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  • Writing is about expression, evocation and transformation. It’s about finding ourselves over and over again.
    Creativity,  The Kitchen Sink

    On The Life Changing Effects Of Writing

    I’ve tottered on that line for nearly three years now and it wasn’t until I read Quindlen’s book that I was reminded why I started writing in the first place.

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    Mental Health,  The Kitchen Sink

    Self Care Is Less About Quantity And More About Quality

    Self-care is no longer optional. Under such long-standing duress, it's become apparent just how vital self-care is. Without it, we risk losing sight of the bigger picture, feeling burned out, and struggling to do the day-to-day tasks necessary in life.

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    The Only New Years Resolution You Need

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    Begin before you’re ready, and other motivational gibberish.

    May 13, 2021
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    Grief,  The Kitchen Sink

    Love Letters From Beyond: How To Hold Onto Those We’ve Loved

    I didn't understand then what I know now. The hurt that can come from being absent when someone we love dies is unbearable. It took my own mother's death to realize what I had taken that day. Blue hydrangeas became my silent apology for my selfishness. Years before my mom passed, I asked her why she loved hydrangeas. Turns out, it was her mother's favorite flower.

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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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