image The weekend is here, Besties!  I hope you have tons of fun planned!  I plan to spend quality time with my family and friends.  Looking forward to some down time for sure, and getting acquainted with my new phone, which (finally!) arrived today.  PRAISE. A while back, I posted a quote about addiction on […]

image Apparently, yesterday was Winnie the Pooh Day, and while I’m not normally the type of person to celebrate things like National Popcorn Day (today), or Bubble Bath Day (a few weeks ago), I feel Pooh has enough amazing things to say about friendship and life that may be worth celebrating.  Not that popcorn and […]

image Some of you may already be acquainted with the idea of “non-attachment,” but to many, it remains a very confusing concept.  In short, non-attachment is a process through which people become less attached to their life as they wish it to be.  Another word for non-attachment is detachment. Now before you consider me a […]

image Welcome to Monday, my friends!  I hope many of you are enjoying a long weekend and that you have had some good time to take care of you.  If you follow me on Instagram (hint, hint: self_care_bestie) you know my phone just straight up crashed on Friday morning.  So I spent the weekend (mostly) […]

image So how did everyone sleep last night?  If you’re like most people your answer will vary considerably depending on what time you went to bed, your current level of stress, whether or not you are sick, how anxious you were about the next day’s to-do list, and a ton of other factors.  Maybe you […]

image Hello, Besties!  I’ve been thinking a lot about the ups and downs of life this week.  I’ve had some friends go through some difficult things.  I’ve also had some really fun and joyful times with friends and family.  In just one week, one of my dear friends from high school got married, a friend […]

Is anyone else dreaming of traveling more in 2017? Maybe it’s the nasty cold spell we’re having in my neck of the woods, but I am READY to start planning some getaways for the new year! Today’s Bestie Finds is all about getting outta dodge for a bit!  Traveling is one of my favorite types […]

image I hope you all had a great weekend!  My husband and I had a fun time in Nashville, where we attended a friends’ wedding, but were oh-so-happy to get back to our boys yesterday afternoon!  I was especially happy to be back on the ground after our flight.  It was mostly smooth, but I […]

A while back, I posted this Walt Whitman quote on my Instagram: “Happiness, not in another place, but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” Clearly, Walt knew a thing or two about a thing or two.  Most of us would say we want more happiness in our daily lives.  But happiness can be […]