Ran away to an island to raise a herd of boys, paint on things, grow food and flowers and journal about it all
You sneaky devil, you. I am finally on to you. You wore a disguise through my childhood. Dressed up as a friend…. joining me for tea parties in the woods, and summers in the sand, and nights under stars. A bottomless cup from which I could drink from at any […]
There are two ways to look at it. I am referring to being a stay at home mom. It is the never ending week… Or the never ending weekend. In general, Monday mornings get a bad rap. No one says “Looks like someone has a case of the Saturdays”… It’s […]
This is me when I was…. 4? Wearing the heck out of my joy. I’m 35 now…. and I finally feel like I know myself…my style…. my niche…. my whatever you want to call it. Like I have been picking up pieces of the puzzle my whole life and I […]
One year ago… We sat across from each other with our bottle of champagne, the last of it’s contents being poured into two glasses that sat next to a demolished cheese board.. After 4 years of being governed by a toddler dictatorship that revolved around nap schedules, feedings, white noise […]
I had a dream I was holding two babies. I felt the weight of them in my arms, smelled their sweet little bald heads. It was so real and I lie awake the next morning trying to remember every detail. I rolled over, nudged Dan and told him. “I had […]
It is my greatest joy… watching things grow. Tomatoes. Chickens. Sunflowers. Children. Just look up at any given time and you’ll find yourself surrounded by things that are growing. Being around these things every day you don’t notice how fast it all happens. The daily routine keeps you focused on […]
Once upon a time I had a job. A job that paid money. This job was teaching people how to ride horses. Riding a horse can be as complicated (and expensive) as you want to make it. You can literally spend your entire life and hundreds of thousands of dollars […]