Category Archives: at home

they had pop-tarts for breakfast…

well, at least they were from whole foods… and maybe organic.  maybe?  and they ate off cutting boards, because the dishes were dirty. it was a day that started like that. yup.    totally like that. but instead of feeling overwhelmed by their dirty faces, bad breakfast, and jerseys tucked into swim trunks.  i decided...

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just around

today herewith my  two favorite models.

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summer yet?

while we are loving the lingering spring blossoms and flowers… i’m ready for summer. i’m ready for just switching between pj’s and bathing suits…

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being away

being away gives perspective & appreciation on the “away” & on the “home”. equally i think.

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ten on ten

i simply love what ten on ten does to how you see your day. so today, i added a little extra to our family journal of ten 0n ten.  a one minute combination of moving pictures of our day.  just enough that in years to come our memories are lifted. ten on ten – may from...

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warm morning

so quiet. just water & wind while we soaked in the warm morning.

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g

from the beginning of school, when he hated it & just wanted to be home. now has found it is possible, and actually more fulfilling to accept that one can love being in two totally different, almost contrasting, environments.  that we are our best when we embrace that we can thrive in various circumstances by...

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work – work – work

a new routine has emerged for me. after the hustle and shuffle of the morning – i send gavin & his dad off to school and kai and i go out back.  he usually runs around between the sand box, the house, different toys… and i sit with my calendar and my phone and plan...

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stark vs simple

sunday, after sending my sister and her family off to move to europe, i came home and for the first time when i walked into my home, it felt stark and empty. usually i feel like i take a deep breath of the calm and simplicity… but it felt stark.  and after about an hour...

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busy… but with gratitude

it seems a little quiet time:  with plants, my family and my home helps balance out the busyness.  a little small glimpse into how i am finding gratitude in a busy business & peace in a busy home.

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