Apr 22, 2017 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark, Unique Gifts
This blog post is an edited reprint from my Simply Celebrate newsletter in 2011. This morning I attended a dance class in the Mission. At one point during the class, Michael Franti’s, “Say Hey (I Love You)” was playing and we were shimmying all over...Mar 31, 2017 | Beauty + Joy, Unique Gifts
A tiny bubble gift for a small stranger. I was shopping this morning at a local Walgreens. The cashier was ringing up all my purchases when I heard the word, “bubbles!” whispered behind me. I turned around and there was this darling little girl dressed...Mar 25, 2017 | Beauty + Joy, Unique Gifts
Do you remember a couple weeks ago when I told you about my mom and how she always sends me boxes of books and what a great gift that is? (“Reason #4353 Why I Love My Mom!”) Well, when my mom read that Simply Celebrate email, (because she always reads my...Feb 9, 2017 | Beauty + Joy, Kindness as a Gift, Unique Gifts
I just stumbled across a note to remind myself that I want to tell you about a wonderful experience I had on Southwest Airlines last fall. You’re gonna love this! I was on a flight from San Francisco to San Diego and right before the airline attendants started...Feb 3, 2017 | Celebrating in the Dark, Unique Gifts
Hearts are heavy right now. No matter what side of the political fence you’re on, it is likely you’ve felt the divisiveness and anger that has enveloped our country these past few months. I know I have. In response to all of that fear and anger, I’m hosting a...Jan 14, 2017 | Unique Gifts
I just found out that this week is Universal Letter Writing Week. Woo hoo! What a great time to surprise someone you love with a handwritten letter letting them know how they’ve impacted your life. If that handwritten part gets ya feeling sour, go ahead and give...