The year is coming to a close, and I am coming up on ONE year since I officially registered my business as an LLC. As is tradition, I end...

After the birth of my second son, I made the decision to step away from the art classroom after teaching for 10 years. This was not a simple nor easy decision, but I knew it was best for my situation. After all, teaching art itself was not why I chose to reevaluate my career path. It was a combination of other factors that caused unnecessary stress and made it challenging to find balance in my life. I knew that whatever job I held next would need to have flexibility and incor

Today I had an aligned energy session (more to share on that in another post!) and something that came up during our conversation was the concept of grounding. What does it mean? Grounding takes the form of different methods. In one way, it is a practice for physically reconnecting with the earth, also known as earthing. Whether its walking barefoot or lying on the ground, these strategies can lead to positive effects on the body. Another form of grounding relates to the min

As each year comes to a close, I often find myself in deep reflection. I think about everything that happened throughout the year, and...

I've had a lot on my mind lately, and many things have happened over the past few weeks. Writing has been a helpful way for me to...

I find it fascinating how the concept of a new year was made up at one point. After all, people around the world have developed different...

It's Monday, the last day of November, and it's raining like crazy outside. Normally, I would be getting ready for my afternoon class at...

Many events have unfolded in the past several months including investigations behind the deaths of three Black citizens (two of which...

It’s hard to believe that we’re about a month and a half into the new year. I’m happy to say that I’ve been feeling rather productive...

It’s that time again, when I think back on all that has happened over the year and look forward to the new year (and in this case, a new...

I’m officially a mommy!! We welcomed our son, James, on September 12th at 6:26 am. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, with...

The previous post about organization (in the classroom) is from September of 2016. You can access that post here. I was recently inspired...

It’s hard to believe that 2017 is nearly over! I just reread the last post of 2016, which ended with: So… what’s next? What’s in store...

Ahhh… today was the first day back to school after spring break. Alas, I knew this day would come, but I am also incredibly grateful for...

Happy 2017! I’m happy to say that this first week of the year has started off with a lot of creativity, writing/reflection, and mind/body...

This will be my final post for 2016! It’s been interesting to look back on the year, and to see it through different lenses. Everyone’s...

Mindfulness, by definition, is the state of being conscious or aware of something; a mental state that focuses on the present moment,...