An Invitation to Be More with Less
I am celebrating 44 years on June 5th and I’m giving my birthday away. One of the greatest benefits to living with less is that you can give more. Last Summer, charity: water’s founder, Scott Harrison asked me (and 1000 other people) to give up my birthday. He asked me to trade the cake and [...]
Simply Perfect Food
There are some pretty big, crazy, awesome changes (and I can’t wait to tell you about them) that have had our family dining out more than usual. While I’ve really enjoyed some of the meals we’ve had and restaurants we’ve visited, I miss routine and creating simple meals at home. There are some people who [...]
Simplify for Your Best Health
How many times have you thought, “This flu/migraine/virus is my body’s way of letting me know I need to slow down?” If you ever wake up exhausted, feel rundown or are frequently sick and think, “I need to take better care of myself.” you understand first hand how the stress of busyness can wear you [...]
How to Create a Meaningful Morning Routine
I wasn’t always an early riser, and there are still days I choose to sleep in until seven or eight, but it’s rare. Usually I wake up and start my day before the sun comes up. When I am consistently practicing a morning routine, waking up early is even easier. I look forward to waking [...]
Find the Light: mini-mission
“The light is everything.” - Karen Walrond If you ask any photographer for one simple rule to improve photographs, they will tell you this. “Look for the light.” You don’t need a special camera, or the perfect setting, just light. It’s the most important thing when capturing an image that tells a story and/or moves people. [...]
Eat Real Food: mini-mission
After indulging over the holidays, you may be eating lean and clean, but how long will that last? How long before you slip into your old habits? The best way to develop and stick with your healthy eating habits is to keep it simple and to accept today’s mini-mission to eat real food. Processed, packaged [...]
Digital Detox: Unplug For The Weekend
A little time away from the computer, internet, email, Facebook, Twitter, and other bright, flashy, distracting things is necessary every day and each week. Your eyes and your brain deserve a break. Not to mention your entire body. When you think about how many hours a day you spend hunched over a computer or with [...]
The Power of the Pause
In our busy, reactionary lives, we sometimes to forget to intentionally rest, breathe deeply and pause. We take advantage of momentum and get lost in busyness. Our thoughts and worries and fears keep us on high alert and our to-do lists and inboxes run our days. Some may say that we have too much to [...]
Feel Your Pain: mini-mission
I was in the car this morning, listening to the radio at 6:40 a.m. my time, 8:40 a.m. Eastern. That’s exactly where I was and what I was doing 11 years ago today. On the radio this morning, I heard, “The first plane hit at 8:46 Eastern and we will have a moment of silence [...]
Vegan Pizza Takes Over the World
sa·vor /ˈsāvər/ verb: Taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely. lin·ger /ˈliNGgər/ Stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave. If you long for more lingering and savoring, keep reading. I am not vegan but have been leaning in that direction for years. I don’t miss meat in my [...]
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