I’m fortunate to live in a community with a beautiful, thriving historic downtown. Sure, we have a Wal-Mart, Olive Garden, and Home Depot, among many other corporate chain businesses. We also have a large number of independently owned businesses, shops, and restaurants. “Shop local” is […]
It’s been almost five years since I left a two decade career in veterinary medicine to pursue a more creative lifestyle. While I was passionate about my work for a long time, I realized I was suffering from compassion fatigue, and it was time to […]
Last year I confessed to having experienced a bit of book shame while I was reading Mothers Who Can’t Love: A Healing Guide For Daughters by Susan Forward, PhD. Admitting I needed and wanted to read such a book was tough at first. Then I realized a couple things […]
Each year around this time (meaning when I start noticing how much later it stays light!) I’m inspired to start thinking about the adventures I want to have this coming summer. This year, my main goal is to hike Mount Baldy, here in Montana. It’s the second […]
Have you ever read reviews after finishing a book, only to be left wondering if you were even reading the same things as everyone else?! It definitely happens to me every once in a while. Over the past weekend, I finished a book called Heart Berries […]
Although I realize much of the country isn’t having spring weather right now, I know we are all getting the spring itch. If the sun shines for more than ten minutes, I’m scrambling to get shoes on and take the dog for a walk. Even […]
March was the month of the two star book. The majority of what I read this month was “solidly okay” and that’s about it. The up side is I marked off a lot of categories for my reading challenges! A Long Way Home – Saroo […]
