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  • On Beautiful Notebooks & Taking Action
    Creativity,  The Kitchen Sink

    According to Granny, You Can’t Be Too Precious About These Things

    As much as I love well crafted leather notebooks, or the bits and bobs that come with mixed media art making, there’s something refreshing about relying on humble tools like a yellow note pad and a pen that was liberated from the local bank.

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    Creative Block

    How to Tackle Your Creative Block in Times of High Stress

    April 16, 2020
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    What would your younger self say to you about fear?

    April 22, 2021
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    3 Tips To Learning Something New

    September 19, 2019
  • Vintage Postcards In Boxes
    Expat Life,  The Kitchen Sink

    Postcard No. 3 – Canada

    From time to time, I’ll be sharing stories from my travels. They will be a collection of “postcards” from the road. Unlike my other work, these posts will not be essays. Rather, they will be un-edited on-the-go reflections made while staring out car windows, waiting in airport terminals, or enjoying a meal of new and exciting flavors. I hope you enjoy this slight detour in our journey together!

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    Vintage Postcards In Boxes

    It’s The Little Things – Postcard No. 7

    April 6, 2023

    You’re Not A Machine. Slowing Down Takes Time.

    August 24, 2023
    Vintage Postcards In Boxes

    Postcard No. 1 – Bahrain

    March 24, 2022
  • "Be kind to yourselves. You, and everyone around you, will benefit." ~ Anon Gray
    Food,  The Kitchen Sink

    Food Is My Love Language

    I love me a good food metaphor. Seriously! They speak to my soul and my stomach. For better or worse, emotional eating is my first and favorite form of therapy. Growing up in a family that celebrated wins and losses with food, emotional eating was our love language (and still is to some degree).

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    It’s time to throw spaghetti at the wall!

    April 8, 2021
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    Our Traditions Were Never Quite The Same

    November 18, 2021
    Bring on the cheese sauce!

    Forget the Broccoli. Bring on the Cheese Sauce!

    April 30, 2020
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I’m a dog lover, chocolate addict, warm bread sniffer, slow tea sipper, blank notebook hoarder, nomadic homebody. I seek out opportunities to live my life on purpose.


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