This morning I woke up positively giddy…because it is a day off. A. Day. Off. From. Training. This was my most intense week of swim training in this bizarre adventure and I’ve been a titch sick of trying to channel my inner Nemo (as my sweet training likes to remind as she enthusiastically jumps in [...]

I’ve always been a list maker – to-do lists, birthday lists, gratitude lists and when a friend sent me the above quote yesterday it got me thinking about happy lists. I remember one from when I was younger that included: balloons, doughnuts, and dinosaurs. I believe in the practice of writing things down – in [...]

The other morning I discovered I was out of coffee filters, so I threw a paper towel in the coffee maker and opened the fridge to make my son’s lunch…which turned out to be a can of artichokes, 5 blueberries, and a power bar. While making this exotic lunch, I remembered that I publicly stated [...]

For the next 19 weeks I will be sharing a post each week with a little tidbit, inspiration, or just mindless babbling about how my training journey is going. Enjoy! When I was in the 4th grade, I saw my brother dive and I knew I wanted to do the same. I loved it, had [...]

Following up from the feedback from our retreats in January, Jen Best and I have decided to offer a nine month class that will start at the end of February and meet once a month.The purpose of the class is to take time to be intentional about growing and continuing to create the life you [...]

Lately, as I head to bed I’ve engaged in the same nightly routine, I take the garbage out, shaking my head that I’ve failed to shovel the back walk, I head downstairs, turn out the light, shaking my head at the mess I cleaned once already hours before, I lock the doors, saying goodnight to [...]

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With a cup of coffee to warm my hands I watched the sun rise over my favorite lake, I found myself thinking of moments when life splits into before and after…a friend whose son’s best friend died unexpectedly, the first anniversary of a friend’s father’s death, my family taking on the label of caregivers for [...]

2013 Live a Brilliant Life Retreat Co-facilitated by Minneapolis based Life Coaches Sarina LaMarche and Jennifer Best We believe in the beauty of living in the present but we also believe in what’s next. We believe everything we need is right here inside of us. We have the answers and the power to live our best [...]

Started this one at the beginning of the month…my traditional September post. I swear if reread my posts from years pasts there would be one every September that starts the same…fall is a bittersweet time…endings and beginnings. As one friend remarked everything happens for you in the Autumn. She is right…years of school, grad school, new jobs, [...]