I’m really looking forward to sharing more here about the things I love — food, simple wellness, cross-stitch, and all the little creative things that make life feel good. Those things bring me joy, and they’re a big part of what this space is going to be about. But before I jump into all that, let me stop for a minute and talk about something else — silence is golden. This is something most of us already know, yet the benefits of silence are easy to overlook in a world that is constantly moving and talking. Every now and then, though, life has a way of reminding us of the…
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I have a tree-nut allergy — and like a lot of people, I didn’t discover it in the calmest or kindest way. It was one of those moments when your body answers a question you didn’t even know you were asking. Since then, I’ve become very mindful about what I eat, what I use on my skin and what I bring into my atmosphere. When I was a kid, the rule was: “Eat everything on your plate.”The problem? Some things didn’t go down smoothly. I wasn’t enjoying the pecan pie with butter-pecan ice cream that my sisters and brother were fighting over. Something was wrong. At seven years old, I…
