When it comes to paid work, I’ve heard that the average person spends about 21% of their waking life working. That’s a huge chunk of your life! When you also consider that, apparently, 80% of people are unhappy with their job, that’s a lot of time spent unhappily. But I believe it: just one scroll […]
What’s Your Answer to ‘Why’?
Little Miss has a new favorite word: “Why?” I feel like she’s started early with this question… she’s not even two! But if I ask her to do just about anything, or if I say we “need” to do something, the first thing out of her sweet little mouth is often “why?” It’s not always […]
How My Toddler Daughter Teaches Me to Just Be Myself
Toddlers are interesting folks. They still have quite a bit to learn about the world — like the fact that the world, contrary to their belief, doesn’t always revolve around them and what they want right NOW. (And they can be quite stubborn — see this blog post here for my thoughts on that). But […]
Welcome to my Oops and Daisies blog
I love being inspired. And lucky for me, a lot inspires me: traveling, food, people, makeup (seriously – more on that later), a good book… really anything with a history. An ability to tell a story. Our stories, the ones we share and the ones we prefer to keep to ourselves, are full of downs […]