What does heart-crafted mean anyway?

Heart-crafted.  A mishmash of the words handcrafted and heart. I like the idea of crafting something with your heart, in the same way that you create something with your hands. You’re focused. It’s a creative exercise. There’s a sense of pride in the finished object, that same feeling you had when you were in kindergarten of […]

So this just happened…

An early-morning message just brought me so much joy. I am a Courageous Living Coach Certification graduate (scream)! This blog post’s headline makes it seem that it just effortlessly happened, that it was easy. It wasn’t. I had to overcome my tendency to be quiet among strangers and speak up during the live classes and on […]

Six sentence update

I found myself in book lover’s heaven:  The Frankfurt Book Fair.   I immersed myself in history in Berlin.   I planned a mermaid party for this little girl and her best girl friends.   I stepped away from the computer and read during weekends.   I neglected this blog. 

Things I Learned from Life Coach Training

I remember an evening in January, entering a dining room filled with women.  I felt my insides chatter and not just from the cold.  I was the only Asian from Asia and had just traveled 15 hours to be there. It was the start of life coaching school, the Courageous Living Coaching Certification (formerly known […]

10 Things I’m Loving Now

1. Washi tape and all its myriad uses.  I made indoor hopscotch using washi tape.  I’ve decorated presents.  I add accents to my blank planner pages and index cards where I put my to-do list. 2. With Sharpies bleeding to the back of my adult coloring book, I discovered these amazingly bright colored pencils. 3. One of […]

50 ways to live a lovely life, part 2

Still want more ideas to make your life lovely?  Here are 25 more: 26.  Read a childhood classic.  My favorites:  Little Women, Little House on the Prairie, Little Princess, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, To Kill a Mockingbird. 27.  Make time for champagne or another sparkly drink. 28.  Take 10 deep breaths at intervals during the […]