As the year draws to a close we are all preparing for our winter holidays, though this year preparation looks a little different. In our household, holiday traditions are steadily shining through the uncertainty and cautiousness weighing heavily on our minds. The lights went up on the porch, our star lanterns went into the windows, … Continue reading Happy Holidays, 2020
The end of January, 2020.
It’s been a long time coming, but welcome to my first post of 2020! I want to thank everyone that’s subscribed to my blog in 2019 I find it incredible that anyone aside from parents (hi mom & dad) enjoy my writing! Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for validating my writing, … Continue reading The end of January, 2020.
I kept a journal for thirty days.
Recently I did a little experiment in which I journaled for 30 days. Well-spoken people with blogs, Youtube channels and prominent social influencer status claim journaling gave them deeper, more profound insight into their minds, as well as helped them sort out their thoughts in a stressful and/or difficult time. After becoming emotionally invested in … Continue reading I kept a journal for thirty days.
My very best ideas come from closing myself off from the world as best as possible.
Working on my book has taken over the majority of my life. It feels good, like how I used to work creatively in university, and I've missed the atmosphere a lot. Alone in the place I call home, left only with the limits of my thoughts (well, and my three cats) and creativity, as well … Continue reading My very best ideas come from closing myself off from the world as best as possible.
The time I regretted deleting one month of work and decided to write a blog post about it.
Much of this blog is, and will be, focused on my love for nature and how it inspires me. But I'd like a piece of this place to be about my creative endeavors and the things that I'm going through in regards to them. I sometimes draw, I sometimes craft, I sometimes paint and I … Continue reading The time I regretted deleting one month of work and decided to write a blog post about it.
November is my favorite time of year.
Monday was the day Trevor and I celebrated 11-years together, following our 7th wedding anniversary on Sunday. It’s a very special day, and so I decided to take the weekend off writing and creativity to simply spend time with my husband. Not that I feel I need to justify my missed post on Monday, but … Continue reading November is my favorite time of year.
Ricketts Glen in Autumn.
Last year, we went on a foliage tour of central and northeastern Pennsylvania. It came at the perfect time because I'd just come out of a month-long occipital neuralgia flare up, during which I'd been cocooned in my bed with our blackout curtains pulled for the majority of the month; I needed sunshine, fresh air, … Continue reading Ricketts Glen in Autumn.
It’s already the end of October.
Since the beginning of October I've started my day breathing in fresh air. In the mornings I open our large sliding door and welcome in a rush of cool autumn air, while taking in the view of the fog-enveloped valley below that peeks at me through the trees. Trevor and I have three cats who love … Continue reading It’s already the end of October.
How wonderful it can be to let go.
Autumn sunsets are filled with such comfort. Maybe its the gentle glow of the sun as it dips below the purple mountains on the horizon, or, maybe its the sweet stillness we experience here on top of the mountain I live on. Whatever the reason, I'm grateful for the sweet slow-burn of a fall sunset. … Continue reading How wonderful it can be to let go.
Fall is a time to nurture my mind and my soul.
All signs of summer have gone from the place that I live in Pennsylvania. There is no more grueling and humid heat, no more mosquitos, and no more breathtakingly vibrant sunsets. Instead the trees are starting to turn bright shades of green, yellow, orange and red. The sun casts a golden hue around us while the … Continue reading Fall is a time to nurture my mind and my soul.
Your soul will tell you which way to go.
This little adventure I've embarked on, in an effort to live truer to my heart instead of hiding and masking who I am, has already begun to touch the lives of the people around me. It seems there is something about living in an honest way, and being really happy, that captures the mind and … Continue reading Your soul will tell you which way to go.
Chasing the wind on a cloudy day.
Days after my realization that I shouldn't pressure myself to be something I am not, after I said I would no longer pressure my hobbies to be financially fruitful, and after I announced my intentions with this blog: today, I ran into the woods. The day was cool, overcast and littered with passing showers; my very … Continue reading Chasing the wind on a cloudy day.
