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wedding weekend recap
Happy Tuesday, friends! It is glorious, warm, sunny weather here in the Bay and I am soaking it up! I love reading outside in the sunshine under the trees. Currently I’m in the middle of the epic...
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fabulous friday #22
Happy TGIF, friends! I have one of those jam-packed, busy weekends on the agenda … I’m excited about all the fun things on my calendar these next two days, but maybe all that looming activity explains...
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goals + recipes for the week of 5/18
Hi friends! Hope you are having a lovely weekend! Mine has been busy with loads of good things! Yesterday I taught four writing and public speaking classes of energetic elementary schoolers, then took...
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fabulous friday #23
Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you are enjoying the sunshine and have fun plans for the weekend! Before I get into the rest of this post, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has served and is...
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27 acts of kindness for my 27th birthday
Last week, I shared that my birthday wish for this year was to create a “kindness chain” … I spent the week doing 27 random acts of kindness, in honor of my 27th birthday. It was my favorite birthday...
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goals + recipes for the week of 6/1
It’s been a whirlwind past few days filled with wonderful birthday celebrations with friends and family, completing my 27 acts of kindness {thanks to all of you for your support!} and teaching a full...
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27 birthday gratitudes
Hi, friends! I’ve been working on this post slowly over the past couple weeks, ever since my birthday — which has seemed to stretch out for quite a while because I’ve gotten to spend time with my...
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goals + recipes for the week of 6/22
Happy Sunday, friends! Hope you’re having a great weekend. I particularly enjoyed sleeping in yesterday morning after a busy week spent teaching energetic 7- and 8-year-olds! Tomorrow I’m back at it...
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a year of Wooden: week 24
Hi, friends! How was your 4th of July weekend? Filled with fun, friends and relaxation I hope! And some good food and fireworks, too! :) Today I’m back with this week’s year of Wooden challenge....
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fabulous friday #28
Happy Friday, friends! Hope you’re having a fabulous day! Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. The gorgeous summer sunshine and the beautiful beach. I went out to dinner with my parents and it...
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fabulous friday #29
Happy Friday, friends! What wonderful things are you up to today? Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. Catching up on my stack of old issues of The New Yorker that pile up at my parents’ house...
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fabulous friday #30
Happy Friday, friends! What wonderful things are you up to today? Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. Being home with my sweet parents {who are celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary next...
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goals + recipes for the week of 8/31
Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone! Hope you have something fun planned. :) Hard to believe tomorrow is September already! I’m super excited because Dana is visiting me in Ventura for the long weekend!...
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a year of Wooden: week 30
Hi, everyone! Hope you had a lovely Labor Day weekend! Dana is visiting and we spent a gorgeous day soaking up the sunshine in Santa Barbara. I love having this beautiful inside-and-out person for a...
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fabulous friday #31 {dana’s visit to ventura!}
Happy Friday! I’m looking forward to a weekend of relaxation, writing time, cheering on my Trojans, and dinner with friends. What wonderful things are you up to? Today I want to give you a recap of my...
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goals + recipes for the week of 9/7
Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope you had a great first weekend of September! This past week I was able to continue my writing momentum and get a lot of pages revised — and some new stuff written! They say...
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fabulous friday #32
Happy Friday! We have a busy weekend in store around here — an end-of-summer pool party, a book-signing event for my dad’s book Wooden & Me, cheering on my Trojans, plus the usual errands and...
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goals + recipes for the week of 9/14
Hi, friends! I’m happy to report that my parents are home safe and sound from their adventure in Ireland :) After I picked them up at the airport, we drove across L.A. to have dinner with my brother...
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fabulous friday #33
Happy Friday, friends! This morning started off bright and early with a bowl of fresh fruit & vanilla greek yogurt — my favorite breakfast right now! Before I move on, just a little reminder:...
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goals + recipes for the week of 9/21
Greetings from the Bay Area! It’s great to be reunited with my grandparents — my grandma is walking around with just a cane now! I’m so proud of her! And last night I was reunited with my sweetheart,...
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