The Small Magic of Thank You

Recently, I was hanging out with one of my favorites, Krayl Funch. She’s an amazing person AND she’s an amazing home stylist! I know; I’ve seen her work. We were talking about all kinds of things and then she said two words to me: “thank you.” She also said a bunch of...

Small Magic and Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween. That officially marks the start of the holiday season. Today, we’ll start seeing Christmas decorations go up and we’ll all have visions of yummy roasted turkey in our heads (well, except the vegans and vegetarians). That’s...

SMALL MAGIC is for Quitters

I know, I know – most people don’t want to be thought of as a quitter. AND quitting has a really negative connotation. I want you to look at it a bit differently. Ask yourself these questions: Have you ever stayed in a relationship longer than it was healthy?...

Kindness

The last month has been challenging to say the least. Between hurricanes, earthquakes, and shootings, there’s a lot more bad in our newsfeeds, on our TVs, and in our conversations. I don’t know the answers. What I do know is that we should all make an extra effort to...

The Small Magic of Generosity

My mom, Mama Sandra, has always been one of the most generous people I know, to a fault. She always taught all her kids to be giving and generous and not to make it all about us or to hoard our gifts from others. Sometimes, she did this to the degree that I thought...