Continuing the conversation about being a full-time mama and an artist…  I’ve thought a lot this past year about how to merge the two. It seemed strange to keep Tulsi completely separate from my art, especially since a lot of my illustration+books are kid related, and she is inspiring so many new ideas. While I [...]

I got the best mother’s day gift — my Mom is here! Not to make my 3 brothers and my sister jealous, but somehow, it worked out for the second year in a row. She and my dad came last year and celebrated my first mother’s day with us … they locked me in the [...]

I wrote that last post not knowing if I’d delete it or edit it down into just the positives. I’m a pretty private person on certain levels so I tend to share some things and not others. But I’m so glad I shared that — the part about feeling the rough spots of searching (and [...]

There has been something whirling around in my head for awhile now, and I’m trying to look it in the eye with some extra love rather than ignore it and retreat in defeat, avoidance, anxiousness, etc. It’s something I know I’m not alone in by far. I know SO many mamas out there struggle with [...]

I’ve lost count of how many things Tulsi has taught me in such a short time. Seeing a whole other world in fuzz balls of an old, beat-up rug, is just one of them.

Last night I soaked outside under the most magnificent sky I’ve seen in awhile. They are all amazing, for sure, but this one, mucho. It was after a peculiar, cold winter rain — an unfamiliar humidity mixed with smokey cedar air. Snow was in the forecast but not a cloud. A crystal clear, deep sky [...]

New mama or not. Teeny pockets of time or more time than you know what to do with. Scared like crazy or feelin’ brave. Bouncin’ or flyin’. Exhausted or wide awake. Deadline or not. In the studio or in the kitchen. Saying you’re sorry. Saying I love you. Asking for help. Consoling a baby. Writing [...]

I blinked, and another year happened. Ten years ago, I traveled to Asia for the first time and had so many adventures in such a short time that those 3 weeks felt like 3 months. Tonight is the ninth full moon to rise over our mountains since the night Tulsi flew into the world. It’s [...]

Today may have been the shortest day of the year, but it was incredibly bright and beautiful. The soltice(s) are two of my favorite days of the year. I’m grateful, as always, for the excess sunshine here! And…a long, awesome yoga session this morning, sprouts of kale, arugula, and spinach growing so sweetly in the [...]

Mama, Tulsi and Oso survived 9 plus 2 days without Papa. We actually had a beautiful and fun time. HOWEVER, we all voted that Papa can’t leave for that long again. Ever. Life is just MORE beautiful and fun with him.