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Bad Karma

November 8, 2021November 10, 2021Leave a comment

Do you ever have something happen to you and you reflect on the experience and think Dammmmmnnnn I have matured so much? Well it just happened to me and it feels like it is worth writing about, so here we go. It was Halloween night and I had spent a good 30 hrs working on … Continue reading Bad Karma

Lessons I Have Learned From My Nipples

June 4, 2021Leave a comment

I know, I know, why in gods name would I be writing about my nipples. To which I respond: WHY NOT?Why aren't more people writing about their nipples? If you havent learned anythign from your nipples you arent living your best life. I am pretty sure I could write a blog post about any part … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned From My Nipples

For Fear Of Being A Witch

February 10, 2021February 14, 2021Leave a comment

For the past 6 months I have really been delving deep into the ideas of family trauma. Something about living close to my family again and now being painfully aware of where a lot of my lesser tendencies stem from. Things that in the past I tried to justify as normal behavior I now see … Continue reading For Fear Of Being A Witch

Mindful Tradition

October 7, 2020Leave a comment

Traditions used to be the cornerstone of our species. In it, people were able to decipher the world around them, felt held, and use them as the foundation upon which their lives were built. Comfort and security was the name of the game. As we evolved as a species and we moved toward nuclear family … Continue reading Mindful Tradition

Thoughts On Being An Essential Worker

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020Leave a comment

I am an essential worker. However I live where I work, so it's like being an essential worker on crack. Imagine being an essential worker in your own home, taking care of others, The rules about taking care of people changing from week to week, outside invested interest upset with you no matter what you … Continue reading Thoughts On Being An Essential Worker

A Not So Independence Day

July 5, 20201 Comment

I'm not really sure what to write anymore. Sure they're the general antics of motherhood and homesteading. Yeah my kids learned to kayak this week, and there was a snafu where I had to process six flats of cherries STAT, and my cat let a half-dead bird loose in the house. But all of that … Continue reading A Not So Independence Day

Gratitude in the Apocolypse

June 7, 2020Leave a comment

Oh. My. God. If I could just be frank, we are fucked right now. There's a global pandemic the likes of which have never dealt with before, we are on the brink of civil unrest due to human rights issues, there have been confirmed cases of unidentified flying objects (we haven't even as a public … Continue reading Gratitude in the Apocolypse

Finding Your Calm In A Shit Storm

March 16, 2020August 27, 20212 Comments

I am certain that my life's work is to remain calm and equitable in the shit storm that is life. To learn how to greet the unpredictable nature of being human rather than begrudge it. Generally, when I write on this topic it is in the vein of being home with small children or navigating … Continue reading Finding Your Calm In A Shit Storm

Coparenting in a Reciprocal Relationship

February 10, 2020February 17, 2020Leave a comment

Me and my husband both travel more than the average bear. He tends more towards regional work in an effort to keep the nonprofit movement that we are a part of, thriving. I tend to travel more for trainings and personal development. Our marriage is a delicate balance of supporting each other so that we … Continue reading Coparenting in a Reciprocal Relationship

Doin my Dharma

February 10, 20203 Comments

In the last week of my yoga teacher training I was given the gift of Dharma. We had a whole lecture on this idea of Dharma, this belief that each person has a divine purpose on this earth. That in order to achieve ones Dharma they must be willing to listen. To pay attention to … Continue reading Doin my Dharma

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