I am someone who has a hard time turning off. Whether it’s because of the systems that reinforce this, the demands that those systems create and enable or the Productivity = Value equation we have all been conditioned to believe. Or whether it’s pure inspiration and excitement. Whatever the reason, my operating system tends to... Continue Reading →
Some Days – Autumn Abundance (Retreat)
Fun fact: I am pretty much always looking forward to fall. I try to live in the present moment and enjoy the blessings of each day. And, at the same time, I kind of can’t wait for fall. Yes. It’s March. Even now. This is something my family likes to tease me about. However,... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Pause
I heard the shoulds… I paused… And I chose me. The other weekend, I was scheduled to attend a creative retreat. My husband was set to run a half marathon two hours away, with my son in tow for the weekend. As tends to happen in situations like this, our respective schedules filled up with... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Dance With Darkness
I often say that, in our world today, we only seem to be allowed to have two states. Blessed and blissed. Don’t get me wrong. I love these states! And, there is a whole rainbow of states and emotions that I dance through almost daily. I think we all do. And, these days, it... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Lead
For much of my life, I was astro-curious. As a teen, I remember diligently reading my horoscope in Cosmopolitan magazine each month. Always looking up the zodiac signs of my crushes and trying to figure out if they were destined to be my Prince Charming. Always wondering what the stars might hold and if they... Continue Reading →
Some Days
As I step into this new chapter, I am revisiting my original musings about Some Days from 2021 when this vision first started coming into view. Sitting here today, I have a whole new level of appreciation for what it means and the possibility it offers. *** Some Days are different than Somedays. Somedays are... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Make Hard Decisions
In a career (and life) full of making hard decisions and doing hard things, I’ve been walking through the fire of the hardest so far. I recently made the very difficult personal decision to step down from my role as Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Vuori. One of the things that brought me... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We See Patterns
Pete and Repeat sat on a wall. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat sat on a wall… Do you remember that joke from when you were a kid? The one that never ended until something finally gave and there was some kind of forced interjection? “Enough already! Let’s go jump rope!” ... Continue Reading →
Some Days, I’m Bored
What is your relationship with free time? Truly free free time? When is the last time you’ve had it? What happened when you did? At the beginning of the year, I came back from two weeks away unplugged. Upon return, people asked how my time was. (As they are wont to do.) I am not... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Have to Let Our Stories Go
“Oh no no noYou just gotta let that old story go”- Trevor Hall As an English major, I have always had a love for stories. They can be a place to dream, adventure, inspire. Whether they are the stories of others or our own. In fact, viewing ourselves as the protagonist in our own story... Continue Reading →