Inspiration Archives ~ Page 3 of 4 ~ The Adventures of Island Girl

The Grass Is Greener When You Water It

So you know how when an experience is new, everything about it can seem totally fantastic and make you feel really happy? Everything is so damn perfect, you're on cloud nine, and absolutely nothing brings...Read More

When Is The Right Time To Change Your Life?

For anyone dreaming of making big changes in their world (I'm talking BIG changes, not the "should I go dark or blonde" kind), one underlying tension that dances at the edge of every such vision...Read More

There Are No Mistakes, Only Choices

Two weeks away from one's daily routine is truly good for the soul. Even more important than reconnecting with family and friends, you have a chance to really unplug and do some solid introspection -...Read More

When Your Heart Lives In Two Places

I caught a glimpse of Mt. Rainier recently. Not in a photograph, but in real life. Lucky enough to return to Seattle for the first time in way too long, I was blessed with the...Read More

The Truth About Going Home

I've written a lot about rock fever - that inevitable affliction that hits most (all?) Island Girls at some point. The one that has you lamenting your relocation to a floating oasis of endless sunshine...Read More

The Art Of Being A Badass And Not A Bitch

We need to talk (a/k/a Island Girl gets serious)... For all the encouragement I offer to be a badass and claim the life you love, never, ever did I intend to imply that along with...Read More