Well, I'm back from a fun week in Scottsdale.  It was a trip that was planned for Bryn's 16th birthday & she got to take her best friend, Ali who I call my

First thing this morning, I thought I'd quickly scan through & delete over 300 new emails I'd somehow avoided in the

Let each problem remind you to be thankful. For problems are possible only because your life has value, meaning, potential and

I recently finished reading the book Hustle as part of a team of 7 coaches for The Lean Life Project. Our role as coaches was to each give a daily video on

So... while scrolling through Facebook today, I came across a link to Missing Richard Simmons. For the life of me, I can't even remember who posted it because once I clicked on it I was hooked the rest of the afternoon. 

Happy Valentine's Day!  I left an early surprise on Bryn's desk the other day .  Her first response after her very excited THANK YOU was, "ummm did you

Whyyyy has it taken me so long to jump on this hot mess express band wagon?  Glass of wine, some popcorn & I'm hooked for hours.  Just in the

Text from Bryn at school today... Bryn:  After school can we maybe go look at the Mod tent sale? {no response} Bryn:  Maddie said she got like 7 things for 30 bucks and they have a lot of

At the ripe old age of 48 and with my 30th high school reunion occurring recently... I have a few thoughts on age & maturity. 

Read the following recently & wanted to share it.  I think it's so important to remember all this at any age, but especially those growing up in this age of

Question from a friend:  Do you have writer's block, Deana?  Me:  Oh no, I have plenty to say.  I probably just shouldn'

Well... I'm still on a "ZUMBA HIGH" from a fantastic weekend & the opportunity to be part of the Francesca Maria LOVE Tour 2016! I have to say this was definitely

Saw this image the other day & thought... EXACTLY.  We all walk around thinking everyone else has their lives together & that we're the only

Saw this first thing in my email this morning & it really spoke to my heart today so I thought I'd share.  Enjoy your weekend.  Make some fun memories that will

  In the process of writing blog posts, I sometimes get side-tracked & unintentionally change directions from where I started.  Sometimes I just

Started the weekend with some dancing of course, tons of fun as always...  lunch + getting caught up on life with

Ok.... so it appears that the last time I posted on here was on April 25.  So ummm... yeah... over a month ago.  That was actually a couple days before

Read this article over the weekend & it struck a chord with me.  Actually it made me cry. Because yes, I have gotten that phone call that