Category: Create
We are meant to create! Here, I share how and what I’m creating: from projects, books, crafts, home renovations and even relationships.
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Fresh coffee in hand, I settle into my “grandpa chair.” This is my writing spot as of late. It’s an old thrift find that’s olive green (or the color of cat poop, as my husband says) with a missing spring. My vintage throne sits in the corner of our small office. The chair and desk…
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I have been a rebel my entire life. In fact, my husband at times teases me for my resistance to authority, categorization and commitment. Mine is not the in-your-face rebellion that word brings to mind, it’s more of a subtle refusal to slip into any one category for people’s comfort. So, it would make sense…
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Four hours had passed when my husband came back to check on me. “Are you alive?” he said. I lifted my eyes from The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett only long enough to communicate, “I am.” “Almost done?” he pressed. “Give me 15 more minutes and we can go,” I said, buying myself enough time…
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Last week, I had a heartfelt exchange with an independent artist finding their way towards sustainable fashion. It’s really hard to go against the way things are, she told me. I’m trying to stick to my ideals and offer value, and there’s simply no template for what I want to do right now in the…
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Ten years ago, I was a college graduate working my first real job during the country’s financial crisis. I was living back at home with my parents, nursing a fresh breakup and insecure. It was not the adulthood I had pictured during high school or college.
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David Sedaris is a national treasure. Over the past few years, I’ve grown fond of his writing. I like that he chronicles the day-to-day, the normal stuff. Sometimes I like to follow along his stories comparing them with my own life.
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In a startlingly depressing statistic I read recently, only 3% of people actually finish writing their novel… which means 97% of people have the best intentions and end up quitting somewhere along the way. Here’s my advice on how to be the 3%.
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Here’s an update on our Youtube Channel and vlogging. We had our first viral video and… it definitely wasn’t what I expected. The internet continues to be a strange, surprising place.
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Unfortunately, or fortunately, i’m interested in a lot. I dabble. I like writing books (and I’m working on one), I like blogging, I like creating videos… and a ton of other stuff. So, I struggle with consistency because as you can imagine, there’s pretty much no effin’ way to do all the above consistently all…
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