Category Archives: travel
Don’t Think about it, Just Jump
A year ago this week my husband and I were in Maui, taking a private tour on the road to Hana. If you’re not familiar, the road to Hana is a miles long stretch of highway along the east coast … Continue reading
6 Lessons Learned From Being Alone
My bucket list, handwritten in 1998. Back in 1998, a friend and I decided we would make bucket lists; 100 things we wanted to do in our lifetime. My list was entitled, My Ultimate To-Do List! Oh my, was I … Continue reading
How to Be A Better Mother
I just got back from a long weekend away with my girlfriends. Four glorious days with six of my friends: talking, laughing, eating, taking in the sun and walking the beach. It was glorious. A girlfriend getaway is something I … Continue reading
How to Live in the Present: Put Your Smartphone Down
“You said you’d wake me up!” I startled, then looked at the clock, the red numbers of 6:17 (am of course), glared back at me. “I know, I know,” I said to my daughter, “but later I read that the … Continue reading
Seven Things To Love About Summer
All you have to do is take one look around my house and you’ll see it’s true: summer has arrived. You can tell by the pool towels draped across my patio chairs, the novels lying about my family room, and … Continue reading
Why it’s Good to Be in the Right Place at the Right Time
I love the way it just all fell together. And there’s nothing better than getting to see a bit of romance in action. We were on a girlfriend getaway in Fort Myers beach. After getting lunch out and spending the … Continue reading
It’s Not Where You Go, It’s Who You Meet: 5 Lessons Learned while Traveling
We’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to South Africa. It is, a beautiful country to say the least. And while I could write about all we saw and did, and maybe I soon will, today I’m writing about some … Continue reading