Creativity & Wellness Adventures

Lost and Found:  I found this little metal heart with a message on it on one of my recent walks! So I am realizing that I'm so used to being an introvert, that blogging is not something that comes naturally. I have this sense that I must externalize my thoughts and feelings a bit more and get over the idea that nobody really cares one iota what I think or have to say. I know that is not entirely true, but there is a voice in my head that says it.. Is that my ego, my inner critic or my censor that Julia Cameron refers to? I think I'm starting to identify that voice! I need to become more adept at naming it and telling it to go fly a kite while I write, paint or whatever!  Sunlight through the trees at Columbia Park in North Portland   I just finished listening to Rebecca Solnit's "Recollections of my Non-Existence" read with her own sweet, articulate voice and cadence. It was validating and healing, inspiring and motivating to start to write and speak more freely a

  I'm playing a bit of catch up since my trip in early September before the blanket of toxic smoke rolled over to the Oregon coast on Sept 9th & 10th from the devastating fires in California, Oregon and Washington. I missed the crazy wind storm that my upstairs renters, neighbors and friends told me about which had a lot to do with the severity and numbers of fires and inability for firefighters to do much to prevent the destruction. I was a firefighter in the forest service for two seasons after I got out of college back in the 1980'sthat , but we didn't have the degree of climate change we have now. I learned a lot from that experience and have a great respect for the firefighters.  Today, I'm counting my blessings and feeling very lucky to have made it home from my trip without delay and that I had (and have) a home to come back to. I realize how life can all change in such a short time though it also moves slowly.  It's been a shocking realization that so ma

My husband and I left Portland yesterday, spent the night in Yachats and have made our way to Bandon, Oregon. I booked a room at the Bandon Marina Inn which seems pretty nice except we can hear the next door neighbors, which isn't great, but whatever. We ate a very tasty meal at the Loft which I highly recommend. I had fish and chips both perfectly fried, a fresh, crisp, lightly dressed coleslaw and a very colorful strawberry-mango slushy margarita and my husband had a homemade bacon swiss burger with a Seven Devils Brewing IPA. We took a walk on the pier nearby and then drove out to watch the sunset. This trip is helping us both renew our relationship. It's good to be out of Portland.  

 Good Morning, afternoon or evening wherever you may be, Like most people in this new reality, I am figuring out my way forward and reinventing my job description. I consider myself an artist, but not in the traditional way. My goal is to create a better life for myself and others. I love variety and with the North Node in Gemini, we are all getting bombarded with information and variety! I'm loving it, though at times it feels like information overload. When that happens, I know I need to "ground and center". There are many good things going on in my life right now even though the path ahead seems very unclear. In this moment, however, I am happy and filled with gratitude. I've been keeping a journal for years, but I need to externalize more of my thoughts, observations and feelings so I can find my "tribe" and like minded kindreds spirits. I'm very excited to announce that I have purchased a new Lotus Belle Tent and am integrating that into my business

 Good morning, World!  It is the “dark of the moon” but it’s a spectacular sunny day outside my kitchen where I am sitting having coffee with my husband and best friend. I’m feeling very happy in spite of the news because I’m okay here, now and my life is pretty good in this moment. I’m well aware of the news and the threats and dangers we are all dealing with at this time in history. Covid19 has interrupted and ended most of our lives as we knew it before. I read somewhere that some scientists or anthropologists are calling this time the Anthropause. I’m excited to be moving into my next chapter- learning how to host Zoom meetings, do astrology readings again and share my creativity in new ways. I’m finally starting my new career as a blogger, digital nomad, astrological consultant, artist and small business owner! If you happen to come by my blog, please say hello! Happy Saturday! Sending healing energy out to all beings who share this beautiful planet & to Mother Earth, our home