It’s the holiday season and that means (Bing Crosby music on repeat) and all the winter florals! The last spread of the year and I decided to try my hand at watercolors again. Watercolor just takes time and I never…

Conscious and Creative Notions
This DIY craft is perfect for beginners and a great scrap buster project. It’s quick and easy to sew and makes a great gift! Especially for upcoming Mother’s Day and Father’s Day! Anyone with glasses, ...
Ambling out to the kitchen in the summer mornings, I grab my cup of coffee and gaze out the back door’s window to our garden. As the aroma from my drink drifts up and I suppress a yawn, the birds are ...
Today marks a year that I moved out of the Pink Apartment, lovingly named for the pink carpets, pink counters, and, what used to be, pink walls. In August 2021 I got the keys and gave the whole ...
September 26 to September 30 The Final Four Days As the end of the course approached, my heart was racing. Anxiety was building and the new normal that had come to comfort me was about to be ...
September 17 to September 25 The second week of my time at Exeter rolled into week three after the reveal of our book workshop project at the end of week two. The Columbia Publishing Course (CPC) ...
It’s the holiday season and that means (Bing Crosby music on repeat) and all the winter florals! The last spread of the year and I decided to try my hand at watercolors again. Watercolor just takes time and I never…
Dryer balls have become a popular replacement for dryer sheets which is a step in the right direction. Traditional dryer sheets are single-use and don’t decompose since they are made out of plastic. Learn how to easily make your own…
I want to start off by saying, I am damn proud of myself. I wrote 40,000 words in the month of November which is no small feat. And if I do say so myself, they are some quality words. When…
The idea of this month’s bullet journal spread was created out of pure necessity and lack of time. I would consider all my bujo spreads to be pretty minimalist anyway, always drawing up something that can be easily recreated. I…
It was recently my birthday and my mother got me a dozen, beautiful pinkish/purple roses. It was the perfect gift! They sat on my writing desk and I would look at them fondly while I was drafting my NaNoWriMo project….
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