A little over one year ago at the end of March 2020, my...
I don’t know where I’m going,
but I’m on my way.
CARL SANDBURG
In the summer of 2020, my brother Ryan convinced me to start a blog to document my recipes, but I had no idea I was about to embark on a path that would lead to so many new passions and, ultimately, change the course of my life.
At the time, I hardly had any ways to express my creativity aside from occasionally oil painting, which I had just started as well. I was really depressed, and the creative energy that couldn’t come out manifested in negative ways internally and externally. I was jobless, had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and was desperate to find something that would fan the glowing embers in my soul.
Once I started blogging, something shifted. I realized I could be creative through writing and photography – two things I never considered doing. I thought painting and drawing were the only ways my creativity could come about, and because I’m such a visual person, I didn’t think I was a good writer… until I started writing with purpose.
A NEW LENSE ON LIFE
It feels as though the whole world has opened up, yet the world has always been there, I just needed to change my perspective (which was difficult and painful, but entirely worth the effort).
Amazing new dreams have blossomed since this journey began. I now dream of building a tiny house on wheels, converting a big white van, and honing the art of visual storytelling. I like to say I am a very adventurous Hobbit, like Bilbo Baggins!
I seek to inspire wonder, wanderlust, and a sense of adventure with my creations. I want to share both the magical and mundane moments in life, and show that the mundane moments can be magical, too.
It is my hope that as I swim through the endless ocean of discovery that my waves reach distant shores.
From a Shed to a Cozy Home
Recently I finished going through the 10,000+ photos I had on my old...