What's that one thing you're dying to learn?
During a recent car trip, I asked my 79-year old father (or as my sis and I call him—”Appa”) this question: “What is one thing you’d like to lea ...
Smartphone Addiction: Reclaiming Our Health and Attention
On a particular evening back in 2010, Michael watched as a young man drove his car and veered past the lane marker, his face lit up by the glowing sc ...
How To Be A Caregiver And Make Space For Your Dreams
My favorite photograph of Omma (my mother) reveals a petite woman in her thirties sporting a cute bob haircut, sitting in a rowboat. From what I ...
Why You Should Go To The Azores Today
When he was a kid, my husband, Michael, discovered a National Geographic issue about the distant islands called the Azores and thought, I want t ...
8 Fantastic Blogs for Empathic and Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
As someone who’s often felt sensitive to people’s energies since I was a young girl, I recently began to look more seriously into resources about wha ...
How To Have A Kickass Time In The Azores
If you’re counting the days till your trip to the Azores or if you’re still on the fence about whether or not to make it your next destination (in wh ...
Sweet & Savory Plantain Breakfast Hash
When it comes to breakfast (or brunch), Michael and I love easy, comfort food recipes, preferably requiring no more than a skillet—and this sweet and ...
A digital diet: Or why I deleted nearly all of the apps from my smartphone
Deciding to live on a sailboat has presented us with interesting challenges and has been a wonderful way to reassess how we approach our daily life. ...