get lost in the souks (you don't even have to try for that one).
notice the doors. the beautiful, hand carved wooden doors.
finish every meal with a glass of mint tea.
soak up the bold, intense cobalt blue in the Majorelle Garden, and a collection of "love" posters that Yves Saint Laurent designed over a period of 35 years and sent as greeting to his closest friends.
cat people, this city is for you.
remember when you shared what you were most thankful for and helped me raise funds to buy science lab apparatus for Shepherds Junior Secondary School in Tanzania?
look what you made possible.
thank you, thank you, thank you.
photos by Shepherds Junior Secondary School.
FEB 15. 2000 - JAN 17. 2013
the sadness comes in waves, repeatedly, consistently, inevitably. I see her everywhere, and I miss her all the time. my most faithful companion, my very best friend.
actually, it is not.
but in less than a week we will all be lolling around the apartment in our pajamas and finally spending some time together as a family.
and I know it will be then.
my dog head butted me until I eventually dragged myself out of bed and fed her.
I briefly talked with my Mom on the phone.
I wore Converse.
I didn't get what I wanted and it turned out to be a blessing.
Spanx are my new best friend.
I'm working on a project for this musical (and just like that, I'm 14 again).
Sean designed his very own zoo. he also learned about menstruation, and then exclaimed "thank you God, I'm a boy!"
I missed my husband.
two balls fell off our Christmas tree.
Will was mad and in a bad mood all day. when it happens, he usually retreats to my bed and reads for hours.
I watched this movie.
I said "thank you" and "I'm sorry". and I meant it.
Dec 12, 2012 Share 
it's that time of the year, again. a little something to thank you all for visiting this blog and supporting my work.
download your free printable 2013 calendar here.
to all who have helped me reach my pledged goal and raise funds to buy science lab apparatus for Shepherds Junior Secondary School. once again, I am humbled, inspired and in awe of the way you rallied around this project, of your ongoing support, of what you all helped achieve.
thank you, thank you, thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
note: you can still donate and help Epic Thanks raise at least $10.000 to invest in Leah's school. if we reach that goal, an anonymous donor has pledged to make an additional $5.000 contribution!
each Thanksgiving for the past few years, in honor of all we have to be thankful for, some friends and I have been making small investments in projects that aim to transform our world. this year, I've decided to raise $1.000 to buy science lab apparatus and provide students at Shepherds Junior Secondary School in Tanzania with access to hands-on science education.
because I'm most thankful for the people in my life who are always certain of my own strength, who challenge me to be better every day, who give me opportunities to create the life I want for myself, who see what I am doing, and have faith in my ability to learn my lessons, overcome adversity and make a difference in the world. and I know. I wouldn't be where I am today, and I might have stopped a hundred times, if it weren't for each and everyone of them believing in me.
and I believe in those kids.
I hope you'll join me and help make it happen. all you have to do is share what you're most thankful for and visit Epic Thanks 2012 to make a gift in any amount.
so tell me, what are you thankful for?
enjoy a few hours of wild, unbridled laughter braving the chilly wind in Kensington Garden with good friends.
seriously. need I say more?
they made my heart double in size, my perspective on life expand and grow, feel immensely loved, laugh louder than I've ever had, ask questions that challenged my understanding and relentlessly seek out the answers, jump up and sing, realize how much I thought I knew and how little I actually know, and sincerely want to be a better person.
I still can't quite explain it. what Tanzania means to me now. all I am certain of is that things will never be the same.
I will never be the same.
more photos here.