Musings

This is an expanded version of a popular post I did on instagram recently. The woman in the vinegar bottle. Y’all know that tale? It goes like this:  A woman lived in a vinegar bottle and was unhappy with her circumstances. (Don’t blame you, sister.) She asked for a bigger house. A cottage with space. […]

As I write this, I’m using my hands and not truly thinking about how much they’re feeling, sensing, and creating. When I really step back, I realize: my hands are amazing. Yet, they often get overused and under nourished. Can you relate that under nourished feeling to any other part of your life or body […]

My bio line used to read something like this: I’m an artist, wife, daughter sister, writer, art history lover, retired archivist, birth doula, vegetarian, and facilitator. My bio line used to read something like this: I’m an artist, wife, daughter sister, writer, art history lover, retired archivist, birth doula, vegetarian, and facilitator.  While all that […]

My womb was sliced open. No matter what happens in my life this bodily event is true. My soul healing of this wound has been as deep as the layers of my skin/muscle/organs that were sewn back together. I’ve spent the last few days in a huge body image slump. It’s been so icky I’ve been […]

I’ve devoted so much of my life to creating. I bet you have too: Creating memoriesCreating mealsCreating an ideaCreating a familyCreating a mindful momentCreating a new pathCreating a conversationCreating a piece of artCreating a relationshipCreating a tidy spaceCreating a dream jobCreating a space for yourself in this world The other night, my husband and I […]

I love a good cooking analogy, don’t you? When cooking a sauce or soup you stir the ingredients so the flavors are distributed throughout the pot, right? But if you stir the entire cook time you won’t really have that delicious simmered soup taste. In the end, delicious flavor and taste is all about balance. Do […]

Have you ever been going through a tough time, and you’ve thought: Oh, maybe I need to revisit this feeling because I didn’t process the emotions totally last time. Maybe. Probably not, though. I think there are gifts (in that underground emotional mucky place) that you didn’t see the last time you were there. That’s […]

Recently at a gathering, I overheard my husband telling someone: she does everything for our son. He was talking about me, and though I didn’t hear all of the tale, I knew it was a song of praise. A lot of people talk about transparency, and this is mine: I have a great partnership (I […]

Recently, I learned from someone I don’t know irl. I’ve never met her, but her insta comes into my explore feed a lot. This what I thought once when I read her photo caption: she’s so full of herself. Then I stopped myself to say: What’s wrong with being full of yourself? Y’all I’m a […]