Chicken Gnocchi Soup is a hearty, filling soup, perfect for warming you up from the inside out. Wow…what a week, huh? In fact, I bubbled myself up as much as possible, shut down Facebook, and reached out to friends in person to chat. I feel like Facebook and even Twitter to some extent tends to feed…
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Election Night 2016
No matter what happens tonight, we have a lot of repairing to do in America. People have been scarred, families have been torn apart, friendships have been strained – and everyone has become the almighty judge of everyone else. This repairing doesn’t start with who becomes president…it starts with us. Forgiving, loving, leading by…
The Trolls Within Us
Wow, things are a bit stressful lately, aren’t they? It’s hard to focus on the positive, to not have anxiety and to have faith in everything that’s going to go down tomorrow and the next few years. Tensions seem extra high and damaging invisible walls between fellow Americans seem to be forming. It doesn’t seem…
The Resurgence of the Slow Blogging Movement
A post for the bloggers wanting to slow down. As someone who has been blogging for ten years, I’ve seen the ebb and flow of how blogging has changed over time. Ten years ago there was a small handful of us, supporting and reading and loving each other the best we knew how. As the…
Our 1 Second Everyday Video Project
How I’ve documented the past 365 days using the 1 Second Everyday Video App and why I have loved every second of it! Check out the images from our year as well as the entire video, below. Exactly one year ago May 1st, I started a journey of a lifetime. Yes, I got my very first…
Happiness In Photos
One of my favorite things about writing my Rock Your Happy Newsletter each week is that it forces me to regularly get out my big girl camera to take pictures of things I love. I thought it might be fun to share the header images I’ve used so far for the 11 Rock Your Happy newsletters I’ve sent…
The Rock Your Happy Newsletter #16 – Margarita Wisdom
Hi friends! I was in New York last week and spent one very fun afternoon with my wise and inspirational friend, Gina. She gave me a tiny scolding for failing to send out myweekly happy newsletters this summer. After a few margaritas (she doesn’t normally drink tequila, I haven’t had alcohol in many months) we…
The NEW Rock Your Happy Newsletter – Your Action Requested
Hi Friends! (Stick with me please…I have a simple action item I need from you!) I want to chat with you about something that’s been on my mind… I miss you! I miss connecting with you in ways we used to in the comment section here on Dine & Dish. I miss sharing happy things with…
The Happiness Report #38 (Happy Calm Focused Edition)
The Happiness Report #38, featuring Happy Calm Focused, Bags and lots of other happy things! Christmas music is playing, my daughters have been busy in the kitchen making our favorite cutout Christmas cookies (recipe here…you’ve gotta make these) and I feel like I’m wrapped in a blanket of holiday bliss. It’s been a low key…
So, You Want to Be a Morning Person? 3 Ways I Make Mornings Rock
I used to hate mornings…then I discovered some simple ways to make mornings my favorite! Here are 3 of my favorite ways to “Take Back Morning” and make them rock! An alternate title for this post could easily be “I Hated Mornings But Now I Love Them”. I love mornings… in fact, the early morning hours…
