Jan 1, 2013 | Beauty + Joy
Hi. Welcome to 2013. I'm sitting in the quiet kitchen at my mom's house in a tiny town in Ohio. There's a pair of blue jays clamoring for bread outside the window and a small brown wren just landed on our snowman's twiggy arm. (I'm surprised she...Dec 21, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
I'm creating a "no-need-to-do" list that includes these things: *No need to make anything look perfect: Banish Norman Rockwell and bask in my own norm. * No need to stop taking care of myself during the holidays: the more I take care of this body, the...Dec 19, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
Last October when life gave me the idea for my 48-48-48 Kindness Project, I got to meet a wonderful woman, Laura Shovan, who requested an act of kindness for her daughter. I was happy to oblige. And then — surprise!— I received a...Dec 10, 2012 | Unique Gifts
Last week I led a telephone workshop and my good friend, Suki, was on the line. During that call we spent a few minutes starting a Love List for someone in our lives. I asked people to share their experiences and Suki shared something that I thought would be helpful...Nov 27, 2012 | Unique Gifts
Oh! New Black Friday was so much fun! Thank you to everyone who participated by staying home part of the day and creating Love Lists as gifts for people in your life. Special thanks to those of you who emailed me stories and photos of your experiences. I don't...