This is a tagline I am using this holiday season and it is dual meaning. It is the exuberant claim of being Festive AF, and what that means is joy and celebration this season (ON MY TERMS)!

Another tradition that I love with my daughter is our Trip to NYC at Christmastime. We do this every 5 years, and each time I have been in awe of the girl I have raised, and how spirited living and love show up in our life.

My Dad left this earth too young, too soon, and it is a pain that resides within me that is still healing. A few years after the sudden loss of my Dad, a new man would enter my life, and he would bring with him a family that I would become part of and fall in love with.

There are some stories in my life and the lives of those around me that are profound and worth sharing. It is the ordinary becoming extraordinary and it often involves Fate, Faith and in my life, Dreams, not just mine, but the Vision and hopes of others.

Fall is such a spirited time and season. It touches all of the senses and evokes feelings of comfort and change all in one. Many welcome Fall and are ready for the change in Season. While some resist and want the summer months to stay.

I love the Fall Season. It ignites my spirit and my senses in this season are comforting and grounded. I have read a few things about the Season that I would like to share here, as this season brings lessons and reminders as we are constantly learning, growing, being, and awakened in our intentional living.

The end of August and early September is a time of transition, and I can feel that change in energy and see it in those around me.

I am being called to talk and teach about manifestation. While I have some ideas, I don’t know exactly what that looks like. I am in this place of pregnancy. No, I am not pregnant, that ship has sailed. What I am doing is growing and preparing for more.

My husband and I had the good fortune of going back to the home we built/renovated and raised our family in for almost a decade. This home was a dream of ours, and we put our hearts into it. Within the walls and grounds of the residence, we built the most amazing memories with our children in their growing years. This beauty you see was the vision we had when we first looked at the house which was a worn, single-story ranch-style home that needed a full renovation and update.

My family of 5 was able to take our trip to Italy, which I have dreamed about since I was their college age. There are world travelers and there are those that enjoy travel. I, however, fall into the person that enjoys travel but also loves her routine at home, and life of ordinary & extraordinary moments. But this trip was truly a dream come true.

As I write this post, I am on a train from Rome to Amalfi. As a family, we have FINALLY been able to go on our trip to Italy which is something we have wanted to do for years. I am on Social Media sharing lots of posts, and in doing so, I hope it inspires others to dream big, imagine travel, and book that trip (or believe in it and work towards it).

The Days are long but the years fly by! As parents and Moms, all we want is to raise good humans. We want them to be happy, productive, and good people. At least that was our vision and the work we did. When you see it happen, it is magical. It really is.

Behind the scenes I have been working really hard, my “hard work” these days looks very different from my hard work of building businesses and raising great humans. In this new chapter of living my Nest Life, I am committed to prioritizing myself again, and making self-care and Living HIPP the main thing (because for me it is critical to feeling great and feeling myself, an even better version of myself).

Living HIPP is about core behaviors (self-care, purposeful work/play) along with the power of women working together. Be You. Be Love. Be Free. Be Kind. Be Vulnerable. Be Real. Be a champion of others!