Dear Universe, Another semester finished! I have to say it took me getting to the end of it to really appreciate just how well it went. It’s not that I didn’t feel grateful it as it went on because I did. I really did enjoy each class and each milestone with the group. It’s that as the semester was wrapping …
Cheesy Memory or…La Mémoire de Fromage
Dear Universe, I will always remember my middle school French teacher. She was this petite, older woman with a smile so wide it dazzled and a chic bob the color of red wine. The class: a bunch of wild, hormonal pre-teens. Not surprisingly, we were a tough group to teach. We goofed off while she enunciated vocabulary words. We laughed …
Art-Filled Afternoon
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” ~Walt Disney Dear Universe, Today I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon where a panel of three artists would be speaking and sharing their work. In attendance? A sculptor, a filmmaker and a writer—each successful in her field. They took turns offering perspectives on how they work, what inspires them …
A Different Kind of March Madness
Dear Universe, Typically, I dread March. Anyone who knows me well knows it. If I’m having an off day, I’ll usually get that sympathetic look and the reassurance that it’s just March rearing it’s blah on me. I think it’s because, to me anyway, it feels the month drags on in molasses like slow motion for all 31 days with …
A Different Kind of Magic…
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” ~Roald Dahl Dear Universe, Halfway through March, already? I wish I could say I have made progress these last couple of weeks, that I have gotten into a productive routine, but I’m still not back where I’d like to be. Well, maybe there is one nugget of progress? About a …
Surround Yourself in the Sublime
Dear Universe, I think the vision board bonanza inspired my mom. She gave me this the other day and said, “This made me think of you. It’s a different kind of vision board.” I love it. Immediately, I positioned it in my bedroom where I can see it first thing in the morning and right before I fall asleep. And …
Vision Board Time
Dear Universe, Okay, so I only made my first vision board not that long ago. BUT, this is 2012. I feel like 2012 deserves its very own vision board with new juju. I’ll consider the 2011 vision board a practice run. Besides, I noticed some of the things have already happened! Therefore, I believe the vision had to be refreshed. …
London Calls Me a Stranger…
Dear Universe, It’s nice to be home. That being said, I do miss my time abroad. I miss the routine I created while at the same time feeling like anything was possible. Each day there was a new adventure to go on, something to discover. Here are a few of the things I already miss: *My daily long walks all …