by Dawn | Jan 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
DANGER ON BOARD I am suffering with a relatively new disorder. Have you heard of this? The minute my seatbelt is strapped on, my phone climbs up to my ear like a magnet. It’s a strange phenomenon and I hate to tell you, but I’m actually not the only one. Think:...
by Dawn | Jan 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Goodbye 2012. A year fraught with the loss of innocents, with political battles and infighting, with massive storms and economic cliffs and valleys. A year that pulled us out of our self-focus, evoking deep compassion and empathy for our fellow travelers. A year also...
by Dawn | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
We’re in charge of bringing Thanksgiving dessert to my sister-in-law’s this year–and I’m considering indulging a childhood fantasy: Bringing boxes and boxes and piles and piles of Twinkies. Cause, you know, this is it. The last time we can...
by Dawn | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
It was one of those mornings. My children seemed hell-bent on antagonizing each other– and me in the process. My two eldest daughters were having a WWWF fight over who gets to wear the white jean jacket. My youngest daughter decided that it was a spectacular...
by Dawn | Oct 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed that even though you may objectively “have it all”, there can still be an undercurrent of frustration or irritability that weaves its way into your day. I see this in my own life, and see it in some of the lives around me. A certain...
by Dawn | Sep 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been having this conversation with myself and with some of you over the past few weeks–how to take the amazing feelings we get on vacation and bring them into our “regular” lives. You know, the calm, the freedom, the happiness, the peace...
