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Jul 19, 20231 min read
76. Trail Quotes: What a girl will do for wipes.
This was a quote I captured on our backcountry adventure as it demonstrates the gravity and importance of wipes in the absence of...
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Jul 15, 20231 min read
75. Trail Quotes: a really good day
During my recent back country adventure at Philmont, at the end of every day we sat in a circle and reflected on our day. Philmont...
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Jul 12, 20232 min read
74. The power loop
During the school year, I draw a lot of pictures on index cards for students to take with them and reference. I am guessing most of them...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
73. Light duty living (again)
After a hundred-mile walk in the beautiful mountains and deserts of northern New Mexico, I find myself on a light duty living assignment...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read
72. Are you ready?
How do we know if we are ready for something new? I want to start a side hustle. I want to find a therapist. I want to start a new hobby....
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Jun 15, 20232 min read
71. Trust the trail
Ever since falling in love with hiking and forests, I have loved all metaphors associated with the word trail. For me, it translates so...
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May 21, 20231 min read
65. Finding the edge
Find the edge of comfort. Hang out there for awhile. You may like it. Need words for your walls? >> Click here
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May 17, 20231 min read
64. Do not slumber
Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...
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May 14, 20232 min read
63. Damn roomie
Arianna continues "I wish someone would invent a tape recorder that we could attach to our brains to record everything we tell ourselves....
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May 10, 20231 min read
62. Finding quiet
I say these words a few times a day to kids that come and go from my office. You can stay here in the quiet. It is one of the luxuries of...
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May 5, 20231 min read
61. Imagine...
I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...
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May 2, 20231 min read
60. The most rewarding work of our life
It would be so much easier if people met us where we were. Can you imagine a world where people around you understood your story, your...
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Apr 29, 20231 min read
49. Dig deep
I just got a petite shovel tattoo on my wrist. Intentionally, I can see the handle of the shovel every day as it wraps around the top of...
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Apr 21, 20231 min read
58. I miss our loud house.
I find myself missing our loud house. I miss loud dance parties with a larger-than-life toddler on my hip. I miss kids spinning around in...
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Apr 16, 20231 min read
57. On being cheerful
I have become fascinated with cheerfulness and how and what it can do to a group of humans or even to our own human heart. One of the...
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Mar 21, 20231 min read
56. Waiting
I am bad at waiting. It is something I am consciously working on. I will give my childhood some credit for this #bad_at_waiting trait. I...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
55. Forever Committed
Hope you are forever committed to figuring yourself out. XOXO, Stacy Like this #typographyart? Our Etsy shop is open 24/7.
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
Our Etsy Store is Live.
Our Etsy Store! I will be adding designs regularly but here is a running head start with a few of my favorites. As always, custom orders...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
54. Distorted #^@%$@ thinking
I love drawing this line on a note card for my kids at school. It always makes them laugh. I do this to illustrate how crazy our brains...
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Feb 17, 20231 min read
51. Make time matter
It has been 97 days since I made a big career change. The change was one of the best decisions I have made for myself and I hope I am...
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