by kellyrae | Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | Life in Progress |
central park, nyc i am in that place where i feel really stripped down. new. raw. uncomfortable. strangely (or not), this is exactly how i feel when i get midway thru a painting, when it’s all yucky and not pretty – just before i push thru and it all comes...
by kellyrae | Tuesday, February 17, 2009 | Life in Progress |
as i navigate finding community here in this new city of mine, i’m really struck by the people in my life. how no matter where we are, we find and support one another across the miles and differences in our lives. the friendships in my life feel deep + wide,...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | Life in Progress |
i so wish i were coming here to report how fantastic cha was. that i loved teaching. that i’m exhausted by all the fun of signing books and meeting people. that i made some great connections and felt energized after meeting with my editor about the possibility...
by kellyrae | Friday, August 29, 2008 | Life in Progress, Entrepreneurship |
(how i feel this week: exposed, yet protected. small, yet big. – oregon coast) oh my. this has been, hands down, the strangest and most labor intensive (heart + body) week of the entire year. in the wee hours of the morning, as i finally breathe myself to sleep,...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | Life in Progress |
i might be cheating a bit here with spc (because it’s not a self portrait), but this photo andrea shot seems to capture the theme of shine. shine… myriam says i’m much more sassier in person than i am here on this blog. jen lemen says the same thing....
by kellyrae | Sunday, August 17, 2008 | Life in Progress |
(the magic of manzanita, oregon. captured by the eyes of karen walrond) the truth is is that i wasn’t sure if i should blog about the love bomber retreat. i worried about hurt feelings, bee stings of the heart, friends feeling left out. lord knows these are all...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, July 30, 2008 | Life in Progress |
sometimes…. sometimes it feels like i’m chasing my own freedom, swirling toward another version of myself, if only i would allow it to be. the first thing i do when i awake is scan my inbox to make sure there isn’t an unhappy customer. if all is...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 | Life in Progress |
(i heart u 2 – a gift from my mom, totally comforting me this week.) i’m sitting here with a knowing of uncertainty. i’m not sure how to start this blog post – in fact, i’m not totally convinced i should even write it, but a dear dear...
by kellyrae | Sunday, July 13, 2008 | Life in Progress |
(totally in love with this new tote, made by the lovely eleen) so much going on these past few days, but a highlight was going to the renegade craft fair in san fran yesterday with katrina. oh my. it was amazing – imagine a huge warehouse full of indie crafters,...
by kellyrae | Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | Life in Progress, Entrepreneurship |
been thinking about how vulnerable i feel sometimes when i meet other people who mention that they read this blog. anxiety creeps in. nerves flush my cheeks. and i get a bit shy. i feel the enormity of my fumbles, displayed here for all the world to see. i feel the...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, December 19, 2007 | Life in Progress |
i know this is the season of being present. of paying deep attention. of being grateful. but for me, for many years, this season was a recount of loss and grief. it was a season of unspoken pain and memory. only in the last several years has it been different for me....
by kellyrae | Thursday, August 2, 2007 | Life in Progress |
a tender-hearted conversation with john. it makes me think of this delicate song called “somebody loved” which is one of my all-time favorites songs to sing outloud while i pretend that i can actually sing (i cannot). often when i’m singing, john...