I know the universe is driving the bus, yet I’m still amazed by how it put some of my life list items front and center in the last month. Here’s some crazy awesome stuff that happened:

1. In December I crossed #3 (Take my Mom on some kind of fun adventure/vacation) off my list, inspired by a . . . → Read More: Life Lists Work in Mysterious Ways

Last week Laurel asked me to make a stocking for Violet to match the ones I made for our family of three a couple of years ago. As I rooted around my fabric bag to see what felt pieces I had kicking around (key requirement of my design was to make do with whatever I had . . . → Read More: Crafty Signs From the Universe

I feel grateful for so much in my life. Jon is an amazing, supportive husband. Laurel is one of the sweetest, funniest, and most thoughtful kids on the planet. Violet is adorable, sleeps through the night, and gobbles up all of the food I lovingly puree for her. I have a roof over my head and . . . → Read More: Tomorrow

I actually have two defining moment of 2010 — they not only affected my life in logistical and practical ways, but also in big picture universe perspective ways.

The first was my participation in Eat. Blog. Run. (which I wrote about for the Moment prompt on December 3). Why? Because as a newbie runner — I had . . . → Read More: #reverb10: Defining Moment

Today’s #reverb10 writerly prompt is:

December 14: Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? (Author: Victoria Klein)

There are so, so many things that I’ve been grateful for this year; so much so that I started blogging weekly about gratitude.

However, if I had . . . → Read More: #reverb10: Appreciate

Today’s #reverb10 writerly prompt is:

December 10: Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out? (Author: Susannah Conway)

When I first read this prompt, I tried to think of the practical and tangible; for example, wise business or household decisions. There are certainly some candidates in that domain, but what . . . → Read More: #reverb10: Wisdom

Today’s #reverb10 writerly prompt is:

December 5: Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why? (Author: Alice Bradley)

Oh did this prompt speak to me.

I actually wrote a magazine submission on this very topic. I’m still waiting to hear on the status of the submission so I won’t publish what I wrote, . . . → Read More: #reverb10: Let Go