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Today is World Photography Day, and for me, this one is extra special. Spending time behind the camera(s) is a kind of joy that is hard for me to put into words. Reconnecting with my greatest love this year has allowed me to find, not just my joy, but my peace as well. My curiosity…
So I guess it’s kind of bad manners to write such a heavy blog post and then just sort of disappear for nearly three and a half months. Sorry? Yeah WTF, Victoria? Are You Okay? Well, I’m better. Things got a bit chaotic right around mid-April. I had been trying to get Charlie to lose…
CONTENT WARNING dental pain, death/suicide First of all, yes, I do still have my wisdom teeth. And no, I do not plan to have them removed. I’m thankful that the last two dentists I’ve had weren’t bothered by this fact, since the teeth don’t bother me. And they haven’t for quite some time.
For real, though. THIS is the energy I’m carrying. Even though this International Women’s Day feels especially…frustrating. In this country, women’s rights are being eroded day by day and state by state. We have an administration led by a (“alleged”) pedophile and rapist. What’s even more enraging is how many people in the United States…
Ever since my early 20s, when I discovered that I could add frozen veggies to my Top Ramen*, I have been fundamentally incapable of making a bowl of plain ramen soup.
After much futzing and tweaking and general farting around, I finally just Did The Damn Thing and pulled the curtain open on my new Etsy shop, Magic Turtle Studios! I’ve been tossing around this idea for a few months now. It started coming up for me again back in November, when that cold virus took…
I don’t know if it’s the cold, the early darkness, the cat slapping my face at 4am, or what, but I am ex-hau-sted and it’s only 7pm! And one thing that happens when I’m this over-tired is my creativity ramps up in ways that annoy everyone around me. (Everyone meaning my cats.) I went into…
I’ve been talking a fair bit about editing my life lately. In fits and starts, I’ve been decluttering and downsizing. But in the process, a theme has emerged. If you read my chapter in The Power Within, you may have picked up on the fact that my mom was a bit of a packrat. Although…
After a very busy New Year’s Eve (got through everything on my to-clean list except the patio), I enjoyed a cup of camomile tea in a hot bubble bath and was asleep in bed with the cats before 2025 turned into 2026. The first day of 2026 was pretty awesome. I started with a nice,…
So, we’re about to turn over the calendar to a new year. And 2025 was…a lot #whew. While it’s tradition to celebrate a new year on January 1, I tend to wait until spring to mark the new year (not surprising, since I’m an Aries). There is one tradition I follow faithfully*. December 31st is…