
At the beginning of each year, I choose a "Word of the Year" that will inspire the way I live for that year. This is a practice learned many years ago from Susannah Conway, who has been a bright light and inspiration for me. You can learn more about her practices here. In past years, I have chosen words such as Courage, Grace, and Heal.
My Word of the Year for 2025 is: Flow
At the end of last year, at the pinnacle of stress from home renovations, newly discovered house issues, and a random assortment of mishaps, I found myself literally screaming at the Universe. That was met with an extremely stressful event and I decided, "Okay, I give up. I give in. Do whatever you want, Universe, and I will just go with the flow. Fighting it is not getting me anywhere."
Honestly, since I made that decision, things have been running much more smoothly. Coincidence? Maybe. I choose to believe that the Universe (or God, whatever you want to call it) works in mysterious ways, that the energy we put out there comes back to us.
So far, my 2025 is looking up--we are settling into the house, getting everything unpacked, learning about our new neighborhood and town, and getting into a new routine.

Most exciting of all...we are making headway on the NEW STUDIO!!!
If you haven't seen the video on my Instagram already, you can see it here.
My new studio will be in one half of our garage, which is already (blessedly) wired for electricity. There also seems to be plumbing but getting running water and sink in there is definitely a future endeavor. For now, I just want to get insulation in the walls, drywall up, flooring down, and a nice coat of paint so I can get fully set up and running again.
Here's a little bit of progress - we got all the boxes moved, I was able to tear out some old vinyl flooring, and we got one set of the upper shelves removed!


I will definitely be posting progress on my Instagram and be keeping you updated! Stay tuned for beauty ✨✨✨