A few years ago, I wrote the following in my Day One journal: “I am bad with mornings. I love the nights too much, when the family is tucked in bed and the house is mostly silent, leaving my introverted…
Category: Delight
“The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Self-care, relationships, pretty things, fun clothes, all those things that fill our hearts with joy, both big and little.
10 Little Things That Make Me Happy
Do you ever consciously think about the things that make you happy? Ever since I was small, I’ve paid attention to those little (and big things) that spark joy in my everyday life. Here are some of those things that…
How to find vintage books for sale
How do you find vintage books to buy? This is a question I get asked frequently. I started collecting old books many years ago before the internet came along. To find books, I had to poke around old shops and…
Summer Bucket List
There have been many online posts made about making a summer bucket list. I was inspired to make my own a couple of years ago. Apparently I was feeling quite unadventurous, because there were only three things on it, and…
Tips on self-care: Having compassion on yourself
I confess that when I started hearing the concept of self-care more and more lately, I mentally put it in the categories of “selfishness” and “self-indulgence.” It wasn’t really an active, conscious thought, more of an immediate dismissal. But as…
Ohio in the fall
Fall in Ohio is beautiful. I miss the Hudson Valley (we lived for nearly 10 years in New York), and the mountains there make some of the views more spectacular, but I feel like Ohio’s autumns linger just a little…
Autumn is delicious
Spring is my favorite season, but fall comes in for a close second. I find myself during this time of year gasping and looking and generally reveling in the gorgeous foliage. When the sun hits it at just the right…
I’ll miss this
I remember when my children were small, a phrase I heard a lot was, “Cherish these moments. They don’t last long,” or something similar. Now, I have heard lots of moms say they resent hearing this. “I’m tired,” they say….
Fall, leggings, and apple crisp
My favorite season is spring, but there is something special about fall. I love how I can start pulling out sweaters and leggings no longer make my legs feel like puddles of sweat under plastic cling wrap. (I live in…