hey, buttercrunch. so, picture this… it’s christmas eve at my grandparents’ house, circa maybe like 1980 or so everyone’s packed in the kitchen, likely getting in the way of my poppy + my mom who are no doubt preparing the smelts + clam sauce + five other fishes for our traditional italian christmas eve feast everyone but me, that is as the story goes, all of a sudden from the kitchen they heard my sweet small voice — maybe i was four or five, and i certainly wasn’t as much of a loudmouth...
5 days ago • 3 min read
hey, cranberry garland. i just finished my holiday shopping! and by finished i mean started, too (except for like 2 teeny things a few weeks ago) and by finished i also mean i still have one gift left to get this year i was ahead of my gift buyjng game, though still way behind according to most i actually had everyone taken care of with 5 whole days to spare this year!!! (wrote that part thursday morning) everyone, that is, except THE one the one that matters the most — the one whose gift i...
7 days ago • 2 min read
hey, pine nut. i feel like my mom musta struck some sorta deal with santa back when i was in my teens, because she was in charge of my stocking she must’ve agreed to load it up herself if he sweetened the stack of presents i found under the tree and one thing about my mom… she doesn’t operate in half measures she would pack that stocking with all sortsa cute little bulky boxes that contained the most beautiful finds from QVC, HSN, and crafts shows where i had helped her sell the glassware she...
10 days ago • 3 min read
hey, turkey sando. when you choose to make decisions that honor what you want + what you love instead of defaulting to doing what other people tell you makes most sense — it’s not THAT decision that requires the most support it’s the sticking with it in the face of skepticism, doubt + disbelief from those who want to see you win as well as those who’d rather watch you lose it’s being so freaking bold as to say NO THANKS to “proven” best strategies that just don’t fit it’s being in the...
19 days ago • 3 min read
hey, sage stuffing. “damn, you’re the most spiritually savvy, firecracker delight i know” if you’ve got someone like that on your holiday gift list, consider them crossed off + sorted, bloom 🌸 i made up the cutest little holiday bundles for tomorrow’s small biz saturday market with westville arts market at lotta studio!! you can grab a limited edition candle from my collab with naturalannie essentials... PLUS 3 thriveandbloom stickers (including seasonal fave “fa la la la love your face)......
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
hey, rum punch. i never know if i’m going to send out an email today until the day comes + i don’t or i do driven on one side by love for a day to honor loved ones + all things for which i’m grateful, shriveled on the other by the lies, theft, and pillaging that the day was founded + perpetuated on torn between how i’ve been conditioned + what i now know to be true between doing what feels good + what feels right, honoring my own experience + honoring that of so many others sometimes i wonder...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
hey, surprise cheese tray. i talk a lot about trusting yourself at least as much as everyone else, and listening to the wisdom within over the noise of what everyone else thinks or claims to know and i’m aware that it can be challenging, especially at first, to actually do that when you’re used to trusting other experts over your own internal knowledge + expertise, your own voice can actually be difficult to detect you might confuse your negative self-talk for the truth, or misidentify your...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
hey, sprig of thyme. i was having (an amazing!) dinner with a couple of friends last night (at barcelona, haven’t been there is a MINUTE + it was just as incredible as ever 🤩) we were catching up on all the things, including the juggling act that is handling all the things WITHOUT sacrificing your health + overall wellbeing one of them asked what my “guardrails” are, for making sure i don’t get run down or push myself too hard for too long i said when i find myself wanting to cancel plans...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
hey, lemon curd. welp, im keeping my candle… for now ;) no one ventured a guess at the name of my new program, so if you were THINKING about it, know that you prolly woulda won had you just sent it along! but in a way, it’s kinda perfect that you didn’t… because maybe you were preserving your peace maybe you had too much on your plate + something had to give maybe you didn’t get to even read yesterday’s email yet and the lesson is two-fold: you can say NO to things + be just fine… even when...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
