The French 75 Journal

Week 21: Carve Your Own Path Enveloped by lush foliage and singing birds en route to this morning’s 7am yoga class, I had a deep sense of gratitude for taking a different career path. Nearly 15 years ago I did the unthinkable and quit my full-time job with health insurance and a 401K to pursue […]

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.—Vera Nazarian While rain poured down on our tin Costa Rican roof last night, I closed My Year with Eleanor for the last time. Fini. My journey conquering fears culminating with the author’s summit of Kilimanjaro was over. […]

Bonjour. Welcome to the 338th edition of Tranquility du Jour: All About the Pretty. Today’s show features writer, yogi, consultant Julia Coney. Be inspired by her favorite face oil, summer beauty routine, and nail care regime.   Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 338: All About the Pretty   Featured Guest: Julia Coney is the […]

Week  20: Read For years I’ve looked to books for answers and found my heart racing with anticipation when stepping into a bookstore, library, or a boutique’s curated book section {hello Anthropologie}. A bookstore promises the opportunity to gain new knowledge, enhance my life in some way, or better understand the human psyche by reading […]

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. – Thich Nhat Hanh Tea sipping is a gift. The fragrance, taste, color, and temperature offer refreshing goodness to one’s palate. Moving through your Monday, notice if you can […]

Week 19: Get Away A change of scenery can have profound effects on your state of mind. Saturday morning I packed up one gold tote and headed to the train station bound for New York City. During the four-hour ride, Tim and I read, shared photos of available rescue dogs, and gazed out the window. […]

Early April we had the spring TranquiliT shoot at the Pink Palace followed by a few personal lifestyle shots the following weekend. Of course, Le Pug was front and center {often popping in to the back room as our unsuspecting model swapped outfits}. Photographer Marie Maroun captured these candids. When I look at them, I […]

Bonjour. Welcome to the 337th edition of Tranquility du Jour: Writing and Yoga. Today’s show features leader, writer, and speaker Jennifer Schelter. Be inspired by her mindful strategies for living, use of various modalities in her work, and the importance of writing and yoga. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour # 337: Writing + Yoga   […]

our weekend altar macarons, mason jars with striped straws, doilies, and pink fleurs bunting, flowers, pom poms, candles, and twinkle lights on screened porch may dreams writing prompts retreaters’ cabin tim helping fluff pom poms as i lost patience our beautiful retreaters louis’ memorial garden stone love notes of gratitude mid-week date night Week in […]

Week 18: Add Beauty While hosting an Art + Yoga retreat in West Virginia this weekend, I encouraged reflection on what creativity is and how it showed up in retreaters’ lives. Ironically, creativity can be a hard concept to define despite it being a household word for many. According to Webster’s, creativity is the ability […]

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