Courageous Creativity

02/09/2024

Signed my very first book today... And had no idea how to sign it. 😅🤣

You don't sign it like you would a receipt. Should I do my full name? I hadn't even thought about what note I should put with it either.

But very grateful for this first and hoping for many more.

31/08/2024

Come out to see me at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I have my book for sale at Merlin's Mine and The Library of Alexandria. Every weekend through the end of of September.

05/08/2024

Finally can reveal the cover of my book. I'm so happy with it and with my illustrator. The book will also have colored illustrations inside. It comes out August 13th. I will also be selling it at Ren Fest this year...maybe not the first week because I don't know if I can get them shipped to me fast enough 🫣

Illustrator is Maria Barbieri and you can find her at www.mariabpaints.com

02/08/2024

How did I just get the notification that the Economic Times wrote about me and my podcast?!?!?!

The Introvert's Bubble podcast explores introverts and homebodies, challenging stereotypes and advocating for their unique needs and perspectives in a world that often misunderstands them. Host Anung Vilay argues for a redefinition of introversion, emphasising that introverts can have fulfilling liv...

01/08/2024

Just finished a week of hard core editing and now book designing. Which I have never done. And again realized I did no marketing for my book 🙃😐.

So later this month Spell Jars and Pouches will be out!!!
I will have it on my site.... Sometime 😅
Possibly selling it at Ren Fest (still not 100%)
Selling and teaching a class on this at the Samhain Symposium 2024 and will have more details later.

Cover to come next week. I have a watercolor illustor finishing it up soon and I'm so excited to share that

30/05/2024

Happy national creativity day. Take some time to do something fun for yourself. Doodle something. Journal. Paint 🎨. Anything to get that muse working.

Me, I'm working on finishing this book 📙.

We all are creative.

20/10/2023

My view for the day. Fall colors finally came 🍁

26/07/2023

The warm months are always too short in Minnesota. So I try to do 2 of my favorite things as much as possible. Photography and flowers.

I especially love to do macro. Maybe someday I'll be able to sell them as art or put them in a book.

20/06/2023

We all need solitude. Just time to ourselves to think and rest. Even as an introvert it can be hard to do.

I enjoy reading research about these things and find it fascinating the nuances of humans.

Check out the blog post and podcast episode

23/05/2023

I love going out for some good food or an activity. But I only have so much energy. So spending hours before-hand, though fun, will not mean I will last the night. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Check out the blog post and podcast episode on the site (link)

17/05/2023

This book has a special place in my heart. Not only is it my first that I published, but its birth came at the end of my marriage. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I had been trying for years to get into writing professionally. But I didn't see that that relationship held me back from it. From his constant interruptions, his emergencies, sleep deprivation, and emotional/financial abuse. I was in a constant state of anxiety.

It took me a year to finally come to terms with it and make an exit plan. And within months of being free and feeling safe, I was finally able to write. This book was always in my head. Pieces of my history and lessons I want to share. Once I took back that freedom and allowed myself the space this finally came out.

So I am proud of myself for writing this book and I always will. for allowing myself to believe that I could do it. To forgiving myself for being in that situation.

Don't let go of your dreams and never let anyone take pieces of you just because they are not whole

16/05/2023

Having fruit on hand is an easy way to eat healthy (taking away friction). While not actually buying chips to have in the house (adding friction) is another way. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​All things potatoes are kind of my downfall. I will never say no to them and can (and will) eat them until I am sick. Sweet stuff is not really a problem for me, but that is another thing I try to keep as little of around. I am not depriving myself or doing some restrictive diet. I never not have them when I want them. But this gives me pause to see if I really do want it or if I am bored/tired/emotional.

Check out the podcast on the blog and wherever else to listen to podcasts

09/05/2023

Not gonna lie, there are some things that I just need to prepare myself to do. No matter how much I am going to enjoy it. Believe me, it's for everyone's benefit.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Check out the blog post and podcast episode on the site.

02/05/2023

We all know I'm an introvert. But I am also an avid journal writer. But there are times where those two things do not work with each other, even though you would think they work great. Sometimes my introversion just wants me to veg out completely.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Check out the blog post and podcast

25/04/2023

I love me a personality test. I will take almost any of them. I love astrology, human design, Myers Briggs, and even the funny "what kind of goddess are you". No matter what comes up you learn something about yourself. But you have to remember that these are just parts of you.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Check ou the blog post and podcast episode. There will be others linked talking about some of the traits I have too.

18/04/2023

Nobody likes chores. Hell, I don't even like every step of podcasting. But they need to get done. So I do whatever tricks I can just to get things done. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​While batching is great to get things done, sometimes you need something that will take less brainpower. I usually create my social posts right after I get the email from my graphic designer telling me they finished ones. I check it to make sure it doesn't need any changes then just start uploading then to all my schedulers.

Check out the podcast to see some of my other tips. Its on my blog, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts

17/04/2023

New top dropping. Cute dinosaur thinking its gonna have a good day....oh look, a shooting star
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16/04/2023

Lao new year and basi blessing for the new member of the family. This is a Buddhist and cultural ceremony that we do for blessings. Weddings, births, deaths, New homes, and many others