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A year ago, I found myself 41 weeks pregnant, in pre labor for 3 weeks, exhausted, and trying to control every part of my life… So the four of us Kleins headed to my parents condo at Turtle Bay. I took a shot of gin, we went to Lei Leis for dinner, had a … Continue reading The Un-Doing

My sister-in-law asked me if I felt like it was a treat. Yes, my 4 days with Sonja Grace at her Physical Body Meditation R E T R E A T was definitely a Treat to my spirit, mental and physical body. I really can’t think of a better gift to thyself, which directly translates … Continue reading on (re)treating

8 years ago I was about to walk down the aisle. No kids. No plans. No worries. No thought of ANYthing except that I got to go see my man out past the rancho, right where I had fallen in love with him some 5 years before, surrounded by most of our family and friends. … Continue reading Butterflies

Christmas night: Gavin and his bike slide on driveway in slow motion right before dinner. I go into Mom mode. The mind is spinning. Conner needs to nurse. Gavin needs something. What? Leg hurts. How bad is it? Where do we go? Whom do we call? Which emergency room? Ice. Children’s tylenol. Arnica. Breathe. Conner … Continue reading There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. — Zarathustra Part I, Chapter 4, On the despisers of the Body (1885)

“I’ve seen women insist on cleaning everything in the house before they could sit down to write… and you know it’s a funny thing about housecleaning… it never comes to an end. Perfect way to stop a woman. A woman must be careful to not allow over-responsibility (or over-respectabilty) to steal her necessary creative rests, … Continue reading W a B i S a B i

Well, Sir William, what happens when you cannot sleep at night? What happens when you don’t sleep night after night? Well, of course… You are unable to think in the morning, surely unable act (normally and consciously) in the noon. And you just want to eat all day to try and give yourself energy. When I … Continue reading “Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.” William Blake

Last night I had a brief but inspiring convo with my sistah, Kristin. We talked about loving thy self and making sure to schedule in self care. And not by chance, today this email was in my inbox and I thought I’d share it. It was a nice reminder and yet another hint to keep … Continue reading E X P A N S I O N

I wrote the following letter to my friends after I had to cancel a New Moon Circle morning at my house. I had been so excited the week leading up to a little gathering in my new home. I had been planning and gathering information. And then the morning of, Deia woke up with a … Continue reading Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver

Spencer and I got to have dinner with Martin Hubbard the other night. He is the master thinker behind a book on thoughts called Reversing the Senses. My experience with him turned out to be very inspiring, thoughtful, and humbling. I was explaining in an entertaining, dramatic, humorous way about how each child has represented something in … Continue reading Thoughts on Being- In Pursuit of Magic, Balance and Surrendering to the Mystery

I’m in the kitchen tonight getting ready for Deia’s 3rd birthday party tomorrow. Pregnant, yet again. Licking the batter from a Betty Crocker Confetti Cake Mix. Eww? Yum? I don’t really know at this point. The truth is, you can’t judge unless you’ve been pregnant with a baby that rocked your world. Let me … Continue reading Betty Crocker Turns 3!

This Wednesday, January 29, 2003 we took to bus to Liberia to take care of bank things. We were joking that we could be in the middle of any country together (versus the coast) and still be happy because we had each other. Once we took care of all of our errands we went and … Continue reading “Stuck in the Middle” With You

Saturday, January 25, 2003……. 10AM The sun shone through the windows of Almost Paradise. I got up out of bed and found that everyone else was already gone. I went and ate some fruit and the manager of the hotel drew me a map. I had no idea where I was, or where the beach … Continue reading Initiation

Friday, January 24, 2003 School’s out at noon, and I find Spencer. With me are 8 other friends. He gives me a funny look. I ask him why. He says, “Are you ready?” and points to a little two door taxi he had arranged. His boards are on top of the car. Uh oh, I … Continue reading Almost Paradise

Thursday, January 23, 2003 I did get my purse back at the end of the night. The next day at school, Spencer and I were talking at break and he was telling me about this place called Nosara, a couple hours south. He said he spent a couple weeks there with his family right before … Continue reading “Nosara”

Wednesday, January 22, 2003 I had been hanging out with a Costa Rican guy for about a month now but it really was just very Wednesday because it was Ladies Night at the local bar in our dusty little village. And that meant lots of Salsa dancing. We used the term “Amigovio.” So this Wednesday … Continue reading Can You Please Hold My Purse?

11 years ago today, I began my 5th consecutive week of Spanish Language School in Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. That Monday morning, after two hours of speaking Spanish in a small group of a couple students and one teacher, it was time for our break. I was exhausted. I went out to the little cafe … Continue reading Monday, January 20th 2003

Sweet Deia turned 20 months on June 1st. She definitely keeps all of us laughing. And on our toes. One minute we are all laughing and having a good time, and the next she might be screaming and biting. I like to think of it as passionate!:)….. Deia has a zest for life and wants … Continue reading Deia at 20 Months

Tia Kristin just moved out here to live with us. In exchange for living with us, she is going to help with the kids. We are all so excited and grateful that she is here. It’s so special for the kids to have their Papa’s sister here and to really get to know her and … Continue reading Leis With Aloha