in portland!

in portland!

mati and i hopped a plane to portland yesterday. totally happy to be here, completely outside of my daily grind. love it. we went to get haircuts and massages and oh my, vacation is lovely. have i mentioned lately how much i adore this city and how i can hardly wait...
happy heart thoughts

happy heart thoughts

(a wooden fence heart. there are two. do you see them?) in between a bit of stress and anxious dreaming, i am feeling so joyous these days. i just can’t help myself! maybe it’s the increase in activity (cardio + weight training) or the change in diet...
an unlikely dragonfly

an unlikely dragonfly

do you see it? it’s a perfectly laid out dragonfly shape embedded into this found rock. so cool. i was at my friend kelly’s house recently and stumbled upon this beauty in her dining room. lucky girl. i also stumbled upon this quote today and it had me...
moments

moments

“to finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.” – ralph waldo emerson it’s been an interesting week. i got terribly ill – the kind of sick that left...
listen to your life

listen to your life

(i wish the scanner did a better job of showing the correct color of the silver leaf and bezels…oh well, you get the gist. ) “if i were called upon to state in a few words the essence of everything i was trying to say, it would be something like this:...
i mean it.

i mean it.

this photo has absolutely nothing to do with my post but i couldn’t resist sharing a photo that just brings me a smile because she’s just so freakin cute with those ginormous ears and grin. where have i been. oh man. i wanted to come here and share some...
gratitude & understanding

gratitude & understanding

have you ever had the exhilarating experience of absolute gratitude for life, for every small and big thing that happens upon your personal journey, where you finally understand that nothing really matters except the stuff that really matters? and before the gratitude...
ramblings

ramblings

one of the best things the bay area has to offer is Point Isabelle, the best dog park we’ve ever been to. located on the water, with open views of san fran and the golden gate, it’s quite a treat for dogs and owners. we try to get there when we can. and...

dreaming again

john and i spent a long time today talking about what the future holds for us, what we’d like our life to look like after he’s done with school. we daydreamed about moving back to portland, what our house would look like, how many bedrooms it would have,...

holy cow.

my mom would kill me if she saw the state of our apartment at this very moment. dirty laundry has spilled over. dirty dishes are piled up in sink. the bath towels are in desperate need of washing. we have just a sliver of body soap left. dog hair everywhere. dirty...

goodness

we’ve have had a mixture of cool sunny days and thunderstorms. we love the storms. we just don’t get storms like this on the west coast. the hard, blankets of rain and thunder. love it. we are still in florida and are having a great time. going home for...

we made it through.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’...