Barefoot Optimist

06/25/2026

A co-worker just said via email "It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. Your enthusiasm is contagious!" What a treat to be reminded that I STILL GOT IT! 🥰

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06/08/2026

Does anyone feel like this?
"Germany polished me in ways I am still discovering. It is nearly impossible to take yourself too seriously when the grammar feels backwards in your brain, the customs make little sense, and you spend your days physically running into people because you've spent your whole life existing on the opposite side of everything, hallway, sidewalk, shopping aisle, road. I think it was there that I developed my deep and abiding love for communication mishaps, the kind that are nobody's fault and everybody's problem. Even now, back in the States, I find obvious misunderstandings absolutely hilarious in a way that other Americans rarely seem to. Perhaps my years abroad broke something in my American communication language. If so, I have never once wanted it repaired."

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05/24/2026

Wrapping up an interesting two days with at Art of Living Center in Boone, NC. What a gift to be able to spend this time surrounded by positivity and optimism while learning fascial maneuvers and making strides with self-healing. I’ve found release emotionally and physically… returning home more balanced and centered for sure. Life is too short and the road is too squiggly to walk it with wonky steps 😉

05/16/2026

Back from my whirling global travels… and then a quick turnaround to . Def feeling the quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” Thankful that life has taught me how to PAUSE and absorb it all 🌞 The market today in Savannah was lovely. Reconnecting with farmer friends and making new ones. had such an international vibe…. I’m satisfied, albeit temporarily 🌎

03/16/2026

“What else?” … what a gorgeous way to pivot perspective!

02/26/2026

Coffee thoughts this morning.....
The world can feel pretty of dark. Hurdles, detours and roadblocks happen, and frustration can arise.... but that darkness always gives way and the challenges deliver us to beautiful places and joyful mindsets that we never even knew existed!

02/19/2026

I just learned that Germans call part-time jobs for a student a Minijobs and I love that so very much! 🥰

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01/30/2026

Musings this morning as I work through current events and my opinions. Letting my mind be free….

01/27/2026

New blog post!

We are (or should be) in control of our mornings, our days, our lives. Even when we feel out of control, overworked, inundated with chaos we are in control of our actions and reactions. We choose w…

01/12/2026

An original painting in our Airbnb in Brevard, North Carolina. I’m tickled by its existence in the bedroom and analyzed it last night before turning off the lights.

So many creatures in it… human faces + animals, birds…. Every time I glance back, I see more. More anguish. More connection. More of a Venn-like diagram of our wild. Interlocking, overlapping. Layers of our lives and nature integrated.

We are all One. This breaks my heart, but warms my soul. Now in these sorrowful times in my country, I keep:
Seeking the good.
Celebrating the small stuff.
Watching for the grandeur of positive change….

It’s there. In the layers of our connectedness. Yet muted against the atrocities we are witnessing.

I will keep returning to this painting, time and time again ❤️