Mental Wellness

At a conference I attended this summer, a keynote speaker gave a talk about thankfulness. She referred to a study which found people who meditate

I arrived home a few weeks ago from an almost-two-week vacay in Europe. Not really a vacation; as my brother would say, I took a

Where I sit typing in this busy coffee shop I watch lives briefly intersect. Coming, going, coming; humans are social creatures, but sometimes we can

By nature, I'm a pretty happy person. I feel really lucky for that. I don't know if it's the wiring of my brain, how I've

I don't know if you know this, but 2017 is my year.

I'm going places this year. I'm meeting new people. I'm taking chances with my

I don’t know about you, but 2016 was a rough year for me. I can’t remember any other time in my life that had so

I don't know about you, but this election season was the absolute worst. Granted, I haven't participated in too many presidential elections in my adult

If home is where the heart is,
then I've never been alone -
State by state, year by year
when love's near
my heart has

I've been learning a lot about myself and about life this year. Training for the half marathon (my New Year's Resolution, in case you hadn't

My life is beautiful chaos. I thrive on being busy, on making the most of my time, on being productive (possibly to a fault), and

Happiness is... [family]
...parents visiting for the weekend.
...making homemade noodles with your niece.
...being an honorary aunt of your best friend’s kid.
...missing Grandpa

A few years ago, I belonged to a gym that was just down the street from our house. I joined in July and