Life is too short to stay in one place!
When we think about falling in love it is often in terms of “forever.” We imagine living with this special person, possibly having children together, and it drives us insane when we can’t be together or a fight goes unresolved. We think we cannot live without the other person. You know what? We can. Not [...]
You can blame my mom. It’s all her fault. Really. Oh sure, if you look at her you don’t see what a rebel she is, and she may not even admit it to herself. But she’s the Original, the one who taught me everything I know. And I’m here to set the record straight. Mom is [...]
Today is our sixth wedding anniversary, and in some ways it feels like we’ve lived a lifetime in these few years. Unemployment to employment to self-employment House in the ‘burbs to townhouse in the city East Coast to West Coast Debt to prosperity and consumerism to frugality Corporate climbers to full-time travelers In other ways, [...]
Up until now, getting rid of stuff has been fairly easy. Even the reverse birthday party was only hard for a day or two beforehand. I’ve been pretty good about learning the difference between my memories and the objects that remind me of those feelings. But lately I’m up against something I can’t easily overcome. [...]
You know that juicy delicious feeling you get when you spend time with a really creative person? The one who sees the world in different colors than you do, and when you combine your thoughts and ideas, magical things happen? Some people call this 1+1=3, but my designer friend Darlin informed me that the correct [...]
