circus act The weekend was filled with movie watching, cake tasting, wedding planning, baby ogling, road tripping, family shuttling and somehow also couch surfing. And now, this week: a lot more of the same, with a healthy dose of deadline meeting mixed in. I feel a little like the girl teetering on the tower of […]

I’ve been feeling kind of badass lately, knocking things off my to-do list, cleaning up my act and space, getting organized, even staying up past midnight. Even a total moment of creative crisis late last night somehow fueled me to keep going. I don’t know where this energy, motivation and confidence is coming from, but […]

the scavenger hunt Over the weekend, Rama and I got roped into a lunchtime party at a Chinese restaurant. The food was great, but we didn’t know that many people and we were preoccupied with all the to-do’s we weren’t checking off our list. In my MSG-comatose state, I leaned over to Rama and whispered, […]

In the past month, four dear friends have given birth to baby girls, and each event has filled me with wonder and awe. I keep thinking about them, about their tiny fingers and toes, about their smiling eyes and pink lips, and I wonder what they’ll grow up to be. Will they be blondes or […]

We shared so many stories, dreams and lessons, but the one that rings loudest in my ears is Trust. I hold so tightly to the way I want things to fit, work, act, react and behave, that I don’t just let it be. Why is that? Why is it so hard for me to trust […]

Where do I even begin? When my art supplies and dirty clothes and precious gifts are in a pile by the door, when I miss the music and dancing, the laughter and crying, the sharing and understanding, when I just want to hear the voices one more time saying “Me too” and “I have been […]

* Thick slices of La Brea Bakery multigrain bread and scrambled eggs by the window. * The first cup of coffee in days. * Fresh daffodils waiting for the perfect moment to reveal their faces. * Wearing Christmas gifts that make me feel lovely. * Seeing old friends at church. * Singing my heart out. […]