NaNoWriWHAT? Yes, I am participating in National Novel Writing Month known to us in the writing community as NaNoWriMo. It’s a challenge where during the month of November, in 30 days, you write 50,000 words. Traditionally NaNo is about writing…

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) ...
NaNoWriWHAT? Yes, I am participating in National Novel Writing Month known to us in the writing community as NaNoWriMo. It’s a challenge where during the month of November, in 30 days, you write 50,000 words. Traditionally NaNo is about writing…
This past year has had (like most years) it’s ups and it’s down. I feel like a patterned has emerged in the past three years where I have moments of breathtaking, gorgeous highs and then devastating all-encompassing lows. And in…
Sunflower oil has been the beauty life hack of my life! It has transformed my skin and now I’m finding excuses reasons to use it in all my eco-beauty recipes. And this one is no different! If you’re looking for…
Traditional tea bags can be really harmful to the environment. And besides the fact that they are only single-use, many of them contain plastic and don’t decompose. I’ve come up with a super-easy reusable cloth tea bag tutorial so you…
Happy Fall! What better way to celebrate autumn than with an aspen trees and leaves journal spread. I really tried this month to make my flat lay super colorful and interesting. It was fun to collect bits and bobs that…
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