Sign ideas….
No sign is big enough to list all the reasons I’m here
I like ICE in my coffee, not in my streets
No kings, but yas Queens
Not a paid protestor, I’m hate Trump for free
If you think Tylenol is dangerous for children, let me tell you about guns
Elect a rapist, expect to be fucked
Remember to check your kids Halloween candy for the Epstein files
I want to be an old woman 👵
So how can I make that dream come true? 😴
I’ll take care of my mind, body and soul. 🧘♀️
I’ll make choices that lead me in that direction.
I’ll spread kindness 💕
Feel all my emotions, acknowledge them like a compass. 🧭
I don’t require much, but I deserve more than the bare minimum.
I have a high pain tolerance, does that mean I deserve more pain?
I can grow wings right where I am.
Seek to heal, not be cured! Why do I numb with food? I hate feeling numb! #NoticeDontNumb
I am devoted to delight.
Rx: daily dose of novelty
GPS: follow love
Be amazed, follow wonderful, seek awe….
Stop Chewing, chewing has wings 🪽
I’m just another human being, being human.
I want to BE KIND BE BRAVE BE CURIOUS
bats 🦇 and 🐬 can hear shapes
plants 🌱 🪴 can eat light
bees 🐝 can dance maps
a spider 🕷️ can taste the world with her feet
a cricket 🦗 can sing with their legs
Van Morrison 🎶 can feel the sky ☀️
we can’t possible understand the entire universe, but we can be here now 🌍 🌎 🌏
and love one another
May I be courageous enough to live the life I say I want to live.
I choose love 💕
I choose laughter 😂
I choose forgiveness ❤️🩹
I am at peace, and I want peace to surround me ☮️
I am an infinite abundance
of love, light, peace and growth.
Our nest may be quiet, but love echoes louder than ever, my heart has stretch marks…. It wraps all the way around Lake Michigan 🌊
I’d rather think of myself as a bird launcher, than an “empty nester”.
what a gift this time is. 🎁
How amazing we were able to have a motherhood.
How blessed were we to be there for all of their milestones with front row seats to experience the world through fresh eyes filled with wonder and awe. 🌎 🌍 🌏
Their childhood was my motherhood, and what an extraordinary chapter it was. I savored every moment, even the hard ones, because being their mom has been the most meaningful experience I could ever hope for. It wasn’t always easy, it was challenging and exhausting at times, but it was the most rewarding adventure, and I wouldn’t trade a single second of it.
But…ladies, I think our pink is coming back!
Celebrate! turn your quiet house into a sanctuary or personal Air BnB. 🏖️
Come home to yourself. 💕
Graduate to the next chapter 🧑🎓
My own childhood was the eldest daughter and caretaker. Not really a sibling per se.
I’ve been doing all the invisible work of keeping a household running, forms filled out, dogs fed, outfits planned, maintenance scheduled, presents purchased, parties planned …
Here is a permission slip from the universe to Return to Myself
Connect, self care, solitude, ease, joy, gentleness … ☀️
What a gift a quiet house is, to think, to breathe, to just BE
Human BEing
BE KIND
BE BRAVE
BE CURIOUS
How can we contribute to the community and world beyond our family?
What are your dreams? Will they change just you, or will they change the world?
🦋 what if we don’t need to quit our jobs, retire or pack up and move to a new city, what if we can grow wings right where we are? 🦋
After you feel all the feels, open the door, and let possibility inside. 🍀
Embrace all the extra room in your mind now, learn Italian, go for a bike ride, learn how to play guitar or crochet, memorize all the bird songs in your backyard.
If you feel an emptiness in your heart or your schedule, reclaim it!
⭐️ 🌙 ☀️
Twenty-five years, and here we stand,
Side by side, still hand in hand.
From vows we spoke to dreams we made,
Through love and laughter, we’ve stayed brave.
We’ve raised two sons, our greatest pride,
Michael’s found his stunning bride.
This year we gain sweet Sabryn too
Our family grows, our love feels new.
And Finnegan, with his spark so bright,
Keeps our hearts forever light.
Our nest will soon quiet, just us two,
But what a life I’ve lived with you.
We’ll cheer them on, though hearts may ache,
As quiet fills the home we made.
Empty nesters, just us two,
A brand new chapter, bold and new.
So here’s to us, to all we’ve done,
To years of love, and still more fun.
A life of laughter, depth, and grace
Of knowing love in every space.
From first sweet kiss to family life,
I’m so proud to be your wife.
Happy 25th Anniversary Ryan!
I don’t take for granted all of the blessings we have been given. I love you.
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I can’t wait to annoy you from our first kiss to our last breath.
Renew our vows – three things I’m sorry for three things. I’m grateful for and three promises for the future.
Sorry: anger, summer jealousy, telling sleep walking stories
Grateful: making babies with you, supporting me through school and work, team work on the house and kids, supporting me to follow all my dreams.
Promises: take care of you in sickness and health, deep conversations, make sure we both enjoy empty nesting
We have the same values and we live our lives moving together. Here’s a toast to 25 years of marriage.
When we met, you deserved better, and I can’t see you with anyone else, so I became better ….
I found love when I found you
When I look in your eyes, I know it’s true
My life was lonely, broken and blue
Then I found love, when I found you
Once in a lifetime, that’s how it feels
Something so good (so damn good)
How can it be real
Girl, when you touch me
You touch me through and through
I know I found love when I found you
Girl, you’ve got all of me
And I want you to know
There’s nothin’ in this crazy ol’ world
Could make me want to let you go
‘Cause I found love when I found you
Everytime I look into your eyes, I know it’s true
Girl, when you touch me
You touch me through and through
I know I found love, when I found you
A nice little trip to Woodstock
Dinner outside 🌮
Drinks outside 🍹
Shower with all the jets 🚿
Bed and Breakfast 🍳
Concert tickets presale 🎼
Iced coffee 🥤
Farmers Market – Live Music 🎶
Bookstore 📚
😴 Nap 💤
Book on the deck 📕
Paint Michael’s room 🎨
Happy Gilmore with Finnegan 🍿
Finish bags set 🌽
Love is the universes wifi. Our bodies are antenna.
Love, dreams, emotions are just proof we are more than our bodies.
Every word they said whispers through the air forever. Every molecule which for a while made up your person, carries on in the air, or fits into a plant or bird. Every touch on your skin lives on in the neurons of your brain. Most of the atoms which make us up were born in a star. That light exists in us all. ⭐️ We are all made of stardust, we are all just light. And time ceases to exist at the speed of light. So we are all together in the now. Loving energy/ Consciousness/Life.
Your love crosses dimensions and never ends. ❤️ death ends a life, not a relationship 💔💐
Life is really defined by the moments we create and the love that we share together. So here we are, a collection of people that made up your beautiful, magical life.
I want you to leave this funeral urgently wanting to deserve the life you have left to live. That’s why we gather. Not only to honor him, but to refocus and live life to the fullest, with kindness, bravery and curiosity.
Why did he have to die? A better question is why were they given to us? What did we do to deserve their love and joy, the sweet moments we shared. All those moments are a gift. Their death isn’t a punishment.
Bats & Dolphins can hear shapes 🦇 🐬
Plants can eat light 🌱
Crickets can sing with their legs 🦗
Bees can dance maps 🐝
Spiders can taste with their feet 🕷️
Love can live on ❤️
LIFE ITSELF HAS NO MEANING.
LIFE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MEANING.
THE POINT OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, IS JUST TO BE HUMAN.
EXPRESS CREATIVITY, EMOTIONS & IDEAS.
SING, DANCE, PAINT, WRITE, PLAY, READ, LOVE, LAUGH, CRY, RUN, TALK …
SHARE MORE OF THAT.
THAT’S HOW WE MATTER.
THAT’S HOW WE CAN CONNECT.
THAT’S HOW WE CAN FEEL OUR AUTHENTIC FEELINGS
🎶
It’s not where but who you’re with that really matters – Dave Matthews
Smell the sea and feel the sky – Van Morrison
Anchor where the ocean ends – Zac Brown
Choose to chance the rapids, and dare to dance the tide – Garth Brooks
I see my future in your eyes – Ed Sheeran
a weekend done right! No working 🚫 💻
Dog Fundraiser Dinner 🐶
Live Dave Matthews in the She Shedd 🎶
Saturday AM – Didn’t set an alarm 😴 🛌
Reading on the deck ☀️
Graduation party x2 🎉
Sat on a boat with girlfriends 🚤 🌊
Fireworks 🧨
Orange theory 🍊 (met my June commit to fit goal)
Iced Coffee 🥤
Netflix 📺
Manicure / Pedicure 💅
Artist Date 🎨
Nap 💤
Meditation 🧘
Independent Bookstore 📚 🎂
Swimming 🏊 🌊
Simple dinner & chill at home while Finnegan 🎣
📚
Big Magic – Liz Gilbert
Your Brain on Art by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen
The Creative Act: A Way of Beingby Rick Rubin
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Untamed – Glennon Doyle
We can do hard things – Glennon Doyle
Einstein’s God – Krista Tippett
Becoming Better Grown Ups
Fiction —-
The midnight library
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Swear on this Life
📚 ✍️ 📓 📖 💻 📕 🖊️ 🗒️ 📚 ✍️ 📖 💻
If I were to book a writing retreat for myself for a week or weekend what would it look like? And how can I do the same thing on a budget?
Coffee Shop ☕️
Nap 💤
Sunrise & Sunset 🌅 ☀️
TV in bed 🛌
Hiking 🥾 🍂
Meditations 🧘♀️
Library 📚
Take out Chinese 🥢
When the kids are gone and Ryan’s coaching or at the bar … soak up this time alone, and pretend I booked myself a solo vacation, and create my own little writing retreat. ✍️
📚 ✍️ 📓 📖 💻 📕 🖊️ 🗒️ 📚 ✍️ 📖 💻
The Lefty Writer 