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year of kindness challenge: wrap-up + reflections
Last week’s kindness challenge — the final challenge in this Year of Kindness — was to forgive someone. I am a fierce believer in forgiveness. When you forgive someone, you set yourself free from the...
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a year of Wooden: week 7
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Hope you’re easing back into the workweek all right after the long weekend. Here is an inspiring piece about random acts of kindness that will make you smile {credit goes to my...
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fabulous friday #13
Aaaand just like that, it’s Friday again! Where did this week go? I can’t believe how quickly it flew by. Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. My friend Janet is visiting! We’re both going to a...
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my birthday wish + giveaway
Hi, friends, and happy Thursday! My 27th birthday is a week from today, and during the next week I’m planning to celebrate by doing 27 random acts of kindness! I’m really excited about it and will be...
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27 acts of kindness for my 27th birthday
Last week, I shared that my birthday wish for this year was to create a “kindness chain” … I spent the week doing 27 random acts of kindness, in honor of my 27th birthday. It was my favorite birthday...
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a year of Wooden: week 26
Hi everyone! Time for this week’s year of Wooden challenge! January: Drink deeply from good books. February: Make friendship a fine art. March: Help others. April: Build a shelter against a rainy day...
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a year of Wooden: week 27
Hi everyone! I’m coming at you with this week’s year of Wooden challenge… and we’re into August, which means a new monthly focus! January: Drink deeply from good books. February: Make friendship a fine...
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a year of Wooden: week 28
Hi everyone! It’s time for this week’s year of Wooden challenge! January: Drink deeply from good books. February: Make friendship a fine art. March: Help others. April: Build a shelter against a rainy...
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a year of Wooden: week 29
Happy Monday, friends! It’s time for this week’s year of Wooden challenge! January: Drink deeply from good books. February: Make friendship a fine art. March: Help others. April: Build a shelter...
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a year of Wooden: week 30
Hi, everyone! Hope you had a lovely Labor Day weekend! Dana is visiting and we spent a gorgeous day soaking up the sunshine in Santa Barbara. I love having this beautiful inside-and-out person for a...
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30 acts of kindness for my 30th birthday
This year, I’m ringing in a new decade! Yep—I’m joining my hubby in the 30’s club! As when I turned 27, my birthday wish for this year is to create a “kindness chain” … I’ve spent the past few weeks...
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on toughness, empathy + being gentle with yourself
When I was in high school, I played on the basketball team for two years. I’ve loved basketball since I was a little girl playing for youth teams, where the coaches would sometimes bring boom-boxes to...
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find someone who is kind
My grandma likes to tell a story about the first time she met my dad. At this point, my parents had been dating for almost two years and were engaged to be married in a matter of months. Shortly after...
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fabulous friday #13
Aaaand just like that, it’s Friday again! Where did this week go? I can’t believe how quickly it flew by. Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. My friend Janet is visiting! We’re both going to a...
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