GORGEOUS TO GORY: WHAT TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR
Besides the fail-proof skeleton (which I’m thinking of dressing up as this year! it’s either that or werewolf, hmmmm) here are 3 other last-minute Halloween dress-up ideas for you. (more…)
VIDEO: EXPERIENCING TOTALITY – SOLAR ECLIPSE 2017(I CRIED)
I made sure months in advance that I keep the date clear – August 21st 2017 – the day of the long awaited “great American” solar eclipse.
What I didn’t do was plan.
Because I’d been such a silly procrastinator I hadn’t gotten any of the special solar eclipse glasses and called around stores in a frantic last minute search.
Of course they were all sold out. And the few that had in last minute shipments (in numbers upwards of the 1000s) were gone within hours. (more…)
EVERYTHING YOU’RE NOT DOING
Me petting GVB. One of my favorite ways to “do nothing.”
From being judged for having a to-do list, to watching my neighbor cut his grass a zillion times a week—this is what reminded me that there’s only one person responsible for artfully juggling the balancing act of doing vs. non-doing in your life.
You can dance in a field, you can write a novel. Build computer software or bake an apple pie. Sit in the grass and listen to the birds sing, or take a jet plane on a whim to Timbuktu…
No matter what it is, everything you do is just as important as what you’re NOT doing.
Here’s what I mean… (more…)
WATERFALLS, SNAKES, & WHISKY
When you’re craving the stars, the smell of a campfire, a walk through the woods, or just a simple change of scenery, sometimes a romp in your neck of the woods is all you need for a nice mini escape. (more…)
9 DAYS IN COSTA RICA
I could have spent 9 weeks, but since 9 days was all I could allot for this time around, I packed as much as I could into my Costa Rican getaway. (more…)
THE MONKEY THIEVES OF COSTA RICA
Watch your pockets, watch your backpacks. These white-faced monkeys are on a mission…. (more…)