What My Mainland Sabbatical Taught Me
I've started and stopped a new blog post for almost four months now. It just didn't feel like the right time. I didn't have the passion for writing about the nonsensical things that occur nearly...Read More
Back from the Abyss
Ok...not a literal abyss. More the figurative kind. A virtual deep, gaping chasm that bloggers (and their pet projects) disappear into when things - like life - get in the way of, well, blogging. The...Read More
The Things We Cling To
So recently I chopped off all my long, sun-bleached, surfer girl hair. I'm happy with the decision and digging my new shorter style. That's not to say I don't have moments when I glance in...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