confession: a mango made me cry

i just realized i’m totally pms-ing. i’m not very wise to recognizing it, but then a moment ago i was eating a mango and it was delicious and perfect (i was so glad i waited for it to ripen) and i want to write poetry about it and it was dripping all down...

my first published illo!

many moons ago i got asked by new moon a magazine for girls aged 8-12 to do my first magazine illustration! it just came out in the jan/feb issue and i’m so pleased to see my name in print:) in the summer i sent out about 50 postcards to various publications,...

personal history 2 {spt}

above is a picture of my mom’s sisters– kayleen, ladonna, my mom wanda and me age 18, just graduated highschool!i see in this photo:me slouching my five nine self the striking resemblance of us allgerman russian heritagestrong bonessolid cheekbonesmy...

moop

our house has been super solidly clean for weeks now! “neat” was our new year rez.there is a magic word that helps me keep it this way and that word is MOOP!Matter Out Of Place used at burning man on the playa to remind yourself to pick up trash.when i say...

delicious sky and baby nate

this weekend was the first before school really took off and one of the last at my job and i felt so free and easy. already this monday i am feeling more stressed. i want to remember the earlier feeling…i’m making a mess with this anise biscotti as i type....

mail &hearts

i feel so lucky! look what i got in the mail from little habanero! the long earrings have little sparrows on them! the necklace is a lovely vintage lime and she stuck in bonus little red & pink earrings… and look at the wrapping!thanks jessica:) check out...