2024 December

Curiosity

Strong wasn’t the only word I found myself feeling resistance to. After having come across the word ‘fearless’ I realized that my thirty-year-old self had tried to manifest her way into a life without hardship. The only problem with that is that there is no such life. What I have learned during this past decade […]

What was I thinking?

I was telling Mhairi the other day that I almost get offended every time I come across one of the words in my jar. Intrigued, she asked about it. The word “strong”. My ten year younger self probably thought the word would instill me with power, forward movement and stamina. Maybe it did, because the […]

An honest mess.

This week has been upside down for me for various reasons-totally upended by a stressful situation with work and my business that was very complicated to resolve and which threw me into a tail spin for much of Thursday. I am so grateful for honest friendships-I am new to my house and this city and […]

Honestly…

For three weeks I looked at my life and saw the change that has taken place over this past decade. Compared to where I was back then, I am more honest to myself now. The beads have had an impact. But this week, I can’t help but see all the places where I’m dishonest to […]

Permission to be honest

As I record books for a living I have to always be on high alert to any colds or coughs happening around me as if I go down with something it means I can’t work, and books have deadlines and I have clients and a full schedule and so this time of year is always […]

Honestly, everything will change

My four-months-old baby has hit sleep regression. We have had the luxury of quite good sleep and a very happy and content baby, but now he wakes up in despair crying every second hour during night and has a hard time napping without my presence. When we were at the hospital for a last check […]