Conversations
Learning how others find their zen.
A new day
My pearls are on. My husband, an immigrant and naturalized citizen under the Obama Administration, was at my side. We pulled our daughter away from zoom school to celebrate the occasion, this historic moment. My half Latina…
Thoughts on a crazy year
Hello Dear Readers! It’s been a while… I’ve been a bit absent here the last few months. To be honest, I needed a break. This year has been so damn hard. Terrible in fact. It’s challenging to…
Covid and Boundaries
I don’t have a typical schedule. I gave that up when I decided to leave the corporate world, branch out and try new things. I’ve been working from home for the last couple of years. Prior to…
Support Local
Well, here we are… finishing week five of lockdown. This whole experience seems surreal now.
On my mind
While I know we are all in this together, it is still daunting that every minute is dominated by the coronavirus. We are on week two of lockdown. Homeschooling and virtual everything is our new normal. I’m…
Australia on my mind
Australia, you’ve been on my mind. Your beautiful land will always hold a special place in my heart. You are a place I called home, a place I still dream about and the place where my daughter…
Reflections and Gratitude
It’s a new year! I love the reset, clean slate and new beginnings that come with January 1st. It’s so freeing. In reflection, 2019 was an incredible year. I look forward to writing a few separate posts…
For the love of stories
Books are a big deal in our household. They are usually piled around laying on many different surfaces throughout our home. Always driving me crazy. The ones in piles are in progress because it’s no fun to…
Celebrating a magnificent year
We adopted our sweet dog, Magnus, last October. I can’t believe it’s been a year already. I first wrote about our pet adoption experience here. Initially, I wasn’t a dog person. To be honest, I actually love…
Finding Joy in Self-Acceptance
Renee Barry is a funny lady from Lafayette, Louisiana. This southern belle has spent the last 7 years perfecting her craft through acting, improv, and sketch writing at two of Chicago’s iconic comedy theatres: The Second City…
