q+a

q+a

quick note: i receive so many emails asking me to share the details on how to start a creative business. although i share all the specific how to’s in my ebook series, i’d like to share my general thoughts on how we can begin to step into the creative...
another oprah OMG!

another oprah OMG!

(during a retreat exercise in 2009 i was asked to write down the person i most admired and why. i chose oprah and above is my list of reasons why. more on this below – the story of how this list made its way back to me is SO COOL!) i know you guys must be so...
wide open

wide open

(sidewalk crack beauty)   I have been thinking a lot lately about how much I love doing all the meaningless things that make up my day. I love all the randomness of running errands, of bumping into previous co-workers, of watching people buy building materials at...
dear self.

dear self.

last fall, while at the be present retreat, andrea had us all write a letter to our future selves. she then collected them all with the promise that she’d mail them back to us many months later. andrea always has these good ideas, by the way. she’s a magic...
moving day.

moving day.

today is moving day. i’m exhausted, at times tearful with overwhelm, but overall so relieved that the hard part is almost over. john has been doing all the hard work and it’s a tad frustrating to not be able to help as much as i usually would. i’m...
the belly is coming!

the belly is coming!

photo by the talented darlene aka hippy urban girl i love this photo. it’s the first showing of the beginnings of a belly and i also love that it captures me barefoot + preggers. made me chuckle. but i also love that this moment of quiet was captured. just...
ecourses, dreams, and portland oregon

ecourses, dreams, and portland oregon

we are moving back to portland. i haven’t mentioned it here yet, but it’s been hugely in the forefront of my life for many many weeks. we bid on a house and we lost the bid a few weeks ago (so sad!) and we’ve been on the search for another home ever...