My Carpe Diem Life

When traveling, Bed and Breakfast Inn's are my favorite type of establishment. I love the cozy accommodations...the homespun charm of q...

Just a couple of weeks ago, I was ready to bag the silly “Fall in Love” goal. After breaking things off with Mr. September/October, who las...

The other day an email was sent out by to my " Rebuilder " network by a fellow "Rebuilder", Matt, advertising "Resi...

Hey, I'm officially published in a real magazine! I submitted the article I wrote almost 3 years ago to Colorado Runner and this month...

Oct.11 Time to lose my Nervous Nellie persona and become Xevette, Jungle Princess and Slayer of Snakes. (or is Yvettemis, Goddess of the J...

I'm trying to get back on track with my 2008 resolutions and goals again. In many ways they've been going well, but the two that ar...

Here it is July 1, the start of a new half-year and I realize I have been quite remiss with my writing and my goals, in general. I've b...

My daughter has recently joined the Denver Roller Dolls...that's a Roller Derby Team. She's kind of a girly girl, so I was surpris...

My daughter, Megan, could beat out Martha Stewart in a party planning showdown any day. She is a perfectionist and she has been planning h...

Last night we lost and hour of time. I'm trying not to worry about it. We gained a whole day on February 29th. But as I get older, I...