blogmas

This is it. The day of the winter solstice. The turning of the seasons + the beginning of the end of 2021. And, this is also my last Blogmas post. I cannot believe that…

Retreat. Rest. Root. Rise. Welcome to winter + the season of the Wise One. This is the beginning of a new cycle. As we move through the year, we experience a cycle of life:…

The sun is setting on 2021 and all endings, all dark times, all evenings and nighttimes are the perfect opportunities for a little inner work, I believe. Since I find myself right smack dab…

The final full moon of the year is occurring this weekend – and I am totally here for it. The December full moon is known as the Cold Moon in the northern hemisphere, since…

You know, sometimes we do things without really thinking about why we do them. They have become tradition. Or how we’ve always done it. Or how we want to do it because we love…

I have written so much about December + winter + darkness during the past 10 years. And, since we have crossed into the darkest days of the year and are making our way into…

Y’all, there are 7 days left of Blogmas. How?! I truly cannot believe that the Winter Solstice and Christmas… are next week. Plus, we are also closing in on the end of 2021. And…

Who’s ready for a little everyday life update? Each Blogmas post, so far, has actually been centered on one subject connected to this season, so I thought that today I’d switch it up a…

When I woke this morning, the sun was almost up. That means that it was after 8 am! And that is something very rare in my life, since I’m such an early riser. And,…

Good morning, y’all. And Happy Saturday! It is a dark and dreamy winter’s day. The sun rises so late, close to 9 am, and sets so early, before 3 pm, so I am enveloped…

My love just reminded me that Christmas Eve is 2 weeks from today. Wow! That’s crazy. And we are essentially at the midpoint of Blogmas already. But, the most mind-blowing and magical thing about…

Good morning from my cozy little desk in my studio at home. The place where I sit and write to you every morning. In the dark. Way before the 8:45 sunrise. But, surrounded by…

There is no better time than now for a message of peace. And, though it may be 50 years old this year, John Lennon’s holiday song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” continues to be…

We need Advent. You know, that time of the year when folks begin counting down before Christmas, counting down for time off from work + school, counting down to the Winter Solstice, or simply…

Happy new week , loves! How was your weekend? As I sit here in the dark this Monday morning, I am struck with the feeling that during this weekend I think I succeeded in…

There is literally nothing better than cozy holiday songs, I think. Mellow, moody, wistful songs. Songs that tell the Christmas story with a sense of longing. . Songs that tell the story of the…

Do we even dare to cast a vision? 2021 is coming to an end and I am seeing lots of comments about how this year was not all that great after all. It seems…

It snowed yesterday! The first little snow of the season. Oh, it wasn’t much, just a dusting. But, everything was white + silent + moved slower. And I realized that living way above the…

I can already tell that this dark, early morning ritual of getting up to write is going to suit me. I mean, I literally went to bed last night excited about waking up just…

Happy December, loves. And welcome to Blogmas! We’ve come to the last month of the year and I always find myself wanting to slow down + savor the days of this month – no…

What a month. So dark + emotional. So cozy + slow, and yet also filled with a flurry of activities. I just want to pop in here on this last night of the month…