Isn’t it incredible how quickly we fall into a new routine when life alters? Us humans are so incredibly adaptable which is, I suppose, one of the reasons that we reign on this planet. We have been here in our apartment in Puerto Escondido for nine days now and within a couple we had settled […]
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New Project: My Own Oracle Deck
I am really excited to share this post because it has been a long time coming and because when I start something that I am particularly excited about, I usually run fast with it and do not hold back on talking about it. This time around, I have been easing into things. Really feeling them […]
Embrace Fear
Have you ever not succeeded at something in life because you let fear get in the way? I am going to guess the answer is yes. And that it is yes for nearly every human. Fear is a funny thing. It’s like our constant companion whispering in our ear. I am not talented enough… I […]
Why Puerto Escondido
So why Puerto Escondido. Why have we chosen to come here and live here for a month. In the past when we have spent weeks in Mexico, we have traveled around a lot. One trip has us in Querétaro, Guadalajara, Tequila, Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta. Our last big one took us from Mexico City to […]
Packing for a Month (Plus)
For the past couple of months, I have been collecting things for our extended trip to Mexico. To say that I am excited for this adventure is a gross understatement. I cannot wait to wake up in our apartment beside the ocean. I cannot wait to fill our days and nights with everything that we […]
The Stories We Tell
I used to tell myself – and sometimes others when I felt brave enough – that I was a wedding photography because my idea was always to work hard all spring-summer-autumn and then to take off for the winter. To travel. To explore. To live in new places. It was a great plan and it […]
Twenty-four Hours in New Orleans
New Orleans is one of those cities that I knew I wanted to visit one day but there just never seemed to be the opportunity. It was a place that I knew that I would see one day, that I was drawn to and this past summer, I was finally in the heart of NOLA. […]
The Cure for a Week
The cure for a week. You know the week. Not a great one. Nor a terrible one. But a trying one. One filled with emotions. Of climbing mountains. And sliding down valleys. A week. The cure for a week: A hot bath. Minimum length to be one hour. Preferable ingredients: Himalayan salt and essential oils. […]
That Jury Duty Thing
I am sitting at the Superior Court of Justice as I type this. In September, I got the letter that I was being summoned for Jury Duty. The dreaded letter. Months (a year?) prior, I had filled out the form and didn’t think much about until until the letter arrived. And now here I sit, […]
The Desert of Australia
About a year ago I was given an opportunity that I didn’t hesitate in accepting. I was asked if I wanted to travel to the centre of Australia with a group of women. We would camp there in the desert with some Aboriginal women, the original people of that land. Would I like to join? […]