Category: Journal

  • Morning walks – Boston Public Garden

    Morning walks – Boston Public Garden

    Whew – I am so thankful to have made it through last week. It was one of those crazy, busy put-your-head-down-and-get-it-done kind of weeks. This is the norm for this time of year – I always know it’s coming – and yet… and yet.. One morning, as my commuter train pulled into Boston, I pondered…

  • Open shelves in the kitchen?

    I admit it – when  photos of open shelves in the kitchen started appearing on Pinterest, I was decidedly not a fan. Don’t they get dusty? don’t they get messy? Who wants to look at a stack of plates and glasses, anyway?? Okay – you may now call me a convert! A couple of weeks…

  • Minimalism and the closet purge

    Minimalism and the closet purge

    Otherwise known as “Finding Balance – Part 3” which seems to have hijacked my life – are you tired of this topic, yet? As you have undoubtedly surmised, I’m not entirely happy at work. I need to remind myself, though, that I am not entirely unhappy, either. And while I am feeling – well –…