Hey! Hi there! Sorry, it's been forever, but... whew... I survived rolling out our new short-term rental and hosting guests for World Cup and honestly, that felt pretty damned good. And I guess it isn't surprising that I've needed some time to decompress, re-evaluate, and just declutter my mind, house, and yard. I've spent the past three years focused on renovating a house for sale, then renovating Cottage East AND the attic of Cottage West, and then playing catch-up on close to an acre of...

The Kickstarter is almost here! Born in one of the most creativity-nurturing places I know, the Compass of Creation oracle deck took root in my mind and refused to let go. Last fall, I spent nearly a week at the Writer’s Colony in Eureka Springs, deep in the flow, shaping each image, each card, and every concept until I had 54 cards ready to become reality. The four suit cards joined them later. And then? I returned home, and my days were filled with the hard work of renovating a rental...

I'm nearly to the middle of audio edits on the Permission to Create audio series. And honestly, it makes me so happy to be editing this! Audio edits tend to put me to sleep. Not in a "wow, my voice is so boring it encourages unconsciousness" but the way I have to listen and adjust and somehow NOT be thinking about other things at the same time. It just doesn't work. I have to focus on the audio edits and tell my ever-busy mind to shut up for a while, and that is hard. What can I say, I'm a...