“Describe a time when Heather was most full of life, passion and purpose.” This was the question my business coach had me ask a handful of friends when I was transitioning from the...

Being an extravert and a lifelong fan of food, Thanksgiving ranks at the top of my favorite holidays. As a child I remember getting excited each time the door bell rang on Thanksgi...

Somehow it’s November and only eight weeks from now we’ll be saying ‘Happy New Year’—some a little more cheerfully than others. Does this excite you? Or after thinking through ever...

“What the heck do you eat for breakfast?” I’m asked fairly often. Gone are the days of quickly pouring a bowl of cereal or grabbing a bagel on the go. Seven years ago I made a cons...

I’ve been chasing joy for 2 years and 2 months. The decision to do so was easy. The follow through has been the hardest, most vulnerable, raw and rich experience of my life thus fa...

There's an obtainable magic that happens in our Colorado kitchen on school mornings between 6:30 and 6:45am. Instead of waking up feeling like we’re already behind, my husband Rand...

I married a maker. Randy’s a learn-through-doing type of guy. He’s humble, he appreciates beauty and excellence and he’s a minimalist. He likes things simple. He craves empty space...

“Wow, you must be really poor. You live in a tiny house.” And in case I didn’t hear his 7-year-old voice as he was walking through the front door and into our house to play with my...