Reboot Your Spark

09/08/2025

Reboot...

08/31/2025

I took a shelter dog on a hike this morning and it made me happy. (Also met some fellow dog lovers.)

07/09/2025

Do one thing today!
Photo: Just Plain Living, 2019

06/30/2025

My spark was "rebooted" by these fun ladies at a local camel dairy this past weekend. Loved the fact that the alpha camel (on the left) is a female! As an added bonus, there were 5 kinds of lavender to pick as well.

06/19/2025

Ten years ago, I was hiking at Fiscalini Ranch Preserve in Cambria, CA, when I saw a trail that climbed from the beach to the top of a hill. I had no map, no clue where it led — but something in me said, “Follow it.”

I climbed, step by step, unsure but curious.
And when I reached the top and looked back down...
I felt this overwhelming sense of freedom and accomplishment.
(Look Mom -- no map!)

I didn’t know it then, but that was a spark moment.
The kind that stays with you.
The kind that reminds you:
We don’t always need to know exactly where we’re going — we just need the courage to follow the trail.

And maybe that’s what rebooting your spark looks like:
Saying yes to the path, even when you can’t see the whole thing.

Have you ever had a moment like that — when you said yes without knowing, and came out changed?

06/15/2025

Sometimes it takes awhile to bloom, but when you do, it is beautiful! I talked to my rose bush for an entire year when it wasn't blooming saying, "You can do it!" -- and, finally, it did!

06/04/2025

San Diego Thrift Store Challenge!

Okay San Diego friends — I’m cooking up something fun that may just reboot your spark (top secret for now 🤫), and I need your best of the best thrift store picks in San Diego.

👉 Drop your favorite thrift stores below.
👉 Tag your thrifty friends who know ALL the secret spots.
👉 Bonus points for super weird, quirky, “can’t believe I found this” kind of shops.

(And yes — your favorite might just play a starring role in this little project I’m scheming 👀)

Picture by Prudence Earl: Unsplash

06/03/2025

We had so much fun at the BLOOM Retreat! We had a full day - but a favorite activity was painting our succulent pots!

06/03/2025

This week’s spark: a midweek dose of Irish joy. 🍀🎶

Last week I got a much-needed spark — right in the middle of a busy week. A night out with friends, an Irish band, rooftop views, great food — no deep conversations, no heavy thinking. Just clapping along and pure joy!

It reminded me how important it is to have simple moments of joy built into our weeks — little sparks that lift us when life feels full.

👉 Here’s a clip from one of their previous concerts (not my video — but one of my favorite songs). Go ahead and clap along. 👏✨

A Sunday in California, Blindfold Monks tearing up the stage at Pour House. Tim Foley guesting on Uileann Pipes.

05/01/2025

🌸 Last call for Bloom! 🌸

Our Bloom Retreat is happening this Saturday, May 3, and we still have a couple of spots open!

It’s a one-day wellness retreat designed to help you breathe a little deeper, move a little slower, and walk away with simple, practical wellness tools for everyday life. No apps, no pressure—just thoughtful activities, great conversation, and a really fun group of women.

If this sounds like something your soul's been craving, we’d love to have you. 💛

Drop me a message or comment below if you want the details—I'll send you the flyer + activity list. Or look under Events on this page. Come join us!

P.S. We’ve added a hands-on aromatherapy session—you’ll mix your own blend to take home as a reminder to breathe deeply and care gently.



Photo: Christin Hume, Unsplash

04/27/2025

When things are hard, when times are uncertain and people are afraid, that is exactly the moment to go about your work singing. Make some joyful noise. Let people know there is a reason to sing. The Spirit is alive and moving around us. Life goes on and love will see us through. Be the sign others have sought. Let them see you living in hope and they will want to live there, too. -- Steven Charleston

Photo by Tom Bradley - Unsplash

04/22/2025

🌍This Earth Day, I keep coming back to this:
The Earth doesn’t power through.
It regenerates.
And so can you.

That’s the heart of Bloom, a practical wellness retreat for women happening Saturday,May 3rd.

A day to rest, reconnect, and gently begin again.

No pressure. No need to “fix” anything. Just a chance to remember who you are underneath the noise.

And here’s the part I really love: We're not handing out complicated routines or telling you to overhaul your life.

We’re sharing simple, practical tools that fit into real women’s real days:

🌼 A yoga stretch you can do at your desk
🌼 A breathing technique that actually calms your nervous system (in like, 90 seconds)
🌼 A healthy cooking session that’s basically just... smart grocery shopping
🌼 And quiet moments to listen to you again

No fancy gear. No experience required. Just space to breathe and begin.

If your soul is whispering “yes,” a few spots are still open. I’d love to welcome you in.

For more information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bloom-a-practical-wellness-retreat-for-women-tickets-1220317635899?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&fbclid=IwY2xjawJ

Join us for BLOOM: A retreat where women can relax, recharge, and bloom into their best selves through practical wellness activities.