Moving On…

Moving On…

  Thankfully, I seem to always end up getting some sort of sign when I’m stuck or in doubt.  These signs help me go in a direction.  They help me move on with making a decision or help me feel better about a situation.  I was stuck this morning on writing a blog about the […]

Get Lucky

Get Lucky

    I woke up this morning thinking about one of my favorite St. Patrick’s Days.  It was when I lived in Santa Monica and it was a Saturday.  My friends Julie and Andrea and I batted around a few ideas on how to spend the day and we ultimately resigned to doing some day drinking at […]

DO NOT CRY

DO NOT CRY

  I stayed late in the shop last Friday.  We close at 6, but I was still there finishing up some things around 6:20 when I heard footsteps and laughter on the porch and a woman’s voice saying, “The lights are on, let’s try it.”  In they came – the three of them –  with laughter and a, “Are […]

Vacation – All I Ever Wanted

Vacation – All I Ever Wanted

The week of Washington’s birthday (referred to as Presidents’ Week around these parts)  is a BIG week here in southern Vermont, especially in a year like this when there has been a ton of snow.  This year, the skiing was great, the hotels and restaurants were full, and it was the first time a lot […]

A Year of Finding JOY

A Year of Finding JOY

I made the realization last night that my life has been incredible for one year straight.  This revelation has hit me in a powerful way and I just want to keep it going.  How do I know it’s been a year?   All I did was look back to appointments and notes in my 2013 Day […]

5 Thoughts About the Richard Sherman Interview

5 Thoughts About the Richard Sherman Interview 1.  I had no idea who Richard Sherman was until this morning when a friend on Facebook posted, “Worst post-game interview I have ever seen in my life.  I hope there are repercussions for that.”  Reading this post prompted to me to read the comments…and that’s where I […]

You Gotta Start Somewhere

You Gotta Start Somewhere

 The third in the series, “Five Bras That Fit:  Five Fittings That Touched My Soul This Year.” You Gotta Start Somewhere She came in and walked right up to me and said, “I’m looking for a sports bra.”   In we went into the dressing room where I asked the question I ask many women first off, […]

Stories.  Gifts.  Love.

Stories. Gifts. Love.

  I woke up to quiet this morning at a friend’s house after a wonderfully peaceful evening – just the two of us in her home that feels like mine.  We didn’t exchange gifts, but as always, we exchanged stories.  We always find so much to talk about.  I left after coffee, so thankful the […]

Ridiculous

Ridiculous

    This is the second in the series Five Bras That Fit:  Five Fittings That Touched My Soul This Year.  This one is called “Ridiculous.” A woman introduced herself by letting me know that she very much hated bras, she really hated bra shopping, and that she was a 36B.  When I offered to help/measure/bring her […]

Five Bras That Fit:  “Yeah.”

Five Bras That Fit: “Yeah.”

 This is the first in a series of “Five Bras That Fit:  Five Fittings That Touched My Soul This Year.”  This one is titled, “Yeah.”  Thank you for letting me share these experiences with you. “Yeah.” There was a little bit of, “Mom, do I really have to?” but then she then she ended up […]