Musings: 7/27/2025

 I have a lot of leo's to celebrate this year

the feeling that life is about to get really, really good

debating where I want to escape off to before the year is out

Musings: 6/7/2025

it's peony season :)

11:11

playing around with table settings as I plan to do a lot of al fresco dining this summer. 

I love all of my new sticker designs. excited to release them into the world!

"Dance Tonight" x Lucy Pearl. yep.

march marked the 10-year anniversary of my very first art show. what a ride it's been to be able to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming an artist.

change your outlook, change your life.

...please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.

rooftops. 

live music. 

flights.

the "let them" theory.

( SIDE NOTE: So happy my plans for the Roots picnic got cancelled this year! )

 

Here's To You, 2025

This year feels so newwwww!

Last year I committed to not living the same year over again. 

That meant removing any expired behaviors, beliefs, people, places and things that no longer served me and the vision I have for my life. 

The goal for this year is the same. Less removal, more forward progression and elevation. Continued growth. And doing things that make sense... for me. 

Excited to see where the year will take me.

( SIDE NOTE: gearing up to write a letter to my future self again. ;) ) 

 

Life lately...

1. juvenile and the tiny desk band

2. miami 

3. ny

( SIDE NOTE: 

1. I love a good deep dive, date night conversation card game

2. if you love me you'll buy me flowers )

Musings: 6/23/2024

 cooking breakfast together on sundays is probably my favorite thing as of late

been visiting more museums

and trying new restaurants that make my foodie heart smile :)

released two new bookmarks today

I hope you guys love them

just been doing really good lately

and grateful to be in this headspace

Musings: 1/31/2024

 this year is off to an amazing start

a reminder to never underestimate myself and my abilities

Musings: 1/7/2024

 a creative, educated career woman with a high IQ. + fine.

a win, win. 

everything with intention

far removed from any chaos and it feels stupendous

in tokyo, a palm reader told me the year is mine. and I claim it to be true. 

can't wait to see what life is like in six months/ the end of the year.

making plans

making plans ;)

Musings: 6/18/2023

 finding comfort in vulnerability

truly opening yourself up to feel all of the things

regardless of the outcome

feels like a bit of a superpower

so many people are afraid to peel back that extra layer and truly expose 

their heart

I find comfort in knowing that I am capable

and unafraid

Musings: 5/18/2023

you can lead a horse to water...

( SIDE NOTE: I set some goals for myself last year and I’ve been knocking them out left and right. Put it down on paper and make it plain. )

The Glass Is Already Broken

 "You see this goblet?" asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. "For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, 'Of course.' When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious."

source

Musings: 7/27/2022

the ability to maintain my lifestyle regardless of who's in my life is very very important

I will never allow myself to be controlled by someone because I need them to survive

mama ain't raise no fool

A Whole New World

 it's been a while since I've written musings on here

life has gotten so busy

I'm still riding a high of participating in Washington DC's 10th Annual Art All Night Festival and completing my very first mural for the Xtra Selfie Museum in Pentagon City mall - both of which have been on my bucket list for years now. 

I'm extremely proud to have crossed two items off back to back

it's so surreal how you can compile a list that sits for years and years, and within a matter of weeks start knocking away at it. it's an amazing feeling. and one that I hope I'm able to rediscover again and again.

it's important that we extend ourselves grace. this is your daily reminder. 

I want more for myself 

and the only way to truly attain that is to get it for myself.

End of Year Recap: 2020

 2020,

you beautiful crazy mess, you.

it feels cliche to say, but this year taught me more

it toughened me.

I laughed (somehow),

cried

and a part of me died.

but the rest of me lived to see another day 

and that is something I will never take for granted again.

I found immense success in my business endeavors

profit from my website alone increased 2,582% from the year prior.

my highest grossing year yet

and more than all of the years I've been in business

... combined!

but more importantly than that, I grew more connected with my TRIBE community 

and the outpouring of love was felt.

my products were featured in multiple monthly subscription boxes, 

two mobile bookshops

a brick and mortar store in DC

and I worked on new collaborations that excited and challenged me.

I set goals and crushed them - set new goals and reached them.

proud of the woman that I show up as 

each day more powerful than the last

and I have no plans of slowing down.

2021 feels promising

Musings: 12/20/2020

 I have complete confidence in myself and my abilities

people pleasing is out of the door

I've watched others allow fear to hold them back from what they really wanted,

and I won't make that same mistake

pros vs cons

the difference between givers and takers is the latter never stop/ satisfied

I'd rather you show me than tell me

forever grateful for anyone that goes out of their way to make me smile

seeing your not so flattering traits reflected back to you in the form of another is very eye opening 

to say the least

this year far exceeded my expectations in many ways

a one woman show and I'm killing it

the story's not over yet

Musings: 10/28/2020

 I remember when I first started this blog...

I kept it to myself

for years.

I used it as an outlet,

a space to post things that interested and inspired me.

a place to yell out into the darkness if you will,

unsure and unbothered by if anyone was to hear. 

I felt that if someone stumbled upon my little slice of the internet it was for a reason 

something brought them here and I was okay with that.

It felt intimate, although I was posting freely onto the world wide web.

I only mentioned it to a select few that knew me.

I feel over the years I have lost the excitement to post

possibly due to life's happenings

living, loving

falling in and falling out

losing interest, regaining and losing it again

I also think that I started to think too much into things

my musings became fewer 

people would question posts

or mention that they checked out my blog

which always felt a little weird 

because I don't always like to feel seen.

it can feel like having someone read your journal and then pick apart the entries

but anyway

I say all of that to say

simply,

I miss writing.

I miss releasing and posting fun things and not overthinking it so much

so here's to more of the former and less of the latter.

Musings: 5/31/2020

Justice for George Floyd.

“... the young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and the necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist.” 

― Malcolm X

the energy in the world is so heavy right now

I can not knowingly and willingly add to that load

today will be met with introspection and disconnection

from all that adds on

( SIDE NOTE: thank god MY mama ain't raise no fool. )

Day ?? of Social Distancing: Passion Projects x Sex and the City Marathons

so,

 after who knows how many days of 

waking, 

working, 

grocery shopping, 

online window shopping,

dog walking,

exercising,

painting,

plotting,

cooking,

napping,

scrolling,

and overall sitting 

in my apartment... 

I've finally decided to dive head first 

into a long time passion project of mine. 

It's something I've been hinting at for years, 

and I finally have the time and the motivation to make it happen. 

today is the day I will finish this project.

it's very personal to me, and

I can't wait to share it with you all.

Musings: 3/20/2020

photo via @letssweettalk

imagine having the opportunity to go back in time

five, ten, twenty years,

knowing everything that you know now.

would you live your life the same 

or would you apply the knowledge you've acquired 

to change/ affect the outcome?

the latter, right?

it seems so simple, 

and yet, 

there are people who would rather 

shrink themselves 

to try to make an old way of living, 

old acquaintances, 

situations,

 relationships, 

etc 

- 'fit'.

it is a phenomenon that I could never get behind.

I picture it to be an existence that is so 

uncomfortably steeped in uncertainty/ insecurity.

how can you have learned, 

experienced 

and grown 

so much and expect to still 

be able to operate under the 'guise 

that you have not?

when you outgrow something you'll feel it.

I believe in wanting more for yourself

don't sell yourself short.

🦋

( SIDE NOTE: paradigm shift )

Musings: 3/16/2020

a moment to step back,

reflect

my travel plans have been cancelled 

due to the COVID-19 virus...

 while I'm (super) bummed about it

I will use this time wisely, and plan 

for something bigger and better once this all 

blows over

I enjoy being introspective

and this hard pause 

that we are all being forced to take right now 

is the perfect opportunity to get 

back in touch with 

self.

the dreams I have for my life are so vivid

I can't help but to be excited when I think about the future
life is good

Musings: 2/6/2020

I trust myself,

and I think that says a lot.

a lot of people operate from a place of fear because they can't trust themselves

for some what is a great mystery,

is for others, great mastery.

I know myself,
at my core.

I'm comfortable in my skin,

I operate within this body

and it is all I've ever known.

I've been with me longer than anyone on this planet.

I'll be damned if I allow anyone to cause me to live in a way 

where I trust another more than myself.

I've worked hard for this.

I'm extremely proud of the woman that I am,

I trust her

to deliver,

to set (and stick to) healthy boundaries,

to be 

upstanding and

righteous

and first and foremost,

to know her worth

...