Meet Louise…
Thanks for stopping at our little blog! I’m Louise, and I’m currently in the “taxi” season of child raising, spending lots of time in my car but still loving the teenage years more than the toddler years. I love running, hiking, reading, good coffee (with good friends) and good salsa. I love northern Michigan in the summertime. In addition to time spent with my husband and three children, I also work in fundraising for a women and children’s center.
What I Love Right Now!
Stitch Fix – If you haven’t discovered this personal styling service in a box, it’s so fun. You sign up online for a personal stylist to select 5 items for you (clothing, bags, shoes, jewelry) and you can schedule a “fix” as often as you want. The clothes are cute and fun and different, and mine fit so well! I love it.
Carrying My Canoe
We love spending time at our favorite lake in the summer. I love watching the water in all its moods - but when it's calm and still like glass, nothing beats taking the canoe and spending some peaceful moments paddling along the shore. My son even took this...
read moreEverything Doesn’t Have to Be “Fixed”
I am what I'd call a recovering perfectionist. Sometimes I fall off the wagon, but in general I am so much better than I used to be! I used to see things very neatly - black or white, right or wrong - and I was pretty stingy with grace. But years of good times,...
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#One Word: What’s Yours?
New Year's Resolutions are so UGH. Mine are always broken or forgotten or just plain unrealistic and tossed before January is halfway through. But I do like having goals, and vision, and something to work toward. Something that guides my actions around family, my...
read moreA New Year’s Recipe If You Want Good Luck (But Hate Black Eyed Peas)
Christmas is full of family traditions, right? What we do, what we eat, who we give gifts to, when we unwrap those gifts, etc., etc. In our family, one of the best traditions is making cream candy. My great-grandfather borrowed this recipe from a friend more than...
read moreHoliday Stress: Keep it Simple
The election is over and I'm going to tell myself that someone, somewhere planned US elections to be completed just before our attention was diverted by tidings of comfort and joy. Like the song says, "We need a little Christmas, right this very minute!" Thanksgiving...
read moreAll The Good in the World
My mother-in-law and friends during their 18-state excursion, at a stop in Bar Harbor, Maine. My mother-in-law is a news junkie. And a politics junkie too. She spends a lot of time listening to the round-the-clock cable news cycle, and she loves to discuss and...
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