12 ways to find bliss in the everyday Feeling overly busy? Stressed? A little too aware of the state of the world? Even if you have NO time to spare, let’s make a pact to take a few minutes today (and tomorrow and the next day) to revel in in simple pleasures and cozy...
how to feel like a book-crazy kid again Some of my favorite, most peaceful, childhood memories involve books and reading. I can remember reading Little House on the Prairie while lying in bed on an unusually beautiful fall day, a warm breeze blowing in through the...
coming full circle (or: write what you know) If you (like me) have spent any amount of time trying to “fit in” and/or feeling like you ought to be embarrassed by — or “grow out of” — your interests, your collections of tiny things, or your belief in the very magic we...
