Ahhh, spring.  Birds chirping, new life blooming. Oh, wait.  I live in Minnesota.  We have only hit 50 degrees twice so far this spring. Well, even though spring has not quite sprung here yet (as I write this, we still have piles of snow on the ground and nothing is growing or blooming at all [...]

I love lists. I love to sit down with my steaming chai tea and neatly write out a new list. I love to cross items off my list and see my progress throughout the day or week. But, in order to get to my happy place, I need to actually get something done. With all [...]

I walk outside. Every. Day. OK, well almost every day.  One of the biggest motivators for me to get out and walk is that we have dogs that need the exercise.  Like clockwork, our border collie, Mindi, will chew something up if she goes about 26 hours without a walk. My daily walks might not [...]