I’m in a constant search for inspiration lately, as I feel it lacking in my life big time. I’ll get an idea about what I want to do then instead of getting right to the project, as I normally would, I blow it off, lacking the motivation to actually do it. I find myself asking …
Surrender & Acceptance // It’s Okay if I Don’t Have a Baby
There are a few times throughout the year where my yearning for a baby, my desire to experience pregnancy, and my desperation to be a mother hit extremely hard. Mother’s Day and my birthday are close in proximity and are both HUGE triggers of my baby fever, usually leaving me feeling blue for the month …
My 7 Year Old Niece Drew Her Mom’s Tattoo & Inked Her!
If you’re a longtime reader, you may recognize my sister in law, Morgan and my niece, Delilah, who is seven years old now! For Mother’s Day, Morgan and Delilah took a little trip to The Warren Tattoo and worked with tattoo artist, Zoey Taylor to permanently ink a tulip drawing by Delilah on Morgan’s forearm… …
Royal Oak to Dogwood Tavern // Before – Renovation
If you happened to have read this post then you’d know that along with two amazing partners, I’m opening a bar/restaurant up here in the mountains called Dogwood Tavern… AND I’M RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. It all began late last summer and by the end of October we finally secured the amazing space in Blue …
Truly At Home in the Mountains & A New Adventure
When we moved up here to Lake Arrowhead (just over four years ago now), I finally felt “at home”… but it took me a few years to actually settle in. I knew I was finally in the right place, I just couldn’t get the LA mindset out of my brain… and didn’t really even realize …
Thinking Pink and All the Silver Linings
I spent much of the weekend searching for a little -or a LOT of- inspiration. I’ve had the urge to be wildly creative in the last few weeks, but it seems my head keeps getting in the way. I don’t mean to be so depressing and negative lately, I’ve just been trying to figure everything …
Quitting Smoking Again… and all the feels
I quit smoking a week ago yesterday, after six months of smoking, after not smoking for just over ten years. I smoked about a half a pack a day until I turned 30. I smoked zero for the ten years that followed until I turned 40. And then somewhere in the month after I turned …
Merry Christmas… and other stuff
I hope you all had the Merriest of Merry Christmases and the Happiest of Holiday Celebrations! My Christmas weekend was not optimal -but that’s okay, I didn’t expect it to be. You see, I have dreaded this time of year since spring. I knew I would be alone, and the thought of that filled me …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Trying to get these two to look at me at the same time is pretty much IMPOSSIBLE without an assistant… but I figured it had been a while since they modeled for me for a holiday post and so I gave it my best shot. I even tried shooting in two different locations to make …
So Grateful for My Friends this Friendsgiving!
Each November I host a Friendsgiving Dinner with Ecco Domani Wine. Whether it’s just a few friends or a larger group of us, it’s always a very casual, cozy and quaint gathering where everyone feels at home – in my home. This year my Friendsgiving included a group of women that I just adore. We …
Whose Life Am I Living?
As a creative person, I’m always thinking up new ways to do things and new things to create or new businesses to start or be involved in… and occasionally I share those things with other people, especially when I’m excited about them. There are generally two kinds of reactions I get when I share my …
Friday I’m In Love // Friday Favorites
I’ve been writing -or trying to write- all week and although some nights it pours out of me, I’ve been a bit blocked and in a little bit of a rut this week {as many of you have as well}. So instead of trying to edit the gibberish I have gotten down, I thought I’d …
The New Skypark at Santa’s Village // Lake Arrowhead
After nearly four years of living in Lake Arrowhead, I think you guys all know how much I LOVE this magical mountain town… and it’s getting better by the day! I probably should’ve waited until next week to share this little piece of fun local news, but since Skypark at Santa’s Village is tentatively supposed …
You Can Be Comfortable or You Can Be Courageous
It’s insane to me just how much is going on in my life right now. So much uncertainty, a bit of craziness, everything up in the air, and it’s strangely nerve-wracking… It’s not at all what I thought my life would look like at 40, but in the midst of it all I have to …