i'm not going to lie, this friday the 13th and mercury retrograde have kicked my ass. that night my dad ended up in the icu, and on top of the fear and exhaustion, the entire software system for the hospital went down. they were doing everything old school, paper orders for scans, doctors waiting hours for results. it was a nightmare, but thank goodness he's stable now. this whole experience has given me a lot to think about. on good days it can be challenging enough having

it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when i began the journey of creating the muses realm, a space for the feminine where we can cowork, commune, and create. it truly has been a long time coming, a culmination of all my experiences both professionally and personally. it took me a week to land on the name. from there, i hit the ground running. my initial round of branding, web design, and foundational elements to power the community were up and functional within three weeks. now i’m

this morning before heading to magnolias, the flower shop where i’ve been learning, i swung by the local cafe to pick up a matcha and sweet treat for my teacher and i. the sun was beaming and the cicadas were singing. within a five-minute drive, the once distant rain clouds were suddenly pouring down, giving the earth a shower. i tried dodging each droplet without success as i shuffled inside, laughing at how fast the weather changes here. it’s been slow lately. florida sum