Hello! There are some homes you walk into and immediately feel taken care of. My aunt and uncle's home in Chicago is one of them. I stopped by to see them on my way back from Madison last week, and as always, she acted like it was no big deal while going completely above and beyond. Mahi, a beautiful plate of roasted vegetables, and a gluten-free apple cake made just for me. Yes, I felt spoiled. I've been thinking about why that feeling is so strong at her place. Yes, it's the food (oh, it's...

Hello! It’s been a few weeks since the Aligned Sanctuary retreat, and I’m still feeling it. In fact, as I’m prepping this newsletter, I’m in Madison, Wisconsin, attending a retreat hosted by Jen Heller, who was one of the special guest speakers at Aligned Sanctuary. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to her group about Feng Shui and the energy of your home. Wow, what a great group of women. I have one more day of connection and great conversation to go, and I can’t wait. It has me...

Hello! On the last afternoon of the Aligned Sanctuary retreat, I planned our closing ceremony for 3pm. I wanted everyone to have plenty of time to catch flights or get on the road well before dark. So we closed the circle, I opened up a little extra free time... and fully expected the women to start packing up. The next time I looked at my watch it was 5:15. Every single one of them was still here. At some point my husband went out and fired up the lawnmower, which I'm fairly certain was his...