I have one week left until I embark on my trip to Italy.Like everything the past few years, once again my life is in a holding pattern and about to shift dramatically.Only this time is very different from all the rest…this time I have learned lessons that are taking me to that next "phase" of my life. When I say the next phase, I mean my 30's.While I have to do some serious contemplation about my next move….I have done the legwork to get to this...

"Semplicemente, vorrei essere con te….Simply, I want to be with you"……. It was one year ago today that my entire world shifted. I was sitting in my grungy New York apartment when I got the news my grandfather had passed from this world.You can never truly prepare yourself for a death of a loved one, I do remember sitting on the bathroom floor with Dolce, my little hairy best friend, on my leg…I cried for hours alone. Looking back, I wasn't cr...

I was on a canoe in the Sydney harbor when 2010 arrived…actually I was standing up against a rock on a small beach contemplating how to get my canoe off the oysters and back into the water….I had met a new friend that night who was also on the rock with me. We were watching the fireworks over the harbor bridge and he was talking about love, families and kids…I didn't push him in the water…although the thought crossed my mind.I was able to tune him out a...

Coming soon....Promise. The block is lifting and I adore you for your relentless support. X always.

RECUPERATION…A time to heal and gain strength… There are times in our lives that lend themselves to starting something new. The beginning of a new year, finishing school, leaving a job, or changing homes…countries…these are all times that turn our minds to fresh starts. With 2010 approaching rapidly, I have been thinking about what a new start truly means. We can choose to start anew anytime. In any moment we can decide that a bad day or a relation...