Sedona

July 21, 2019

When the invitation for Greg’s aunt and uncle’s twenty-fifth anniversary celebration arrived we were excited that it was taking place in Sedona, Arizona – a place we hold dear. In July of 2014 we spent two weeks in Sedona and consider it the best trip we’ve shared as a couple and one of the best either of us has experienced…

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Exposed

July 12, 2019

Two weeks ago I shared about our loss. Through the heartache and challenges of the past few weeks one silver lining, I believed, was that it brought me the confidence to write which I had previously lacked. I thought that my having shared something so personal on the internet signaled a transformation and I would now be writing in the…

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Natural Disaster

June 27, 2019

Greg and I were expecting a baby and lost him. We are broken and hurting and learning how to exist in this surreal new world – while still living in the old one. It feels as if the moment the words ‘no heartbeat’ were uttered the matrix shifted and suddenly we found ourselves in a parallel universe within our previous…

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Bauhaus 1919-1933

April 22, 2018

I don’t typically make resolutions at the start of a new year, but I do reflect on the recent past, where I stand with myself, and what I would like to create going forward. This year however, I made a broad resolution to get to know myself better by way of the things that I enjoy most and I began…

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Book Report – Julie & Julia, Julie Powell

January 6, 2018

Despite being a bibliophile and avid reader from a young age, I had been growing unsettled by a case of reader’s block when Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia entered my life. I was at the library with a book, two magazines, and a DVD in hand, making my way to the check-out counter, when I passed a ‘Books on Cooking’…

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I Moved (Near the Ocean!)

November 12, 2017

Woman is now 37 and Santa Monica is home. Writing remains my most neglected love, but inspiration and determination are riper than ever. I love where I live now. My proximity to the Pacific Ocean has always directly correlated with my well being and living where I do is proving to be exactly what I need.

Happy Birthday

September 14, 2016

Woman turns 36, gifts self a website. […] ensues.