Our son came home from a friend's house yesterday, exhausted and happy. He fell into his bed not long after he arrived home. I was sure he had been racing around playing for hours to warrant such …
Embracing Creativity in Tuscany
I have a confession. In years past, I would sometimes hang things, my children, made-by-hand toward the back of the Christmas tree. It was not that I did not love their creations, but I had a theme or …
Do You Budget for Transition?
When I was teaching high school in the United States, I loved Friday nights and the month of July. Why? Because those were the only times I was not in transition. By Saturday afternoon, I was …
The Fear of Losing Focus
The early weeks of the New Year seem blanketed in a hushed focus. It feels like a very serious time where all the frivolity of the holidays is behind us and now it is time to get back to business. …
Pizza, Pasta & Paleo?
Most people know what foods fuel their body and what foods slow them down. There are a million different prescriptions out there for what is right, but we all know, when we listen to our bodies, what …
Where Will You Gather Together This Holiday?
When I think of one thing I will miss about Italy someday, I know it will be lounging in piazzas. By definition, a piazza is a public square or market place. From experience, it is so much more. It …
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