Real Life Stories
This is where I get a bit vulnerable and share my own real-life stories about mental health, healing and striving to live a creative, slow-paced life. You’ll also find writing tips that I find particularly useful, strategies to start a practice of writing and tutorials for creative techniques.
Welcome to my very imperfect and joyous life.
Writers: Increase Motivation and Progress by Sharing Your Writing Goals
Planting Ideas and Harvesting Stories: How Mindfulness Can Fuel Your Writing
Silent Mode: My Path to Intentional Phone Use as a Small Business Owner
I do not enjoy my relationship with my phone. (I write, as my phone sits beside me.) I remember getting my first smartphone (I was in my 30s!!!) and how excited I was about it. It felt luxurious to hold so much power in my hands. As a pretty lonely single mom of two...
New Adventures for Team Adventurers
I became a single mom when I was 32 years old; my kids were 2 and 4. It was not the easiest of times. In fact, it was probably the hardest year of my entire life. And if I’m going to be honest, I did not handle it well. But I kept things going. I kept us in routine. I...
How Meditation Can Help Your Writing Practice
In today’s fast-paced world, writers face countless pressures and distractions that can make the creative process feel overwhelming. The constant influx of information, looming deadlines, and the pursuit of originality can leave anyone feeling mentally drained....
6 Quick and Easy Writing and Creative Activities
We've all been there – longing to dive into writing and creative projects, but the hours slip away in the whirlwind of daily life. Sound familiar? Keep reading! I’ve created six quick and easy activities that can fit into even the busiest schedule. Whether you have...
Letter Writing Made Easy
When is the last time you wrote a letter - on paper - and sent it in the mail? There is something luxurious about taking the time handwrite a note, address an envelope and make your way to the post office. I love the feeling of pushing it through the mail slot without...
Happy 5th Birthday Open Sky Stories
Today is my 5th birthday. (insert bells, whistles, and party horns) I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to show up in this world, both as a business and a human. These two worlds often blur since I am my business. I’ve experimented with many different ways to...
A Sunday Morning in December
It’s Sunday, December 3rd at 6:46am. I’m curled up in front of my little electric heater that looks like a fireplace. I’m surrounded by notebooks, pens, and The Artist’s Way book. I’ve written my morning pages and had coffee with my eldest son and now I’m prepping for...
