03/29/2017
Let’s begin by talking about something that has nothing to do with a sun-dried tomato quiche recipe and everything to do with the world we all live in, this Lenten season (if that’s something you celebrate), and something that’s been on my mind lately. Fear. It’s not something that has colored my world very much at all until more recently. I was hardly a reckless kid. (That was my younger sister.) I never broke a bone and never visited a hospital, but I also don’t recall very often making decisions out of … 
Let me introduce you to what might quite possibly be your most valuable wardrobe asset over these next three months– the spring jacket. The weather during the spring tends to swing from chilly in the morning to downright balmy by afternoon and then back again in the evening. Or perhaps where you are it’s just lingering there in the fifties and sixties waiting for the next season’s impending arrival. This jacket, though, allows you to access all of your favorite summer pieces that have been hiding away since last … 
I’m aware that this sounds a little nonsensical, but one of the things I have been most anticipating about this week away (and something that I’ve learned always seems to come from time spent traveling for me) is the head space to really think about my business and the future. The time in the air, the time in hotel sheets waking up leisurely, time spent throughout the day without the duty of laundry or errands or parenting to distract. It always adds up to a renewed energy and a clearer vision for me. Don’t get me … 
We leave bright and early tomorrow for our Stockholm adventure and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling a bit nervous. It’s the longest we’ve ever left Parker and it feels so strange to be going so very far away. (The furthest we’ve both been together from her before this was a five hour drive to Yosemite!) I tend to get this way any time I leave her and then once we are on the plane, I usually feel better. On the other hand, I couldn’t be more excited for our spring vacation adventure or our time … 
