Thanks for stopping by! Pull up a chair & stay awhile; let’s talk about doing big things like grad school, 21st century literacy, creative practice, or just creativity in general. I’d offer you a glass of something nice, but you know. . .internet. Proximity aside, let’s chat!

I was raised in Alaska, spent a few years in the Chicago area working on degrees and making memories, and returned home to raise my two kids in The Last Frontier.  Sometimes my journey seems quite long and winding, but it’s been filled with such great opportunity and so many great memories, I don’t  question the logic, I just practice gratitude each and every day.

By trade I work with information and the internet. . . I write, edit, dabble in design, and throw in a bit of project management and some communication strategy for good measure. My undergraduate degree is in information management which means I geek out over dorky things like taxonomy and efficiencies and finding apps that make life run smoother. My graduate work is in education and literacies in the 21st century.

At the end of the day (and sometimes this looks more like the very early beginnings of a new day!), after the work is done, books are studied, and my little people have crashed, I’m creative. We all are, though so many have lost touch with this critical piece of the human experience. I’ve been a quilter since my teenage years but I set it aside in my thirties when babies came along. At the request of a family member, I pulled the stash out of the closet to create a special baby quilt and there was no denying the sense of “home.”  My muscles remembered every subtle move, my brain relaxed as if speaking a native tongue. Over the years I’ve also practiced photography, pottery, water coloring, and embroidery, all with mixed results.  Much of my work is perpetually and purposefully in progress and I may or may not ever master a particular expression, but the act of faithfully making is forming a beautifully slow, grateful life for me and my family.

I started this site to share what I’m learning about practicing life. I’m not an expert. On most days I’m juggling kids, projects, homemaking, and a goofy boxer named Copper. Even though I don’t have it all figured out, I think we all have something to teach so I hope you find something useful in my observations. I like to write about what’s working for me in areas of creativity (of course!), motherhood, pursuing big goals, ADHD, wellness, and mindfulness.

Questions? Leave a comment, I’m happy to go deeper. Want to get in touch? I’d love to chat! If you’d like to talk about a project I can help with, whether it’s writing, editing, design, or quilting, drop a line – the best places to find me are: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.