For most of my childhood and teen years I wanted to be an artist. I painted, sketched, did ceramics, basically anything where I could create something out of my own mind. I loved the smell of art erasers, turpentine, wet clay, pastels, loved how my hand and arm would turn black with graphite as I ...
What’s bringing me joy right now!
Things that make me happy right now… ✌🏻Coffee in Christmas themed mugs✌🏻Amazon slippers✌🏻Watercolor painting✌🏻Seeing the sunset from my office window✌🏻Grilled cheese +tomato soup for dinner✌🏻My kids texting me asking me to name their horse in Minecraft✌🏻A new thermal nightgown✌🏻Sweatshirts w/ ...
3 things to think about this week
As usual, I am writing this from my couch, while the Christmas tree twinkles and a Hallmark movie is playing. #happyplaceMy daughter is reading on her phone next to me, and my son and his friend are building a Minecraft empire in the next room. It's also raining, so it feels extra cozy ...
What happened when I weighed myself for the first time in 4 years
I weighed myself today, for the first time in 4+ years. You see, I haven't been ready before. The number on the scale has always been really triggering. I thought it showed my worth as a person, or how I was failing. Adding weight always meant bad things to me. It meant failure and "letting ...
The best medicine
Something that I have loved doing with my kids now that they have been home doing virtual school for the last 100 years (🙃) is to head outside and go walking. We have a ton of trails nearby and I have the belief that there is no bad weather, except pouring rain or below 10 degree, it is just a ...
My 10 favorite Hallmark Christmas movies!
Okay, I get it. Hallmark movies are really predictable and cheesy, but you know what? When life is messy and the world keeps throwing obstacles at us, I LIKE predictable and cheesy. It calms me, it's a place to go when I feel lost or overwhelmed. I watch Hallmark A LOT this time of year, it's kinda ...
