How Do You Tend to Your Roots?

by tatiana | Sep 6, 2021

Recently, I asked a friend if she had plans to travel to Nashville sometime soon. She replied with “I’m tending my roots… It’s the season of staying here right now.”  Her words paused my next thought. And then they painted a Mary Engelbreit-like picture of...

Creating and Changing a Fulfilling Routine

by tatiana | Aug 30, 2021

My house is quiet. Blais started school and my two older boys are away at college. One morning, I was going down the stairway of my house and noticed the silence. It brought up a memory of a routine I had before the summer began – a routine set around a...

The Truth of Who You Are

by tatiana | Aug 24, 2021

On my flight back from Croatia I sat next to a young girl. She said she was coming back from Scotland where she was doing research as a part of her college class. I asked her what she was studying. “Most people think it’s totally weird,” she said, and added in a bit...

Take a Break From Trying Too Hard

by tatiana | Aug 16, 2021

I’m writing this post from the back seat of my friend’s car. We are driving from Zadar to Peljesac (the peninsula near Dubrovnik). The road is winding. The mountains we pass by, the fields and rivers, the sun setting on the Adriatic sea, vineyards, stone buildings,...

How To Let Go Of Attachment

by tatiana | Aug 9, 2021

When was the last time you wrote your intentions and desires down? Or drew them with colored pencils?  Children do it all the time. They get crayons and draw their wishes in big bright colors: a bright yellow sun shining on a smiling child; holding mommy and daddy’s...