Home

Home is where I want to be these days. Cozy, warm, little home. Fall is totally seeping into my bones. Loving hot tea, soup on the stove, lazy days and going to bed early. This isn't necessarily conducive to being productive, but I'm ok with it. At least for now.

Hot Babes

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Check out all of these amazing and beautiful women that I had the good fortune to spend 4 days with.

Thank you ladies for being you and for sharing your journey with me. I feel so blessed to have met each and every one of you.

Kelly B..... this picture is not complete without you. I can't believe that we let you get away with not being in it. However, you are one of the hottest babes around.

Showing Up

I just returned from the Be Present Retreat held on the Oregon coast. 5 days spent with 24 women I had never met. As I packed up my bags I was nervous, excited, thrilled to be finally be headed for this retreat that I signed up for so long ago. I am really glad that I had to pay up front because as the date came closer and closer, I found myself questioning whether or not we could afford it, questioning if it was something that was REALLY important and being pretty nervous about being with a group of gals that I didn't know.


But I showed up:


I SHOWED UP!


and what I realize now is that I couldn't afford NOT to go. I couldn't keep continuing on the same path and be happy about where I was going. You know that expression.... "same shit, different day," well that is how my life started to feel. I needed to stir the pot. I needed to surround myself with like minded women who would get it. I simply just needed some time and space to unearth the creative spirit and flow within myself that has gotten a little buried in the process of raising a family.

With the support, love and encouragement of all the beautiful souls that were along with me on this journey, I feel like I have found myself again. The flicker of light that used to be quietly burning inside me is now starting to look like a flame that is burning brighter and stronger.


There is so much more to say, but finding the right words is hard right now. I'm still processing. but for now I'll say......
Thank you.


Thank you to each and everyone of the beautiful women who made this past week so powerful and amazing for me.


And thank you to myself for having the guts to show up!