things aren't always what they seem

I have the weekend to myself. I have been consumed by the intensity of my relationships lately and appreciate this opportunity to exhale. Part of this process is organizing my thoughts, projects and papers. While cleaning out my basket of journals, pens, books, art supplies that goes everywhere with me, I ran across this list,…

I downloaded keri smith’s “100 ideas” and started doing a few of the activities. One of them is to layer pages from a magazine, cut them into shapes and make a collage. I did this today during my art time with Gigi (my three year-old) and came up with this. Interestingly, I didn’t know what…

“When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?”” -Sydney J. Harris I love that. My lover recently said that since he met me, nothing is in his “too hard box”. I love that too. Let’s all find ways to just take everyfuckingthing out of our “too…

Why is it that the more I embrace the unknown, the more clear my path becomes?

One benefit of moving into a new home is waking up one morning to new little surprises in the garden like these lovely little flowers. I moved into a new home at the beginning of the summer and quickly planted many flowers, herbs and vegetables in the sad, overgrown flower beds. I had no idea…