With Strength and Flexibility, You Made it Through the Year!
So much to balance… WOW — what a year. It flipped everything on its head in a way few of us saw coming, forcing us to juggle a new reality. …
Reflections on Life
To grow and move forward well, sometimes we need to take a step back and reflect on what has happened, and what we can learn from it. Here are my reflections from travel and life.
Famous Buildings and Architecture: My Faves, Globally!
Why is Architecture Important? Great architecture encompasses so much of what makes our world exciting. A single structure sings to us of history, art, human ingenuity, nature, and culture — …
Being a Teacher, Mother, and Writer at This Time
What are you feeling inside about what’s outside right now? It’s Teacher Appreciation Day and Mother’s Day, and I’ve arisen at 6am to see how far my fingers can fly …
Decorative Glass Art and Architecture, Globally
Perusing the 780 articles I’ve written over the past decade, a pattern emerged: I reeeeeally like glass art. Like, LOVE it. Whether the glass is in buildings, in galleries and …
Daily Inspiration Which Actually Helps: a Reflective Journal in 11 Ideas
How Can Next Year Be Even Better? There is a lot I can’t write on this site of mine because it’s not a fit for its 1,500-readers-a-day situation and my …
Things to do in Pittsburgh, PA: My #1 City for Fun Places to Go!
Every year, I declare the best destination of my 365 days of travel that I think readers would most enjoy. The past two winners were classic vacation pleasers: the Caribbean island …
How to Exercise More: Create Workout Plans and Motivation that Work!
“How do I get fit and healthy?” “Why do my exercise plans fizzle? “Can you make me have workout motivation???” We’re going to solve these common questions right NOW. There’s …
What Succeeded This Year? What Was Behind the Scenes?
Hello! As I delight in doing each December, let’s see which stories were most successful of the 24 I wrote on this travel blog this year… and then I’ll give you some …
Do You Want Money, Fame, Honor, or Love? A Story from My Middle School Students to Inspire You…
This time of year, lust for buying bursts forth, and I freak out because gifts are not my love language. In order to give an alternative to consumerism seizing …
The Best Place to Travel this Year for Me Was… Curaçao!
“What’s the best place you traveled to recently?” people often ask. Well, this year, one spot leapt into my heart and smooched it so sweetly that it’s the clear winner: …