Friday, February 28, 2020

The Women's Wellness Retreat

    



In today's stress-filled world, everyone needs a chance to step back and relax.  Some people go on a vacation, a stay-cation, or go on a long weekend somewhere nearby with friends, family, or on their own.  In books and a little bit in person, I've heard whisperings of another kind of life-break:  the retreat.  A chance to step back and recharge or heal from the stresses of life and reassess and relax.  I know I used to get so stressed out, the only thing that

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Somewhere Over the Rainbow



I feel like I am constantly in this in-between feeling, longing for more, wanting to be more successful, and yet striving to be wholly and truly satisfied with the journey.  Because I think it's only natural to be driven by anxiety — wanting more engagement on social media, wanting to form more connections with brands etc., but really, creative energies have to be driven by the genuine love of making.  Seriously, the most fun for me is getting to finally shoot

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

2020 Book Haul



So I'll be the first to admit, I'm not a huge book reader.   I know and see so many people get so much out of reading and are excited to share and talk about their favorites or current ones with others.   I've always felt some sort of disconnect in this area, as I feel like I miss a lot of references to literature or even

Friday, February 21, 2020

Our Home Story: Redesigning the Bedroom



This project is the last of the three major home decoration projects I set out on last fall, and this has been the biggest one to get nailed down, for sure.  Some of you may remember back last summer/ fall when I had an Insta story saga about carrying a green bookshelf 12+ blocks home from the vintage shop, and also one about painting a bedside table for Andrew.  So clearly it's been a while since those stories aired, but everything is finally in place, and we got the wall painted!  I'm so excited to share our finished bedroom design!