My Carpe Diem Life

Help Steph get to MedicineX conference We're in the midst of what I call "Carpe Diem Season"... when I clog up all of my f...

It's been awhile since I've written here and that's because I've been having a wonderful fun-filled few weeks and just haven...

This is my entry for  GISHWHES  Item #117: Gishwhes has conquered the Great Wall, South American waterfalls, the Champs-Élysées, and even S...

.. you're in Minneapolis for the Aquatennial fireworks! Last night I saw the most spectacular display of fireworks ever. Touted as o...

When I moved out here to Minnesota, one of the questions I pondered was: How long will it take for me to make friends? I had these grand ...

This weekend has been another one of exploring the many parks and lakes and beautiful Minnesota scenery. The highlight of my week, however, ...

One of my resolutions for 2016 was to write a weekly blog post about what makes me happy, and though I haven't had 100% success, I'v...

I really can't express how much I love the beautiful weekends I've been enjoying, both last weekend in Colorado and this weekend, ba...

My friend, Linda, died last week after a 5 year battle with cancer. I didn't write a blog post last week because it seemed inappropri...

I've been using this blog as a way to record my little experiments in happiness. It's been especially interesting for me to be awa...