A couple weeks ago, I shared the touching story of Maria Aragon, a 10 year old girl who caught Lady Gaga’s eye with her down-tempo version of Gaga’s new single Born That Way...
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Hilarious, helpful tutorial on the “Filipino Accent.” No lie, I run into comprehension problems on a daily basis … now I can decode better!
Good morning all! I have a DELICIOUS treat in store for you today. . . The 25th Anniversary of the musical Les Miserables was celebrated in London this past December. Not only did this...
Honestly, I can’t say enough good things about ABC’s new show Secret Millionaire. Â I first heard about the show through my coaching network, as several of the Millionaires are...
This is a nice combo: Favorite Song of the Moment + Favorite Up-And-Coming-Singer. Â Sam Tsui hasn’t been releasing much lately, so I was glad to see this one come through. Â Pretty sure...
I don’t know about you, but I get such a kick out of OK Go’s music videos. Â They always have such a fresh, creative element in them. Â This one is no different, featuring the Notre Dame...
Happy Easter to all my friends and family around the world!! Â Please enjoy one of my favorite Easter songs of all time: Glad’s The Easter Song.
Me and heart-touching stories go together like peanut butter and jelly. Â Suffice to say, this is one of the most remarkable I’ve come across in some time… Please allow me to introduce...
I’m less than 3 weeks from returning to my beloved homeland and man oh man is . . . MINNESOTA ON MY MIND! Â Bring on the cabin and Caribou and changing temps and State Fair and lawn games and...
I know I haven’t written much about my favorite up-and-coming-singer Sam Tsui lately and that’s mainly because he’s been busy finishing up his Senior Year at Yale (which...
Ummm, this may be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a month. Seriously, I dare you to watch this and not smile, giggle, or feel the need to jive a bit. Check out this brilliant Danish...
FINALLY, a new cover from Sam. Hope you enjoy his version of Adele’s Rolling In the Deep! Happy Monday!
As we’ve been preparing our household to welcome Baby Nia, I’ve noticed that my old money fears are popping up like mad (as they often do during transition periods). Â Thankfully, this...
Here’s an insanely catchy tune by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas that’s garnered over 7 million hits on Youtube. Â Check it out for yourself, it’s sure to brighten your day! Â In...
Patience has never been one of my strong suits and honestly, these last 10 days have been downright torturous for me as I await Baby Nia’s arrival. Â So much open space on the calendar and...
This is very amusing (and definitely makes me sound more important than I am). Â Browhaus, my favorite eyebrow threading place in the Philippines, turned my blog post into an endorsement of...
Every year I select an ornament that captures something representative of the year. Â It gives me a way to collect meaningful ornaments for our tree and also helps me remember the major events. Â I...
Just wanted to share one of my favorite holiday songs with you to celebrate. Â It’s not very well-known, so perhaps you’ll love it so much that you’ll have to add it to your...
When we’re in the States, it’s easy to get lulled into the familiar routine and forget that we’re heading back overseas soon. Â By the time we leave in May, I’ll have been...
Every year I choose a theme song to help keep me focused on what I want the year to bring. Â However, the problem with this year is that I feel so unfocused that I can’t even select a theme...
Yowzers, what a week! Â I just got back from a mind-blowing 6 day Leadership Retreat in beautiful (and rainy!) Sonoma, California. Â The course was an advanced Leadership Program put on by my...
Love the contrast in this video: The lyrics tell the story of suffering and separation while the ensemble models collaboration and connection. Â No wonder it’s been watched over 42 million...
No lie, this African-inspired version of Coldplay’s Paradise by the Piano Guys is hypnotically entrancing. Â I hope you delight in it as much as I did. Â It’s hard not to feel your spirit...
Stats don’t lie. Consider this: One in two marriages end in divorce¹ One third of adults are obese² One in five adults smoke³ Nearly half the US Population has a chronic disease†Over fifty...
First time I’ve seen this group (the Capital Children’s Choir) and WOWZERS did they give me goosebumps – must be the combination of the children’s voices, those british...
As a viral internet sensation with over 40 million views, I’m sure most of you are familiar with Matt Harding, dancing star of the Where the Hell is Matt? videos. Well, he’s back at it...
“Hollywood has its film stars. Â We have our cooks and Mistura is like the Oscars.” Guess who has tickets to this food festival in September??? Â It will surely be the highlight of my...
Ummm, please watch this. Â Your Monday needs a good laugh to start it off on the right foot. Â PS – I am totally going to take advantage of my baby and eat all the good candy she gets, leaving...
I am a BIG fan of Christmas music, having amassed somewhere around 300 songs over the last 20 years. It all started when my family used to purchase the “Sounds of the Season†Album at Target...
This is rockin’! Â Happy Monday y’all…
Hey y’all – I haven’t shown any Sam Tsui stuff in awhile and this cover really touched me – had to share! Â Enjoy & have a great day! Â Sarah
Sheer brilliance – tell me that you didn’t laugh?! Â Happy Monday, Sarah
A guaranteed laugh on this one, folks. Â This woman is the bomb! Â Her name is Christina Bianco and she’s a popular comedian who does Diva singing impressions. Â In this clip she sings the...
You might not know them by name, but I bet you’ve seen their cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” ( which has clocked an unbelievable 153 MILLION youtube hits)...
This is sheer genius, straight out of the land down under. Â I dare you not to laugh!
Happy Monday, Sarah
Here’s a great little ditty that you’ll recognize the melody of – the only difference – it’s being sung in Gaelic! Hope it brightens your day. Today we’re in route back to Lima after...
Each year, the best designers in Peru pool their talent to restore a historic mansion in Lima with the help of CasaCor, an organization that rehabilitates neglected historic spaces. This year’s...
I’m not sure where the time went, but I recently did the math and realized that this month is the 7 year anniversary of my Life Coaching Business. Â Whoa, huh? It’s been a wild ride...
Not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, these Red Hot Chilli PIPERS are rockin it big time on the bagpipes to Avicii’s Wake Me Up. Â I mean really, is there any better sound than a...
Ahhh, the memories. Â This beauty showed up in my Facebook feed last week thanks to that “Throwback Thursday” trend that’s been going around lately. Â In case you couldn’t...
In this HILARIOUS video California Residents tried 5 Minnesota-y foods which included JELLO Salad, Lutefisk, Tator Tot Hotdish, the Juicy Lucy and a Nut Goodie.  I almost died laughing watching...
Happy Friday all! This is BREATH-TAKING. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Thanks for sharing it Laura!
Only 1 sleep ’til Daddy comes home and 3 sleeps ’til we get our next assignment!
Hello friends – Can you believe I’ve been in India 6 weeks already? I continue to be shocked by how fast the time is moving and how each week seems to hold some fascinating new learning...
One of my favorite holiday traditions is scouring Itunes for the best new holiday albums and adding my top finds to our carefully curated holiday playlist. I thought my readers should benefit from my...
I have long been fascinated by generational differences, especially in terms of how they show up in the workplace. I was born in 1980, which means I straddle two generations (Gen X and Millennials)...