, my son and I made our third adventure to Nicaragua. If I tried to tell you why I keep going back, I don’t know that I could. It isn’t an easy trip, physically, emotionally, or mentally. It isn’t a place many people travel as tourists or find their hearts pulling them towards – […]