Thoughts of the day.

one of my favorite pictures to remind me to lighten up! bwahahah.



1. Discovering over and over again, that I am being looked after by something much greater than myself. Pure love.

2. "Life is too sweet to be bitter." fave quote of the week (not sure who where it's from)

3. That there are individuals out there in the world, that are seeking joy, inner peace and living like they mean it just like me!

4. How the powers that be, gently nudge me when I start to forget myself, my beautiful authenticty, and if that doesn't work, they rough me up a little for good measure ;).

5. Nourishing literature that is full of things that are exactly what I need right now.

6. Moving my body whether in through downward dog, with a colorful hoop spinning round my middle, chasing my little girl all over the house, or dancing in my undies while getting dressed for the day, being in my skin and appreciating every scar, every dimple, every stretch mark because they all tell the story of who I am. Of where I've been. Of me.


7. Simple everyday life. My daughters giggles, the smell of my husbands t shirts, the window rolled down singing along to the radio, wind in my hair



8. Realizing as the end of a VERY exhausting week, that looking back, through all the daily ups and downs, I AM BLESSED.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.

Learning to Be.

Layla. Cooler than cool.



I know I am being a "bad blogger", and not being as regular as I would like posting blogs about my daily goings on. And I do promise to put more effort into carving out time to do this. It truly is therapeutic for me, even though I don't think many people read all this, that was never what it was about anyway. I've been feeling a little "adrift" lately. That's the only way I know to describe it. I feel like a kite on a windy day. I feel this tremendous need for grounding and focus but it's just eluding me. Have you ever felt like you are trying to do a million things at once and not doing any of those things to the best of your ability? Yea. That's right about how I feel. I am working to amend this, all the while honoring where I am at right now. I am doing what I call "my therapy". It's sort of a crash course in soul nourishing, that I have set up for myself. It involves a lot of journaling, self accountability to my yoga practice, speaking positively to myself and those around me, crafting, and soul painting.
Not quite sure how long this process will last. But I hope to come out of it more actualized, calm, and grounded in myself.
Taking time to cherish the little moments, the precious spaces between. Which I will update and post about soon.
My husband's birthday is also this week.
25 years old.
It's hard to believe. We've grown from naive youngsters getting in way over our heads to going on 5 years of marriage with a little spritely fairy girl in tow. I plan to make him a birthday card this year and hopefully something else special. I'm sure he being so techno savvy gets weary of my humble hand made gifts, but I think they touch his secretly sappy heart.
It's funny how love can mold and change your soul, and how age and experience can change your perspective on the truly important things in life. I've found in my short almost 25 years that it's just this.
Live simple.
Show kindness.
Give love.
Be grateful.

I promise to return and post again soon, until then blessings to anyone who happened by here.

Taking time to come back to center and collect my thoughts and all the while dreaming up a juicy blog post to share. Will return soon with lovely goodness.

Mantra of the day:

" I am joyful. I am grateful. I am loved."

it's the little things.

layla in the tub.

I read on another wise-woman's blog that the way she has made blogging fun for her and able to be consistent, she has blogged moments.

That before she felt pressure to blog events, i.e Christmas, big family get togethers etc., but when she broke it down to just blogging moments, she found it was much easier and much more enjoyable. And that is what I would like to do. Start blogging moments. I have been struggling with the desire to be more consistent with blogging about my daily life and the little things that happen each day and not just events that I deem "read-able". I want to be able to look back through my blog and see things that would have otherwise been forgotten in the craziness of life, documented in full blazing color.

So that is what I am going to do. Start blogging moments. Reading Layla bedtime stories. Making brownies. The latest quote from a book I am reading. Through the quiet moments, through the loud, crazy, moments. Through the peaceful moments, and heart wrenching ones too. And all the happy ones in between.

Here's to moments. Each and every one.

Sick Bay. But not for long if I have anything to do with it!

I've been quiet as of late, due to my little one being sick. :(
Stomach bugs are the worst. Especially for babies that can't tell you how they feel, they just look at you with sad, exhausted eyes burning up with fever. Bless her heart. She sleeping right now so it's been the only time that I could have a minute to update. I have been excited to post in the last week, delving into more creative ideas and hopefully starting to document some crafting that I would like to do, but right now my most important job is to be there for my girl.

I'll post again when she's back to herself, happy and healthy and full of energy! (Which I am praying will be soon!) Like this!!!




Send us some loving, healing, light energy and prayers for a speedy recovery! They will be greatly appreciated!

Light and Love

My Angel Girl.

I Am Grateful. by: myself.

There's a song in my soul
and oh I am grateful
God I am grateful.
Breathe you in,
Kiss your sleepy eyes
And watch you sail into
a land of stars and dreams
and God I am grateful.
I am grateful.

As I hold you,
time breezes by
and trying to keep you
is like grasping for water
you just flow, life just flows
and Oh I am grateful.

I watch you and smile
with my sad mama eyes
but with joy in my heart
because you're mine.

Mother to daughter
and daughter to Mother
And I am grateful
Oh God I am grateful.

This is a poem that I wrote a few months back, scribbling furiously in my journal at a late hour after putting my daughter to bed. Watching her sleepy eyes close, holding her stuffed monkey close, chewing contentedly on her pacifier, breathing in her sweet baby smell, kissing her soft hair before laying her down, and wanting to cry and laugh all at the same time for the beautiful gift of being her mother.
I am SO grateful.

Life is A Verb

I am feeling this tremendous surge of life force running through me lately. The ebb and flow of inspiration is just awesome in every sense of the word. I have had huge undeniable urges to create and express myself through many art forms and mediums. I am really attracted to certain things that have just been jumping out at me. Colors, sounds, smells, textures, tastes EVERYTHING! It's such an amazing feeling! I truly feel on the verge of something truly wonderful! For so long I never could pin point what I specifically wanted to do with my life. I had so many interests and passions and felt as if I could never narrow it down. It is so nice to feel things become clearer. Like crystal clear water baby! WHOOOO! :D I want to CREATE and to CONNECT! Create something from my soul and connect with others through passions and joy of life! It literally makes me want to run down the street shouting, it makes me so excited! I feel as if I have done so much excavating and been on this soul journey of discovery for quite sometime and it feels like my authentic self is truly shining! I am listening to my inner wild woman wisdom! :) And it's beautiful. The goddess in me is singing! YAY!

So here are a few things that have been lighting my internal inferno lately :D Enjoy!




This woman and her mixed media marvelousness!

Kelly Rae Roberts! Please visit her blog at this address.




Studio spaces! eeek! Yay! also Kelly Rae Roberts!




storefronts that I imagine could one day be my own store :)







Style/Vibe (all Free People related)





Living Space

Love.Love.Love. <3

Oh and just for good measure, here's a gushy picture I came across the other day of my Lu-Lu.


Blessings to all.