week 4 positive: marquette, michigan.

Week 4 positive: Marquette, Michigan There’s nothing like a good weekend road trip – even one that’s seven hours one-way in the car. It was worth every minute and the sore bum, though, because we had a blast. Nick and I loaded up Luma and…

02/06/2017

week 3 positive: urkrainian christmas.

I think we can all agree: The world needs more happy. So here in my little corner of the internet, I’m choosing to create it, to focus on the positive rather than the negative. It may not be much, but those small things… they snowball…

01/30/2017

the blog squad asks…

The blog squad is switching things up. This week, rather than all writing on the same topic, we went round robin, each of us asking someone else a question to answer on her blog.  My question from Jen: What was a pivotal moment for…

01/23/2017
skate skiing at hyland park reserve in minneapolis

week 2 positive: dinner + skinny skis.

Every Monday morning at a team stand-up, my colleagues each share a Monday positive – something good that happened over the weekend. Highlights range from beaming about kids’ accomplishments to seeing the latest Star Wars movie to nailing a tough rock climbing route.   Here are my…

01/16/2017

on time management.

I’ve talked a lot about time here – from my go-to time hacks to how fast it flies. So, when our blog squad suggested we share our secrets to getting it all done – our best time management skills – I had to think hard about…

01/15/2017

three things thursday.

I’ve seen this quick + dirty three things Thursday on a few blogs, so thought I’d give it a shot this week. Here’s a snapshot of three things that’ve been up lately.  1 – life with Luma I forgot what puppy life was like…

01/12/2017

kindness, always.

Three stories for you today. 1 – When I went to pay for a recent hair color (balayage FTW!), my stylist smiled. “It looks like your sister already paid for part of your color,” she said.  2 – Then there was a Coeur Sports package at…

01/11/2017

my daily planners.

There’s something about a paper planner. One where you actually write with a pen. I love all the possibility the clean pages hold – the entire year a blank slate, ready to be written.  Every year I get a new planner, and this year’s no different…

01/09/2017