As a blogger and freelancer, I spent a good deal of each day planted in a chair in front of the computer screen. Isn’t there a rule of physics that an object at still will stay at still? That…
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It can be a struggle to find your people. When we’re young and not yet fully who we are meant to be, we often find ourselves in the midst of people simply because they are the ones that are…
Every day whether through face to face interactions or social media, we get tiny peeks into the lives of other people. And often, through those small glimpses, we make conclusions about who they are. Truthfully, we make judgements. So…
Some people seem to be born knowing exactly who they are and they never waver. Others of us spend a good deal of our lives trying to figure it out! The process can be slow, but eventually, it will…
As Mr. F and I continue our travels, sometimes I think about the way we drift into and out of a community– for a time, we’re locals, we begin to become recognized at the local coffee shop and grocery…
Every day, we’re faced with thousands of decisions, some seemingly insignificant, others life changing. But with each decision is our choice to go down this path or the other. Sushi or pizza. Turn left or turn right. In the…
As artists, our sources of inspiration and interest are as varied as we are. Those who chose the figure as their subject find an endless supply of stimuli, since what’s that old saying– wherever you go, there you are?…
I’ve been called intense several times in my life and each time I take it as a compliment. I’m not unfriendly, but I’m also not super outgoing and smiley, which often leads to well meaning strangers telling me to…
Mr. F and I have been doing a lot of breaking it down lately. No, that isn’t some sort of euphemism and no, I don’t mean breakdancing. We’ve been apartment hunting in Marin County, where we’ve just landed for…
I love a good story. Be it novel, film, or just an anecdote, I can’t get enough. Mr. F is a marvelous storyteller, far better than I’ll ever be. He has more stories than the Grimm brothers. While abstract…