Make it Your Own. Honoring Tradition: Family Rituals & Recipes
Is there a scent that takes you back to the sweetness of your childhood? During the holidays did your family share a traditional meal together? Is there a holiday movie you watched ritually each season, like Elf, It’s a Wonderful Life, or Home Alone? Do you crave the taste of a traditional family recipe from your or someone dear to you?
Traditions are stories or rituals that are passed on from generation to generation. Traditions give us a sense of...
I Forgot My Mantra
The phrase “I forgot my mantra” is from 1977 Best Picture winner and my favorite Woody Allen film, Annie Hall. Jeff Goldblum made a cameo appearance, giving this famous, solitary line.
In my late 20’s, I watched Annie Hall for the first time and rewound Goldblum’s scene over and over again. This brilliant bit depicts a man who is struggling to grasp the motions of a solution that’s eluding him. It resonated with me because it mirrored my life--desperately seeking more love and attention...
Welcome to My Rainbow: My life in words has a soundtrack, if you have Spotify listen to it HERE. Otherwise scroll down to play it.
I grew up in a suburb outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and went to an all-girls Catholic school the entirety of my school age years. I was dying to go to college for one thing: BOYS. Let’s just say that I got around quite nicely at the University of Delaware, and I don’t mean in a car. I wish I could tell you I played...
