by Cheryl Adams | Jun 9, 2024 | Happiness, Living in Costa Rica, Mom Life
Do you feel relief when you know you are the only one battling something? Or do you feel empathy for their experience even if similar or less severe? In this small and wonderful beach town where I reside, sometimes it feels like a lot of people are having similar...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 6, 2024 | Happiness, Living in Costa Rica
Do you ever question your choices? Like ‘which is the lesser of two evils?’, or when deciding between two pretty good choices or two less than desirable choices…wonder if you made the right one? I listened to Matthew McConaughey’s audio book...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 5, 2024 | Happiness, Living in Costa Rica, Mom Life
One of the unexpected joys about ‘Rainy Season’ is the familiar faces.When the tourists have faded away and you are running your errands…like this morning, I was taking Skyler to school and I waved and smiled (given and received) to no less than 20...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 5, 2024 | Living in Costa Rica
Today it was raining sooo hard. I could hear almost nothing over the pounding of rain on the roof. It’s great for sleep, meditation, being creative, painting, or writing… Not great for phone calls or listening to anything but rain…If you can really...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 3, 2024 | Happiness, Living in Costa Rica, Massage
Today I was thinking about all the lovely people who I’ve crossed paths with and how people come into our lives for a reason, a season or perhaps a lifetime. Perhaps there are angels planted in different moments along our journeys…perhaps they are people...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 2, 2024 | Living in Costa Rica, Massage
One aspect of this life I really love and feel really fulfilled in, is the work I’ve been blessed to do with massage. This morning I visited another spectacular vacation home…Actually, last time I was here massaging I got to see whales jumping…while...
by Cheryl Adams | Jun 1, 2024 | Living in Costa Rica
What is the biggest cockroach you’ve ever seen?This variety has some of the largest.This is the mammoth cockroach I mentioned, that my cats befriended and invited into the house. Well, I called it mammoth, not actually its name. This Cockroaches actual name,...
by Cheryl Adams | May 31, 2024 | Happiness, Mom Life
I like writing first thing in the morning. I notice I crave it. I didn’t get a great night’s sleep. My cats were parkouring all over the living room they found some sort of Giant mammoth bohemian Cockroach creature and brought it inside to play, and were...
by Cheryl Adams | May 30, 2024 | Living in Costa Rica, Mom Life
I woke up without an alarm. I always wake up without an alarm. Well… ever since I became a mom. Before I was a much heavier sleeper. Anyone else? When I was younger, before motherhood… I was able to push it, burn the candle at both ends and keep pushing,...
by Cheryl Adams | May 29, 2024 | Living in Costa Rica, Mom Life
Some days life is like water skiing. There are times you can waterski and boy do you look cool, the water is just right, the speed is perfect, you’re probably wearing sunglasses, everything looks better wet, you ARE glistening, you’ve got the right balance...
Peace Ambassador, Mom, Massage Therapist and blogger in Playa Sámara, Costa Rica.