RAYS OF SUNSHINE.

One of my best friends, Naureen, came to visit Boston from Miami over Valentine’s weekend. Every time I host someone, I realize the reasons why I moved back east, why these cold and dreary places still feel cozy enough for me to commit my life to. Also, I realize why I need to keep on keepin’ on even though life is an uphill climb in negative degree cold with the wind slamming in your face all day long. A great galentine’s weekend is comprised of: long late-night catchup sessions coupled with the restful sleep that only comes after giggling and feeling fully understood aimless drives where the conversation totally causes you to lose track of where your destination is, reminding you life is the journey--in the doing, not the endpoint.  NOMTASTIC indian dinner & a movie (“How to Be Single”)  impromptu Sunday brunch with new & serendipitous friends  LA Burdick hot cocoa, smooth, rich, and satisfying right before heading to the airport  I haven’t had a girl’s weeken

In 2016, I am trying to be less like Dickens, more like Hemingway.  Let's see how long it lasts!  2015 in 12 WORDS:  JANUARY: encumbered  FEBRUARY: unsteady MARCH: CHOKEHOLD APRIL: shufflin' MAY: resolute JUNE: reflectioneering JULY: hope  AUGUST: tenacity  SEPTEMBER: LIT OCTOBER: AMAT (she loves)  NOVEMBER: B U R N E D.  DECEMBER: figure-8 LAST YEAR  , the theme of my resolutions was "dreams-into-plans" & I am happy to report that I lived up to them. This upcoming year, is all about EXECUTION because that is what separates the wheat from the chaff in entrepreneurship and in life. It's all well & good to say things, it's what you do that matters. Actions always speak louder. That's why it's taken me until the last week of January to write my resolutions out on this blog: I've been too busy LIVING! & I don't feel the need to apologize like I have in times passed. A lot went down in