by shaunnawest | Dec 31, 2019 | Lifestyle/Travel
There is just something about this time of year. For me, it stirs up childhood memories of Santa and my mom and magic and excitement… And wonder. We napped under Christmas plaid. We made enough hot chocolate for us and Santa’s elves that was always too...
by shaunnawest | Sep 13, 2019 | Projects
I sit in the living room typing. It is the same spot I’ve sat for the last 10 years typing, recording for myself or for you all, here at Perfectly Imperfect. Today I sit typing, remembering just how far I stepped outside of my own comfort zone over the...
by shaunnawest | Sep 11, 2019 | Lifestyle/Travel
It was the Friday night before Ava’s tenth birthday. Keep in mind we were having a small celebration, nothing fancy, on Saturday, with our family and a few of her close friends. There would be fun pink snacks and pizza ordered, a little shopping, and a spend...
by shaunnawest | Aug 2, 2019 | Writing
I sit quietly in my living room, a room I wouldn’t sit in for almost a year before my marriage ended. It was like the silence of what was happening under the surface of me was too piercing in here, too deafening. Too revealed. I retreated to spending time in...
by shaunnawest | Jul 11, 2019 | Writing
There is just something about a studio. A clean, white space. Everything is fresh. Everything is new. Blank. This is the place where new things are born. I walked into Marian’s studio this week, and some of the moments within the space stopped me in my tracks. ...
