http://kaytlynsanders.com simple treasures Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:04:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A short to do list with absolutely no pressure to accomplish: • travel to San Francisco, Portland and New York • drink more tea with friends • give myself lots of time • purge more stuff to live a minimalist lifestyle • visit my friends (and their little ones) on friday afternoons • take more ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2009/01/05/to-do-list/ Two thousand and nine. A year just begging to be started. I think we are all anxious to get this new year up and thriving. I actually love this time of year as it gives me many opportunities to change and make way for brighter ideas. And I have been ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/12/30/another-new-year/ It was over a month ago, but we almost lost our first dog, Baby. It was an accident and we were all pretty lucky, especially her. We adopted her from the Pug Rescue here in Seattle in 2004 and she will be 11 next month in January. She is submissive to ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/12/10/an-ode-to-baby/ Written for Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty. I do not know poverty, or have ever experienced it. When I was a baby, my parents may not have had a whole lot starting out in life, but we were never poor or living in poverty. We always had food on the table ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/10/15/poverty/ greens, yellows, oranges and reds—almost like it can't make up its mind I really can't believe it's that time of year again. I love fall, with all of its spectacular colors, running from warm buildings out into blustery streets, then back inside to drink something hot. I have always loved ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/10/14/limbo/ what happens when we are allowed to open the door to success? What is success to you? What does it mean to me? It's never the same for anyone and we are most definitely allowed to change it over time. Ten years ago, success for me was getting through a quarter of ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/10/08/success/ The truth is, I don't know for sure. But I am fine with that. It's been a crazy road with bumps and turns I did not expect, especially the last few months. They were more of a wake-up call of sorts. Between family, friends and business all commingling together. It doesn't ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/09/24/where-am-i-going/ my thirty ring The ring above I purchased the day before my birthday. I was meeting with a client who had flown in from out-of-town and met her and her husband at a local coffee shop. I love meeting all my clients either for the first or tenth time-they are the ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/08/08/thirty/ no matter what, no matter when, I am here for you. Anna, I am sorry. I was wrong. It has taken me days to realize what really happened and to clear my head of all the complex emotions of dealing with Sabrina's passing, her memorial and seeing everyone who attended, processing all of ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/07/15/to-my-sister/ little Sabrina, Jenna, big Sabrina and Marley at Christmas My sister-in-law, Sabrina, passed away last weekend. At 31 years old, she had already dealt with a harsh childhood, a heart transplant and had adopted her niece while running her own business. She even went on cross-country trips and initiated the Portland's ... http://kaytlynsanders.com/2008/07/12/sabrina/