June has been a heavy month and for important reasons. I didn’t feel it was appropriate for me to publish a blog post last week. So I took a week off from promoting myself and focused on educating myself and…

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) ...
June has been a heavy month and for important reasons. I didn’t feel it was appropriate for me to publish a blog post last week. So I took a week off from promoting myself and focused on educating myself and…
I’ve transitioned a lot of my beauty routine to homemade products and I thought I would share my favorites! There are some things like makeup, certain hair care products, and specialty products (like sunscreen) that I don’t make myself. But…
Did you know that I was a lifeguard for almost eight years? It’s true! I basically grew up in my local swimming pool and then worked there for many summers when I became a certified lifeguard. Then in college, I…
I wanted to write a mini reflection for my blog post this week which is quite different from some of the content I usually produce. But I can’t ignore this any longer. This time is unprecedented and bizarre. It’s full…
Quarantine has allowed me to continue making zero waste/low waste sewing projects and crafts. Today’s project is a quick and easy one to create! Even though I won’t be traveling any time soon, I wanted to use some of the…
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