Today is Super Bowl Sunday. I’m mostly excited about the commercials and the halftime show.  I’m also excited to sit down and write for a bit this morning, especially since January seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye.  Here are a few highlights: Andy & I rang in the new year with an amazing dinner at an Asian fusion restaurant, followed by a concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. We also stayed at a cool Air B&B with a dry erase wall made of plexiglass. I

Ahhh… today was the first day back to school after spring break. Alas, I knew this day would come, but I am also incredibly grateful for the (much needed) opportunity to recharge last week. Andy and I went to Tamarindo, Costa Rica with my parents, who co-own a condominium right near the beach. Tamarindo is like a home away from home for me… we started going there about twelve years ago when our family friends (the other co-owners of the condo) suggested that we try a new vaca

The title for this post was inspired by a banner I saw downtown on Sunday. The past few weeks have been busy and full of energizing/inspiring events. As a result, my inner light has certainly been shining! Today is the first official snow day of the 2016-2017 school year. We had a 2-hour delay a little while back, but that was it. There was a point where I thought we wouldn’t have any snow days this year, based on the unusually warm weather we have had over the past month. Al

It’s cloudy and rainy out today. I was hoping to spend some time outside since it has been unseasonably warm (no complaints here). Instead, I am taking the opportunity to catch up on writing. Alas, my blog has been one of the things that has lost priority in the hierarchy of daily events. After skimming through my last post, I realize how other things have lost momentum in the past month. Lately, it seems that reading and writing for personal benefit has been replaced with re

This will be my final post for 2016! It’s been interesting to look back on the year, and to see it through different lenses. Everyone’s year has had its ups, downs, and changes, both good and bad. I strive to use every experience and every piece of information that has impacted me this year, towards a positive outcome and/or attitude. It hasn’t always been easy. As I reflect on some of the best moments from 2016, those are the ones I focus on as the year comes to a close. So