For The Love of Paint (And How it Has Changed for me Over the Years)
I never got into painting when I was young. Or maybe I did, but I don't remember ever doing it. I think it was one of those things I dreamed of doing, and one of those things I probably decided was too impractical to pursue. One of those little longings I abandoned...
Wonder | 2020
Annnnd Happy New Year! The month of December went hurtling past, as I was sick-ish all month long. All is well, and tests were clear and Christmas was just as magical...it was just FAST. The under-the-weather vibe did bring with it a sense of slowing down, and really...
Slowing Down
I suppose slowing down is on my mind as social media feeds are flooded with holiday projects and gorgeous homes and the lists form in a million different ways. I suppose it's because 2020 has been, well, 2020. I also suppose it only matters to me, really, what I...
On Goodbyes and Remembrance
I've been thinking a lot lately about writing. I have always thought about writing. Even when I'm writing I'm thinking about what I will be writing next. I make notes on my phone, I record quick voice messages to myself, I write a quick paragraph aloud as I watch...
Our New House!
Well, we did it. We built a house and moved to Auburn, Alabama. This man I write about, me, & our three little humans. If you follow me over on Instagram, this is no shock. But if not, surprise! 😉 While leaving the house I'd been in for 17 years was emotional,...
The Middle: On Building Boxes
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! This book is written wildly, chapters out of order in the sequence they occurred in my life. They are written wildly for a reason. The middle of our lives is a lot of things, but it is...
What I’ve Learned as a Creative Business Coach
When I began business coaching for creatives about five years ago, I carried with me all the lessons I'd learned from my years in the online space in branding, marketing, retail, etc. I carried with me the good, the bad, and the ugly of all things business. What I...
The Middle: What We’re Made Of
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! This book is written wildly, chapters out of order in the sequence they occurred in my life. They are written wildly for a reason. The middle of our lives is a lot of things, but it is...
Living Room Design Board
A new house post! And better yet, a living room design board. I know, I feel the same way. It's exciting to be writing again, on Instagram, and here, and sharing the progress of our new house build is a sort of delectable icing on the cake. As we began our build, I...
The Middle: Face Time I Love You’s
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! This book is written wildly, chapters out of order in the sequence they occurred in my life. They are written wildly for a reason. The middle of our lives is a lot of things, but it is...
The Middle: Parking Lot Tears
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! ******************* I shakily rolled the window down. I tried to put on my game face, but I was a puddle, tears falling and my whole being splayed open. Mom said, “Honey. I’m so sorry...
The Middle: Giving Pairs
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! Giving Pairs I’m decent at losing people. Or at least that’s what my fear and my mind likes to tell me. But the truth is nothing is ever really lost. As fickle as it may sound, life...
The Middle: The Numbing
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! Chapter 11: The Numbing By the time I was in the middle of my divorce, I felt almost nothing about it. I felt almost nothing about everything. Even the deep, beautiful feelings I had for...
Magic + Landscapes Painting Collection Release
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you know I began painting again last fall, and really caught the bug around January. Without too much hype, I'm excited to tell you I released my first collection of landscapes today!! Writing The Middle has been one of...
Building a New House & Exterior Paint Colors
It has been a hot minute since I posted a design post on this blog of mine. Make me quite happy to see it come full circle. While PI won't be solely a design blog again, I am so excited to share the process of building our new house here with you. I announced it on...
The Middle: Here, With You
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! **************************** Here, With You One week after our first weird, horrible, amazing, terrifying first date, I was getting ready to see Andrew again. We’d spent the previous...
The Middle: Approval by Fire & Awakening
Hi! If you want to read in sequential order, start here with the prologue! Here's a beautiful picture of paint. I realize it relates to my book, The Middle, none. But I've also come to know that I'm a lover of words and paint. You'll always get some form of that...
The Middle: Longings
Hi! If you’d like to start and read The Middle in sequential order, start here! Longings When I was a little girl, the longings inside me were alive. They woke with me and walked with me. They called to me throughout the day, and whispered “there is more.” I...
The Middle: Mirrors
Hi! If you want to read in sequential order, start here with the prologue! ****************************** Mirrors My knees were shaking and my palms were a slimy mess. I could see Andrew’s bald head peeking out from between the cars, but that was it. I will never...
The Middle: Fear. And a Date. Or Something Like It.
Hi! If you want to read in sequential order, start here with the prologue! ************************* Fear. And A Date. Or Something Like It. That first phone call with Andrew lasted two and a half hours. And I HATE talking on the phone. Here’s the thing about...
