I could not have asked for a better summer.  It feels like I’ve been “out there” all summer long – weekends at the beach in Maine (complete with requisite Bush sighting), good times with friends, a trip to Vancouver (which I can’t wait to write about!)…  Full days that have pulled me in many directions – hence the radio-silence on this blog!

A friend mentioned the other day, and I couldn’t agree more, that September truly feels like the “other New Year.” Perhaps it is from all those years of back-to-school, and now, as a parent, seeing my kids do the same.   I’m feeling a major shift now, pulling attention inward, inside my home, my family, and myself, and looking at what new things I’d like to create in the coming months.  I think this is what people mean when they talk about getting “grounded…”  :)  Now that it’s back to a more regular routine, I hope you’ve got some time to pause, reflect, and ask yourself what you need as well.

It’s good to be back!  I feel some writing coming on.  Stay tuned…

The summer in a nutshell – clockwise from top (sort of): teaching Core Fusion on the Esplanade, view from the porch – Ogunquit Maine, Elise’s sugarplum  party, Marginal Way Ogunquit with my loves, “the sighting” ;) – Barnacle Billy’s Maine, more Barnacle Billy’s goodness, goofing around with Sarah Gardner at the lululemon ambassador summit – Vancouver BC, SUP surfing  -Vancouver BC.