my love

This child cracks me up each and every day. Her smile, her laughter and her personality beams. As she sprouts taller, she explores more and more of the world around her. Watching her helps me feel present and grounded. There is no better feeling in this world then holding her in my arms as she snuggles into my neck. She simply fills me with joy. She motivates me to want to succeed more and simplify my life. She helps me realize that, even when life throws curve balls, everything is going to be okay. This little being has changed me in ways I could never have imagined.

on the verge...

...of something big, something new...
                                                    ...something wonderful.

you're my obsession

My new obsession. The Civil Wars

just be nice

just be nice. That is a bumper sticker I saw on my way to work yesterday. A statement that seems so simple, so straightforward. Yet frequently we, as humanbeings, find this action difficult. I get a bit sadened when hearing or seeing people, group, countries not being nice. But the only thing that I control is showing my kindness to others. And I hope my kindness will be contagious in some small way.

dichotomous hippopotamus

It's amazing how something can feel simultaneouly familiar and foreign.
Welcoming myself back to my yoga practice.
I missed you. I missed me.

loving life

Spent part of the afternoon dancing around the living room 

with my baby daughter in my arms singing this: