Happy Monday Lovelies, Today’s post is about inspiration, strength, perseverance and the joie de vivre. Can you imagine becoming a widow in your mid to late forties? Honestly, I cannot. My forties were a time of finally accepting myself and enjoying all that life has to offer. I can’t imagine becoming a caregiver and…
Category: Grit
The Hard Stuff
A Pivot Point?
Happy Friday Loves! Pure grit post. I used to think that any deviation from the original goal was a failure; some wonderful women have advised me that is not the case. It is the journey that matters; sometimes the journey takes you to the place you were meant to be versus the place you…
There’s A New Podcast Out There and Boy, Can I Relate
Happy Monday Loves, So much today…just got back from a great weekend with my college “Pod Squad.” So Fun. Lots of Food for Thought there. We are returning to normal here in CO as we say goodbye to our masks and hello to beautiful faces again. I am really thinking deeply about the blog and…
This Post is Not About Hawaii. Not Really. It’s About the Stuff. And, the Things.
Hey Loves, Here’s the thing. I had a GREAT time in Hawaii. But, it is not my favorite place. When I say that to people, they look at me in shock. My husband looked at me in shock. He actually asked me if that was true. I almost felt guilty. Almost. Why? Because so many…
The Irony and Mrs. America – the True Lessons Learned
Hey loves, We are halfway through Women’s History Month and I just finished watching Mrs. America. I purposefully binged it last week as I felt that its relevancy was particularly important while we focus on women and their contributions to the American journey. The show is set in the early 70s; and focuses on the…
Dimples are so cute! Or are they?
Happy Monday lovelies, “Look at his cute dimples. Aren’t they darling?” She has the cutest Shirley Temple dimples.” “Those dimples just make his smile shine.” When you Google dimples and beauty, the first result is this from Wikepedia, “Cheek dimples are often associated with youth and beauty and are seen as an attractive quality in a person’s…
The Mess, Amy vs. Tex & Hippo and the Impressions You Leave Behind
Hey Loves, What do you mean, Hilary, “Messy”? Is everything ok? Do you need anything? I am praying for you.” So many lovelies reached out when I posted that my weekend was messy. And, y’all it was. Messy. Not devastating. It wasn’t unsurmountable. Not catastrophic. Not even terrible. Just plain messy. What is Messy? Messy is…
Tantra-lize your Life!
Happy Monday! I first learned of Tantra (I realize I am probably behind the times, but remember Sex/Virginia/Discomfort) on the infamous yoga trip; however as you know, I was just putting one foot in front of the other at that time so not sure I soaked it in. Thankfully, one of my best friends is…
Feng Shui Tips to Infuse LOVE & Romance into your Home
Happy Monday & first day of February. This month, we will be focusing on LOVE – love for ourselves, romantic love and some of the hard stuff we don’t always talk about. Like love and romance in our relationships. Just like everything, we have to work to keep things shiny and exciting, especially romance. For most…
Pizza and a Book! Cattivella & “Who Gets In and Why: A Look Inside College Admissions”
Pizza and College? What do those have to do with one another besides the fact that you eat a lot of one while you are spending a lot of time at the other? In terms of this post, nothing really except the goodness of each! Today, it is all about Cattivella Denver and a quick…