"Happy Monday! This is the first Monday of my 46th year. I celebrated my birthday on Friday with a perfect day filled with good food, my favorite people in my favorite place: home.
 
It never used to be that way; I hated being home. If there was a party, I was there. Needed somebody to work that second bartending shift? I was your girl. Sometimes I would just drive around so I didn't have to be home alone. Even after I had the kids, being stuck at home made me climb the walls. " 

"As I've continued on my own personal journey, and also coaching and mentoring other women looking for clarity, freedom and flexibility, I cannot stress the importance of exploring your own set of values enough. It allows us to measure all of our decisions and actions against them. When we are misaligned with our true values, our mind and bodies like to give us little warnings; pits in our stomachs, lumps in our throats, sleepless nights, worry about things out of our control, anxiety, guilt and shame and a whole boatload of invisible ailments. When we know our values, we can use them as a guide to a long, lovely, fulfilling life."
 

"My calendar is full this week…and next. I love that, but honestly it also gives me a little anxiety too (remember, we can be two things at once). My time has been my own for so long. I've spent a lot of energy to get it that way over the past few years; I've set boundaries, made appointments with myself, given myself the space I need to serve the people and responsibilities that need me on the highest level."

"After years of navigating confusing relationships, my siblings and I have all taken the responsibility to care for ourselves first which, in turn, has allowed us to repair and reinvent a relationship all of us only dreamed of. As we age, we're acutely aware of how important it will be to have honest conversations, be open and authentic and stay aligned with our own values while we're sandwiched in the middle of maturing children and our aging parents. " 

"Over the years, one thing that has transformed my mornings from chaotic (and hungover) to calm and rested is the simple power of routine. Establishing a rhythm in my daily life has helped me focus on what truly matters and stay grounded, even when life feels anything but predictable. It hasn’t always been this way, though."

"I'm better. Ish.
Last week was better than the one before, but I am still itching my body quite aggressively. It will be two weeks today since the poison ivy incident of 2024 and because of that, I will no longer be discussing it. The event is dead to me. 
In other news, I celebrated my three year ‘soberversary’ on Friday with a tattoo of barn swallows; one for each year, leaving room to add more. You can see more here if that's your thing. " 

"I feel about 98 right now. Not only did we decide to clean out an entire area of woods and weeds that has been neglected for coming up on 10 years, I also intended to spend 15 minutes on a few courses that needed catching up on.
 
Ahem, 15 minutes turned in to 15 hours.  
 
I wish I was kidding. " 

"It's Money Monday!
My new year's resolution this year was simply to pay attention to my money and develop a relationship with it.
Not: Get out of debt.
Not: Make $100k.
Not: Financial Freedom.
 
Simply to pay more attention to it."
 
And voila! Eight months in I am more than halfway to all of those things…by simply reframing my thoughts around money.