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  • The leaves are changing.

    The leaves are changing.

    October is my favorite month: decorations everywhere, Halloween in full force, and the kind of seasonal transformation I look forward to all year.

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  • Growth

    Growth

    September brought a lot of introspection, evaluating what was working in my life and what was not. I came out of it better off, and grateful.

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  • Seasons change

    Seasons change

    August was summer’s finale, not a slam-bang finish but a quiet fade to black. On endings, returning, and the ways I changed with the season.

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  • July brought the smoke

    July brought the smoke

    The Fourth with our found family, moving past the emotions that holiday carries, and a July that brought both the smoke and the heat.

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  • Full Speed Ahead

    Full Speed Ahead

    A travel-crazy June that started at the Chicago Steampunk Expo. On big events, summer momentum, and why Teslacon still tops my list.

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  • Getting back into the swing of things

    Getting back into the swing of things

    May started with family, very berry macarons with my kiddo, and getting back into the swing of things. How is it the end of the month already?

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  • Life had other plans this month

    Life had other plans this month

    April started with my kiddo restarting their own business, this time baking. Then life had other plans, and I am still deciding how I feel about it.

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  • Dipped my toes in the water.

    Dipped my toes in the water.

    March was healing, prepping and my first show back, at Jodi and KT in Dubuque. On easing in slowly and making everyday life work again.

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  • A month of recovery

    A month of recovery

    February was for regaining my strength and getting back to where I was, then past it. A month of recovery, and getting stronger every day.

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