Five lovely things: March 2017

Five lovely things: March 2017

1. Need to get away?  A weekend away in the charmingly-named Casa Tiny sounds exactly what our busy souls need. (Unfortunately, it’s in Mexico.) [Photo from Airbnb.] 2. For something a little closer to home, I’ve always loved this Tagaytay hideaway. [Photo from Airbnb.] 3. Pull up a chair.  Pour yourself a cup of tea.  Pick a book from […]

On the book I’m reading now

On the book I’m reading now

I read the first sample chapter…and did two uncharacteristic things: I pressed BUY on the Amazon Kindle store WITHOUT checking the reviews. I wrote in my journal: I think I found another book that could change my life. I’m only in chapter three and I feel the book could have been written by me. I […]

On five happy habits

On five happy habits

If I wasn’t in this stressful job… If my boss cared more about the company and his people… If I wasn’t doing this specific task… If I moved into my own place… If I owned the latest It bag… I would be happier. These were the many if-only thoughts that have crossed my mind through […]

On how I completed my 30-day yoga challenge

On how I completed my 30-day yoga challenge

Last February, I set a 30-day challenge for myself—to do yoga everyday. It wasn’t a difficult routine; in fact, it was a 10-minute class from doyouyoga.com. I’ve been trying to set up a daily habit of doing yoga for years.  Yoga doesn’t really thrill my non-exercising, I-would-much-rather-be-knitting heart but I have a Do You Yoga […]

On where I am today

On where I am today

Today, I was supposed to write about discomfort but how can I write about that when I’m feeling very comfortable where I am? I’m sitting on the porch outside our little treehouse—our home for the next two days. There is a cool wind rustling the leaves around me, especially the coconut palm fronds that line […]

Her Extraordinary Life: Sam Sotto

Her Extraordinary Life:  Sam Sotto

Sam Sotto recently published her second novel, Love and Gravity.  It is a love story that happens 300 years apart. In the book, music opens the walls to unrecognizable worlds, Isaac Newton is a hottie and love across time is always a real possibility. Love and Gravity and her first novel, Before Ever After, are both published by Penguin Random […]