gratitude in the midst of grief
Hello, lovely people! Thank you for taking the time to send such sweet messages and words of love after my last post. It helps to write about Celine, her incredible life, my memories, our friendship;...
View Articlea year of living simply: week 9
Happy St. Patty’s Day, friends! Hope you are wearing green today so you don’t get pinched! :) I’m excited to get together with Dana tonight to continue our tradition {started last year} of celebrating...
View Articlegrief and the holidays
This has been a unique holiday season for me. It has been joyous in many ways: filled with love and laughter, delicious food and warm conversations. More than any other year, I have savored and...
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Hi. I’m one of the people who came up to you after your concert in San Francisco this past Saturday night and asked you to sign my copy of your CD. I was nervous, and I don’t think I even remembered to...
View Articleabundance + gratitude
Hello, my long-lost friends! It has officially been one month and one day since I married the love of my life. I can’t believe how time has flown! I am working on a humongous recap wedding post...
View Articlewhen your brimming cup of tea spills all over the table
You guys, I had one of those rough days yesterday. We’ve all had them. Those days when, for some mysterious reason, Criticism and Rejection and Disappointment decide to band together and visit you, one...
View Articlea welcoming table
Who do I want to be? This is a question I ask myself often. It is all too easy to want to live with certain values — to want to be generous, inviting, warm, forgiving — but it can be more difficult to...
View Articleholiday minimalism challenge
Hi guys! I hope your week is off to a marvelous start! Our little apartment is officially beginning to look like the holidays. We strung up some colorful lights, hung a wreath on the door, and even got...
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One of my fondest friendship memories is from one of the hardest periods of my life. It was my final semester of grad school and I had broken up with my fiancé two weeks before. I was waiting outside...
View Articlewhat i’ve learned as a new mom
Hi everyone, and happy 2019! I am thrilled to introduce you to my daughter Maya Woodburn McAuley. She was born on December 4th at 10:57pm. She is the most beautiful thing we have ever seen and my...
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