The world stopped, and so did that section of my soul that has to throw itself into written words. The writing. The poems. The scribbles in the notebook. (Ok, a few words written at the screen in panic/devastation/frustration. So much so, I forgot I even wrote them. But that was it.) It all just froze... Continue Reading →
2020 is a big deal for me. A new decade. A huge birthday in a few weeks. A lot of intentions and things to work on. I even started therapy a few months ahead of the new year to get focused and clear on how I wanted the next decade of my life to FEEL.... Continue Reading →
As someone who has been entrenched in the spirits and craft cocktail world as a writer and blogger for several years now, it had been quite a while since I had taken a significant booze break. In fact, I hadn't gone more than a week or so without a cocktail since I was pregnant five... Continue Reading →
“Here’s to alcohol, the rose-colored glasses of life.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald Usually, when the season changes, I'll latch onto a cocktail for a few weeks. As summer has surely started to set in on Salt Lake City, I've been sipping on these hibiscus margaritas. Think of this libation like: a cocktail that incorporates savory... Continue Reading →
I spent this Mother's Day with my sister, our kiddos, and our good friend Andrea––eating, drinking, and talking about life, birth, mothers and daughters, and how motherhood has or hasn't been what we thought it would be. My sister said it best when she said that she knew motherhood would be hard and wonderful. But... Continue Reading →
In The Way 