The Best in the West

I’m sitting on my couch, with a fire going, trying to decide between wine and tea, so I’m drinking both…and trying to ignore the hilarious group text that keeps lighting up my phone so I can write this blog post. I’m finding it hard to buckle down. 😊 What’s on the radar tonight… Getting excited […]

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How to Keep an Accomplishment List | Why it Matters

Sense of Place: It’s a Friday night in North County San Diego. Listening to: the always amazing Delta Blues Pandora station and my lightly snoring husband.  Grateful for this, and also for our son AJ – at home and at the moment happy, the dog sleeping on the couch next to me; the weekend in […]

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30 More Seconds

As I sped into the train station parking lot, and then watched the train pull away while purchasing my ticket, I realized (again) this morning that I have an uneasy relationship with time.  One less red light, or 30 more seconds and I would almost be at work right now.  There’s a little post-it on […]

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Mid-Week Kick #2: All Ideas Welcome

Does That Idea Give You Butterflies? It’s likely that if you are on to a good idea, it will give you butterflies and make you uncomfortable.  If you are feeling that way about something, and it’s preventing you from trying your idea, I invite you to watch the Dance It Out video of the week.  […]

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5 Teenage Boys and Ideas on Transition

I must admit I was a little bit apprehensive (ok, I was scared) …because last weekend we hosted five 14 – year old boys for a sleepover in our cozy home. Boys this age are not known for their ability to think through consequences.  We all know that.  The brain is still developing and it […]

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