As the longest night of the year wraps the world in a velvet quiet, the Winter Solstice invites us to pause, reflect, and dream ahead. It’s a liminal moment, a cosmic hush between the ending and new beginning to come. What better way to honor it then with a spiritual reset to help blend the…
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My Messy Love Affair with Time
If punctuality were a personality trait, I’d be…well, I wouldn’t have it. I’m the girl who texts “On my way” while still blow drying my hair. I’m the coworker who joins 5 minutes late but always with the best intentions and all the answers. Sure, I’m a mess but my lateness is wrapped up in…
Being a Woman In A Male‑Dominated Industry
Showing up as yourself in a room designed for someone else is a reality most people don’t sign up for. Although you usually end up leaving that room a little sharper and smarter, you also leave far more guarded. I work in the legal world as a legal researcher in intellectual property. I focus on…
Evening Wind Down After Chaos
The end of the day is where I reset and get back to being myself again. On bad days, I spend all day juggling meetings, deadlines, phone calls, answering the same questions, emails, commissions, creative projects, and the typical chaos of life. When all that’s over I just need a place to soft land and…
Glow and Behold
There are two kinds of crises in my world. That kind that requires therapy and a spreadsheet or the kind that requires a swipe of my favorite lip gloss and a dramatic exhale. Today I’m talking about the latter. Sometimes the most radical act of self-care I can manage is just making myself feel just…
Why Romanticizing Your Life Isn’t Silly—It’s Survival
Romanticizing your life isn’t about pretending everything’s perfect. It’s about choosing to see the poetry in the chaos, the sparkle in the mundane, and the magic in your messy, beautiful story. Romancing your life is lighting a candle before you answer emails. It’s narrating your walk to get the mail like you’re in a rom-com…
Color Crush Series…INDIGO
Indigo is so much more than a color. It’s a legacy of mystery, power, and artistry. It’s deep, moody, and mesmerizing. Indigo is known for being the color of rebels, makers, mystics, and kings. It has a rich history, and you can trace its roots from ancient rituals to modern runways. It’s a shade of…
Balancing Act—Work, Home, Creativity, and the Art of Not Losing It
Most of my blogs focus on creativity. How to find it, nurture it, and talk about things that feel true to me. I don’t often talk about the other side of my life. Working, bills, health, and maintaining both work and personal relationships take up most of my life. The stuff that doesn’t always feel…
Bringing My Digital Art To Life With Procreate
One of the many creative outlets I’ve found joy in has been visual storytelling and I’ve found Procreate is my favorite app for that. Procreate brings a sleek and intuitive app that lets me sketch, paint, illustrate, and design all with a stylus. Most people who use it rave about its intuitive and professional grade…
How I Fall in Love with Fall Every Year
Every year like clockwork, I tumble headfirst into a love affair with fall, and nothing makes me happier. For me, fall is full of cozy time, cute, layered clothing, and creative sparks that light up my brain with so much happiness I ooze it. You always hear about seasonal depression. In the Midwest it seems…
