We Are the Sum of Our Choices

I've never been much of a risk taker in life. Except when it comes to letting my car practically run out of gas before I finally stop at...

I squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube from the middle. Always have. I've had friends call me on it, proclaiming that I'm doing it...

When did people stop giving the courtesy wave when you let them merge in front of you on the highway? Or stop making sure that the person...

My neighborhood has some pretty cool people in it. In just under a year since we moved into the house, I've been basically adopted by my...

Who remembers having a mood ring when they were a kid? Well, turns out they are still around. I ended up getting one the other day after...

A row of beautiful palm trees on the beach, swaying in the wind. One rises much taller than the rest - standing alone against the...

A few weeks ago, on my way to work, I rounded a bend and the view took my breath away. I was so struck by it that I had to stop and take...

Sometimes holidays just aren't that happy. Let's be real and face it.

I own a pair of 5-pound weights that are always in the corner in my living room, waiting for me to pick them up. I walk by them every...

Yesterday, I finally had some free time to take care of things I've been neglecting, including Christmas shopping. Yep, I am feeling just...

I love flying. That feeling of soaring high above the clouds and looking down upon the earth from 30,000 feet is nothing short of...

My cat is such a diva. She literally thinks she owns the place. No matter where I am in the house, or what I am doing, she wants to be...

There's a building in San Francisco that caught my eye when I was there this past week. Unlike the other buildings that shaped the...

My new car warns me when it's cold outside. I'm not even joking. A warning comes up on my dash with a thermometer symbol and it ominously...

The other day, my cat almost made me fall down the stairs. I was holding a cup of coffee in one hand and my laptop bag in the other. All...

Life has a funny way of taking twists and turns and sending us in unexpected directions. Sometimes we even end up completely sideways....

A crisp fall morning. An invigorating run around a beautiful lake. A peaceful place to sit and enjoy the view. I could almost hear these...

An empty bean bag, a 99 cent bag of pinto beans, and a stapler. Problem solved! I feel like we so often try to come up with complicated...

There's a sidewalk at the end of my street that just abruptly ends. Beyond the sidewalk is grass and trees, but no defined walkway....

There's nothing like the view from the stands on a crisp fall evening at a Friday night high school football game. I'm partial to the...