1. This travel Instagram account is aptly named and is fueling my wanderlust dreams. (Photo from _itsbeautifulhere.) 2. I dare you not to smile with this adorable dance video—before baby and after! 3. Want to live in a fairytale? Visit these five places. (Photo from Huffington Post.) 4. These doodles! (Photo by […]
We know that it’s a fairy tale: that a godmother would suddenly appear to wave a wand and make our dreams come true, that a genie would pop out to manifest our wishes, that we can make a vision board (on Pinterest or otherwise) and what we want will suddenly happen. The reality about dreams […]
Summer in the Philippines usually means that it’s hotter than anything you’ve ever imagined. You emerge from the shower and you’re already sweating. Working from home (with no air conditioner) is an exercise in endurance. It’s when the thought of jeans, jackets or anything with sleeves makes you want to cry. But it also means […]
My favorite activity during the week is to watch my daughter during her swim school. She can look out for me and wave as she finishes a particularly long sprint. I can enjoy the poolside summer breeze, read, reflect and allow ideas to float to the surface. Five years ago, I would not have been […]
Do you have a dream that you really, really, really want to make happen? But it seems far away…unattainable…impossible to achieve. Imagine a world where Walt Disney never created Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and never pushed past the fear and the naysayers. Wouldn’t today be less happy and less magical without Disneyland, Beauty […]
A year ago, I pressed SEND on my first Joyful Little Note. I was terrified, far from joyful…even if I knew practically no one would read it. There were only three people on my newsletter list: me, my husband and a stranger who signed up through my website. The only ones who opened the first […]
