Welcome to my weird little website.
This is me in my home office/guest room in Austin, TX.
ABOUT THIS SITE
I'll be sharing, exploring and EXPLODING here for all to see. So, hold onto your butts!
THE BLOG
I'll be sharing tons of fun, practical, cheap, clever AF and totes doable "life stuff." You'll find things that extends into just about every area of life, I've finally figured out how to STOP feeling like...
...and START feeling like...
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I'm hoping you find nuggets that help you feel the same OR you just have a great time snoopin' around the blog.
ALSooOooo...
Along side my blog, you'll find me building out book concepts, posting artwork for sale, experimenting, asking for feedback, collaborating with other artists and making stuff that feels good.
I spent about 27 years not believing in myself and masking, BUT NOT ANYMORE! I'm SO READY to see what I'm capable of creating and where it leads.
ME IN A NUTSHELL
First things first, despite what you may see of me on this site, I CAN clean myself up and look professional. I just don't enjoy it.
Oh, that's little jerkface that's been telling me I suck since I was ~12 years old. It was only last year that I was FINALLY able to tell him where he could stick it and truly restart my personal/creative journey. I know, I know. It's shameful how long it took, BUT I'M ON MY WAY NOW! Watch out, y'all!
PROFESIONAL STUFF
You're welcome to view my LinkedIn, but here's the important stuff:
B.A. Film & Video with a minor in Art, MAT in Education with a wide range of classroom experience (i.e., special needs, traditional, private art studio), corporate client and investor education, corporate marketing (climbed to Marketing Director), private marketing consultant for SMB and I've also been running a little hustle with my husband called Culture Sub T-Shirts for funsies.
PERSONAL STUFF
I will be sharing all kinds of honest, hilarious and horrifying stuff about myself. Here's a tasting. I've struggled with things like; ADHD, crippling depression, IBS-level anxiety (I crapped my pants in high school), EXPLOSIVE menstrual events, wacky hormones, a crippling fear of failure (I've puked on occasion), abandonment/neglect issues - the list could go on and on.
How about a little FAMILY STUFF? My Dad was an ADHD/alcoholic. My Mom is also ADHD and was abused by her parents, first husband and my Dad. My sister, who was more like a Mom to me, died of clinical depression. In short, I come from a long line of imbalanced creative folk that extends far beyond my immediate family.
FUN FACTS: I used to green break horses for cash. I lived out of my car for awhile. I fled PA to Chicago and put myself through undergrad + graduate school. I've won several art shows, pottery awards, and a state-wide writing contest. I'm nearly impossible to offend. I love collaborating, LMAO, getting dirty, trying pretty much anything new, personal reflection, being outside, animals, working with my hands, EATING, traveling, hiking, the movies, thrifting, upcycling and finding the silver lining - to name a few.
I'm TERRIBLE at doing nothing. Like, reeeally bad at it. For instance, I'm currently building this site, drafting some spreadsheet tracking for productivity and performance, making scratch sourdough (between stretch and folds in the kitchen), refinishing a table I found in the trash (primer coat drying in the garage), just completed a 17 minute efficient AF top to bottom house cleaning session because company is coming (YES, I time myself and continuously work to figure out ways to streamline all-the-things so then I CAN HAVE MORE TIME to do things I actually enjoy), running the Roomba while pushing through several loads of laundry (guest beds are remade and my final load is already in the dryer) and it's about 10:30am.
I hope you poke around the site and enjoy yourself! Feel free to comment or reach out to me directly anytime.
Like, forreal. You saw my office above. I stare at a wall most days so PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING, ENGAGE WITH ME!
