FOON: Fear of the Old Normal

Do you have FOON? I might. About a month ago, just as I was two weeks post-vaccination and the CDC guidelines changed again, I began to see articles about another phase of pandemic-related anxiety. One of the articles mentioned FOON: Fear of the Old Normal. I leaned in hard to my introverted homebody-ness this year. … Continue reading FOON: Fear of the Old Normal

Practicing Re-Creation

Today's guest post makes me so happy, in part because I recently got to spend an evening with this friend...in person, after WAY too many years (we have spent more years not seeing each other than we were old the last time we saw each other--yikes!). And because, as long as I've known her, this … Continue reading Practicing Re-Creation

2017 Reset Button

Today's guest post is our first re:create recess of 2017! Last week's post spelled out what we're doing here, once a week, on the blog, but here's a quick reminder: we're thinking about create with a healthy dose of play and how both can lead to transformation. My friend Cole oozes playful creativity in her fantastic fashion … Continue reading 2017 Reset Button

A Beauty-Filled Year

Never big on resolutions, last year I kicked that concept to the curb and instead chose a word. Truly, a phrase: Put yourself in the way of beauty. As I explained here, the phrase came from Cheryl Strayed's book, Wild. She received the advice from her mother and lived into it as she trekked the … Continue reading A Beauty-Filled Year