I’ve been in Hawaii a week today, but before I left Bellevue last week, I had the chance to spend part of the afternoon with some very smart, very literate young ladies who attend Seattle’s French-American School together. I’d met one of the moms at a fundraiser back in April (at least I think it [...]
February 10, 2010 – 5:18 pm
January 18th I changed the way I worked out. After getting on a scale and seeing that I’d only lost two pounds since August and I was working out nearly every day–and the workouts were grueling, too–I made a decision to go back to what I knew. What I loved. And what I enjoy.
I love [...]
February 8, 2009 – 4:00 pm
It’s been a week of challenging circumstances and life stories. Not necessarily in my immediate world, but with friends and neighbors. To protect my friends, I can’t share details. But I will ask everyone to continue thinking not just positive thoughts, but compassionate ones, too. We don’t always know what’s happening behind the scenes, behind [...]
February 4, 2009 – 12:55 pm
We are undoubtedly in the middle of hard economic times. I’ve heard from a number of readers who are struggling right now. Some of my readers have a husband out of work, while others are out of work themselves. I know some of my readers have had to sell their homes like Taylor in Mrs. Perfect, while [...]
February 2, 2009 – 10:23 am
As many of my friends and long-time readers know, I love the month of February. February is my personal month, the month I just love best. It may be due to Valentine’s Day and the associated colors–reds and pinks and luscious corals–or the fact that it’s the shortest month of the year, or the gorgeous [...]
January 2, 2009 – 2:09 pm
I’m not big on making New Years resolutions anymore. Once upon a time I did. I made lists of all the ways I’d try to change, and all the things I’d do differently–
eat better
exercise more
lose weight
read more classics
take vitamins
join a Bible study
pray daily
I was going to be a better, nicer person. I was going to [...]
