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Special Guest for December – Margie Romney-Aslett
I’ve had the privilege to design with Margie’s amazing products. She designs some of the most beautiful papers and embellishments I’ve ever seen. She also runs a monthly kit club with her daughters....
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My Home Kitchen
My home kitchen isn’t fancy. There are no high-end gadgets, no fancy light fixtures, not even a tiny sliver of granite. Even so, my kitchen with all of it’s 13-year-old inconveniences in a modern...
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The Seychelles
Journaling Reads: When Jake and I were planning our honeymoon, we decided to each make a wish list of locations and compare. Seychelles ended up on the top of each of our lists. So off to Seychelles...
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Wine Country
One of our favorite places to visit is anywhere in a wine country. Before we were married we would visit at least once a year. Now it’s much less than that, but they still hold a special place in our...
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No Place like Home
There are many places that inspire me. Beaches, mountains and redwood trees. Places with childhood memories. Places with college memories. Places I haven’t been to yet. Places where people I love live....
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The Feel of Home
Do you ever come across someone who just feels right? There is an instant connection, a tiny spark of trust and joy all at once. Those people are rare in my life, but they are there. Some I talk with...
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Hillside Club
Journaling Reads: In the south of Turkey, just at the edge of where the Aegean and the Mediterranean meet, lies this beautiful club. Before we had our boys, we made a family tradition of meeting my...
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Our Backyard
We spend a ton of time in our backyard. It’s right off the kitchen, so I feel comfortable letting the boys run around out there when I’m cooking dinner. Our yard is small and I love it that way. No one...
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The Bad Place
There’s a bad place where all your thoughts are negative. The place where you’re mean to yourself an everyone around you. You wallow in self-pity or resentment or anger or frustration. You take...
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No Filters
I often feel that there is a child lurking inside of me. One that wants to have fun, play, be amazed by the smallest things, and that has no filters. I feel sad that she’s trapped. I’m not sure how to...
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Kamakura
Journaling Reads: I was lucky enough to spend six months in Japan in 1999 for a business trip. Most of that time was in Tokyo but I made two trips away. One was for skiing and the other to Kamakura....
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Tree Farm
Not only is the tree farm one of our favorite traditions, it’s also one of our favorite places to go. They make it really festive and family oriented. There are acres and acres of trees to walk...
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Making a List, Checking it Twice
As the last days of the year approach and the holidays come rushing in, I notice that the todo list grows and the deadlines loom. One of the things I did a few years ago is to make a list of all the...
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A Wonderful Time
It’s such a wonderful time of year. We celebrate Christmas and it’s the day before Christmas Eve. We are home cleaning, cooking, watching Christmas shows and there is no where else we’d rather be. I...
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Pacific Beach
Journaling Reads: We lived in San Diego from 2003 to 2006. We didn’t live in Pacific Beach but, for me, PB will always be the quintessential San Diego. It is the perfect example of the breathtaking...
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Camping
Camping is newish for our family. We have found we really enjoy it. We did not go this past year and we really missed it. I do believe camping has become one of our favorite places to vacation. We have...
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The Practice of Gratitude
If it weren’t for my friend Lori, I would have never started this project. She was the one who messaged me and asked me if I’d like to join her in a year-long gratitude project. Lori’s a great friend...
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Saying Goodbye to Weekly Gratitude
It feels strange to write this knowing it will be my last entry. I knew when I started this year-long journey that it came at a much needed time in my life. I needed to learn to embrace gratitude, to...
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New York City
Journaling Reads: I think it’s perfectly apt that on this very last day of the year and on my very last gratitude art for 2010, I should make it about my favorite place in the world. New York City. I...
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Thank You
We wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for joining us in 2010. And especially to our guests. We hope you continue to practice and that 2011 fills you with joy and gratitude.
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