After increasing my awareness of consumption on social media, food, news, and anything else you can think of that we unnecessarily overconsume, I went down a rabbit hole of clearing out stuff in my office, from collected packaging materials to paintings I created- hoping to find new homes, reorganizing the space, and I love the outcome. With that spaciousness and new awareness, I also binge-listened to a podcast from Field Trip Marketing (so much on overconsumption ;) and def

For the last five weeks, I was home away from home. And as per usual during that summer break, I didn't post or spend much time on social media, as I was more interested in being present, reading books, attending to family and friends, and playing some games, also on my phone :). But something different happened this time around. Something shifted. I started to notice that my desire to even consume the content I usually enjoy also lessened. I started reflecting on what I am s

A few weeks ago, while washing the dishes, something illuminated me. I love a challenge. Sometimes it's as small as "Can I finish the dishes in the next fifteen minutes?" And sometimes, it's life's challenges themselves. Once I noticed that many things I do in life I add a little challenge to it, be it through a deadline, efficiency, or a better way overall, it might be the reason how to better cope with life's challenges we didn't ask for. To extend my personal challenges, I

In this picture, we just completed a 1.5-mile hike to the summit of Mt. Ryan at Joshua Tree National Park, gaining over 1,000 feet of elevation. The shoes I wore were new, and I never walked in them more than around the house. My pinky toes had blisters halfway up. I still had to make it to the top and back down again. All I was focusing on was putting one foot in front of the other. Even though my blistered toes were still there, once I reached the top, I experienced a sense

November is an exceptional month in our household. This is the month I met my spouse twenty years ago and my son the exact same day,...