hey, almond joy. so first of all, i can’t stop laughing at how bad i’m dating myself with the subject line — let me know if you get it lol but seriously… sometimes self-trust looks like staying on hold for 25 freaking minutes — even though you’re up against a deadline + could use every last minute you’ve got to meet it but this thiiiing has been hanging over your head for mooooonths which might make you wonder if one more day would really be the end of the world but all of a sudden, you just...
8 days ago • 3 min read
hey, strawberry sorbet. one of my newest passions is collaborating with brilliant makers + masters of their craft to create products that support that intuition-driven, thriveandbloom life because what i lack in artistic skill i make up for in desire, ideas + enthusiasm :) and my very first collab, fittingly, is with annya white-brown + naturalannie essentials (where i’ve been leading candle classes for the past year-plus!) i dreamt up the scent combos + team NAE whipped up the candles for...
13 days ago • 3 min read
hey, lotus root. i seem to be in a season of transition when it comes to the relationships in my life some are deepening, others are dislodging + releasing some are being nurtured in word + action, others are wilting from lack of mutual attention newer seeds are sprouting, some older leaves have deadened + dropped, other old shoots have taken new root i’ve often been the one to nurture my relationships when life got busy — to check in, to make the date, to circle back, to be there i never...
14 days ago • 2 min read
hey, lemongrass stalk. want a simple way to start claiming joy like it’s your job — EVEN WHEN it feels like the world is falling down around you? try a presence pause literally, wherever you are — take a moment to look around you + tune in to what’s there notice the way the shadows of those tree branches dance on the ground when the breeze blows as you run that errand look at the pretty mug on your desk as you work, hear the gentle laughter of children playing outside your window when you’re...
15 days ago • 4 min read
hey, cracklin' oat. one surefire way to stop feeling like life is passing you by is to go ahead + meet me in the middle today is the last day of the first half of the year! we’re in the middle, and it’s a great time to pause, take stock, and slow the roller coaster down for a bit to reflect without intentionally taking space to ground into a moment + look back at how far you’ve come, it’s wayyyyyyy too easy to get unmoored from what’s important to you, caught up in other people’s drama, and...
30 days ago • 3 min read
hey, butterscotch pop. yesterday i planned on doing a side job, but felt called to something else instead intuitive cues came by way of a shifted weather forecast + a sense of what i felt more lit up to do instead and listen — sometimes there are absolutely things we must do at certain times. intuition-driven decisionmaking isn’t about avoiding those it’s about, when there’s room (and when you can make room), allowing yourself to stop fighting your longings + start following them confidently...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
hey, salty sunflower seed. listen — plans change, life happens, clients cancel calls (friends do, too) and honestly? that used to bother the fuck outta me not because i had a problem with change (i didn’t + don’t.) it just felt so damn inconsiderate, ya know? my schedule was kind of a beast, so saying YES to this thing often meant saying NO to several others (and shifting a few more around) when someone canceled even a day or two before a meeting or event, i would often feel so put out —...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
hey, cilantro salad. first of all... today is juneteenth and if, like mine, your ancestry doesn't include the experience of chattel enslavement — it's not too late to do as blair imani suggested in this IG post today: take the day ON instead of the day OFF — to take action, learn more, and think about how your privilege may come from other peoples’ suffering, in the past or present here's what else was on my mind today... winsday wednesday or thursday thrillsday — in my community for...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
hey, cookie crumble. so — sometimes your biz is more than a biz it’s a calling, a yearning, a gift you can’t not give and damn, does that feel amazing. like, WOW — what a way to live a life AND… wow — can it be TOUGH. there’s so much to manage ON TOP of doing the actual work you’ve been powered to do marketing, messaging, planning, finding new clients, nurturing the ones you have, deciding how to package what you do + what to offer when… it’s a lot. and unless you came to this calling of...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
