Turn “FI” into “IF”

Turn “FI” into “IF”

I was sitting in a bench swing, looking at this view the other day, and thinking about motivation. I’m getting close to a milestone birthday (one of those with a zero on the end of the number), and feeling philosophical. Also feeling overwhelmed at all the...
“Too pretty to use”

“Too pretty to use”

Imagine you’ve spent the day cooking a special dinner for your family. Or for you and your loved one, just the two of you. Every part of it lovingly prepared–an Instagram-worthy meal. The table you set looks beautiful. The food smells heavenly. When...
Why isn’t it worth the trouble?

Why isn’t it worth the trouble?

(Photo by Rachelle N. from Pexels) Oprah Winfrey tells about the time she had a group of girlfriends stay over at her home in Maui, to celebrate her 58th birthday. While they were talking one evening, a few of them discovered they were all fans of a musician named...
Music. Laughter. Soap.

Music. Laughter. Soap.

Music, laughter, soap. Every human being has these three things in common. Music can move us. Laughter can heal us. Soap cleanses us. But we have more than those things in common. Every one of us feels the rain, and the wind. We all sleep. We all wake up. Every person...
Not enough hours in the day

Not enough hours in the day

There aren’t enough hours in the day, are there? Work, errands, spending time with the people we love, making dinner…binge watching (oh, the binge watching!). I understand, about not having enough time. I’m Cindy, the chief soap wrangler at Utopia...