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I keep a journal complete with poetry of mine, stamps, pressed flowers, calligraphy, incense spray, feathers and all things sweet. It helps keep me centered and I feel fulfilled when creating beautiful things that look old/fantastic/rustic/ medieval.

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Know what goes on in your head, how your brain works, and keep yourself in check. Know your strengths and limitations and work with yourself to actively become a better version of you!

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I want to be someone uplifting. I want to be someone that chooses kindness every time, especially if I am struggling to be kind in a circumstance or with a specific person. I want to be light, fun and approachable.

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Luna, the cat with the world on her back

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Know always that you could be wrong. Try to see people, their thoughts, ideas, emotions and reasonings. Work better on being a good listener - the way that gosh darn cat listens.

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"To be at peace with and without knowledge and doubt." - José González.

Adventure, Flexibility, Presence.

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My Hollywood Table @ The Fabrication Studio

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Working with my hands is something I have always enjoyed, but only recently has my passion for building, sculpting and creating come to fruition. It's so rewarding and patient and careful. It makes me think.

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Painting with watercolor has helped me find an avenue for my perfectionism, and has made mistakes something worth celebrating. I feel whole and at peace when painting, regardless of how many mess-ups are involved.

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Right now I am highly interested in the weather. Over winter break I taught myself how to read doppler radar, downloaded a $10 weather app, took up apprenticeship by a local meteorologist and began my tornado journey. I am inching steadily toward my first of many storm chases.

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Mary Oliver was a poet, professor and visionary. She writes electric poetry and prose about her experience with nature and the human struggle for belonging.

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Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were my bedtime stories growing up. I think Tolkien is a prime example of the intricate worlds that humans are capable of imagining. Tolkien's capabilities amaze me and have sparked imagination in me for my entire life.

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LOTR The Two Towers - The Tales That Really Mattered...

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Grayson, Zachary, Samuel, Josie and I make up 5 kids. Paired with the dogs, cats, snakes, fish and hermit crabs it makes for a pretty chaotic household and massive grocery trips. My parents and siblings are my best friends. I feel very fortunate.

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Brené Brown has taught my parents, thus taught me throughout my life how to combat shame and fear - which eat away at belonging. She has wonderful and outstanding things to say.

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Brené Brown: Vulnerability, not over-sharing

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The Coastal Cliffs of Northern California

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Adventure is big. Risk, reward; beauty and chaos. My family embraced disaster early on - following many poorly planned road trips. Being able to laugh it off, keep your head about ya, and move forward with a positive attitude is of utmost importance.

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Being a Military Kid makes you flexible for sure. I've lived in 5 different states and two countries, but visited far more. I'm grateful for the adventure my dad's job has allowed me to have. However, I still hold certain distastes towards the military as a result of experience and thorough research on behalf of my senior thesis on Military Healing through Theatre (possible because of the BA Honors Program at UT).

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An American Bullfrog I raised this past summer

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Never been scared of creepy crawlies. I've always liked bugs, reptiles and amphibians cause they seemed to be small and regularly disliked (when I was little I felt that way too). So I make it a habit to see them when I'm walking and admire them.

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I have an ideal place to live one day: a small farm with runner ducks, pygmy goats and desert tortoises. Complete with a garden and an appropriately sized orchard. It has a wood-burning fireplace and walls of cobblestone and I live there. And I can paint and journal and write and garden. Dry my own herbs, preserve my own pears. Just one day, that's all.

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This movie changed my life - changed the way I think about life. There will never be a "good time." You must do now.

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - LIFE Motto Scene

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"To see the world,
Things dangerous to come to,
To see behind walls,
Draw closer,
To find each other and to feel.

That is the purpose of Life."

This quote is my mantra. On the first or last page of all my many notebooks and journals. On bookmarks. This quote reminds me to be ever-aware. Every day you go without doing something you love, you are losing. Make every. Moment. Worth remembering.

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Over the Garden Wall is a cartoon that I fell in love with six years ago. I watch it every Halloween. It is a comedic, cute and dark cartoon. It helps people explore the feelings of being lost, hopeless, ashamed and guilty through adventure and self-discovery.

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Over the Garden Wall - Into The Unknown (Theme Song - Full Version )

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I love to deeply engage with self-awareness, as it translates across the concepts of humanity, belonging and our quest for fulfillment (otherwise considered "happiness" though I don't particularly enjoy that word choice). What makes us feel alive? What makes us feel joy and gratitude?