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"Finish every day and be done with it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson's advice to his daughter in a 1854 letter.

My husband signed us up for the Missouri Birding Challenge this month. When I say "us," I mean the whole family. Him, our three teenage girls and myself. He bought the hoodies and everything! Haha Our middle child gave our group a name. "The Beaky Blinders." Good, isn't it? lol She's so clever. Here are some pictures we took along the way: We made our quota of birds for the challenge all in a day! There were so many beautiful birds on the trail, but honestly, most of them we

Here are a few mermaid pieces I did for MerMay this year. I didn't follow along with the entire prompt, but was definitely inspired by it! Above: Getting excited for MerMay 2026! Above: Adam Bunch's Characters | @adam_is_arting Below: First day of prompt / "Hello." Below: Day 2 / "Childhood Crush" Below: Day 3 / Handmade She didn't know much about humans, but she did hear somewhere that they had two fins. Below: Day 5 / Wonderland "OFF WITH THEIR LEGS!" Below: Day 6 / "Impre

May 20, 2026 Something I overheard at my kid's softball game + a picture of seagulls for inspiration equals a funny outcome. Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to the "Mean Gulls."

May 19, 2026 I’m going to start writing stuff down. I want a space that is my own to post all of my art and share a little more along the way. Instagram is great, but I feel the need to revert to a slower time. Everything is so fast-paced these days. It’s exhausting trying to keep up! Life has been really crazy lately, and I feel like I need to create a less stressful atmosphere. If I could, I would go full analog, disappear in the woods to a cabin, have a fully stocked libra