Dear Friends, I will be celebrating my Birthday on Friday and I invite you to celebrate with me! Can you believe I’m almost done being 36...

I’m super excited right now. This weekend I had a dream to build a small garden. Basically it was all feelings feelings feelings with the...

2017: The Year of Change I think we can all agree that 2017 was a super uncomfortable year (though not as rough as 2014, 2015, or 2016). ...

History repeats. In honor of Martin Luther King, I tell this highly controversial story that has been stuck inside of me for about 8 year...

Communication impacts Relationships The following is an excerpt from my journal dated November 26, 2016: I have to stop hating myself. Ha...

parenting forgiveness We were so excited for our first trip to Portland, Oregon. If you live in Las Vegas, you know that you have to esca...

Altruism, or selflessness, is the principle or practice of concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (as opposed to egoism). Remem...

I went on a hot date a couple weeks ago. I’m still bothered by it. We went to the movies to see a comedy. More lives were lost in the fir...

Once upon a time I took a five-month break from writing because my feelings were hurt. I had apparently decided to participate in the sup...

As a parent, I apologize on a daily basis. I’m sorry we can’t have marshmallows for breakfast. I’m sorry Daddy has to leave for work. I’m...

Relationships never die. This is a major epiphany for me. There have been many relationships in my life that I wished would die; that I b...

Thanksgiving is for activism I am in full on stage mom mode. My son and I co-star in my latest YouTube video. I cannot recommend this vid
peace, justice, and equality for all people. Be persistent in all that you do and don’t allow anyone to sway you from your conscience.”~Leonard Peltier, 1999 book Prison Writings: My Life is My Sundance (Saint Martin’s Press) Thanksgiving is a tradition that belies the reality of the Native American genocide, but it doesn’t have to be. You

The Yoke Epiphany On October 25, 2014 Kindness Blog published a mind-blowing piece I wrote called The Yoke Epiphany, which is about a rev...

DIY means Do It Yourself Yes! I am in love with my home all over again. This always happens in the aftermath of a DIY… (I didn’t know wha...

Ever hug yourself? I do. Additionally, I made a YouTube video about it. I’m that girl. Actually, I wrote the script for: Hug Yourself + L...

So I finally did it. I said what I have been wanting to say, a story I have been building upon for decades. Decades!? Yes, since I was 7 ...

It was not until October 2013 that I realized I had an eating disorder. I was feeling a lot of anxiety when my pediatrician informed me o...

I had an epiphany on my drive from Las Vegas to San Diego. I was upset. Husband, Mother In Law, you name it. Too upset even for music in ...