September 12, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

I love accidental Renaissance paintings.
Ironic advertisement placements.
The Old Robots. – a whole catalog!
Ingredients chefs swear by.
Anchovy taste test.
This makes me want to adventure in Italy.
Why you should work 3-4 hours a day. Virginia Woolf did.
When diving for abalone was a thing.
A new world record in breath-holding.
The 10 best mockumentaries ever made.
Van Neistat makes me want a home studio.
Need comfort food? Try Pizza Rolls.
What you should do in your yard to prep for Fall.
A guide for the best restaurants in London. (attn: Ryan)
Video game marquee art brings me back to my childhood.
Why you shouldn’t feed birds bread.
The best fall foliage hikes in the U.S.
Travel nurses share tips on how to stay healthy while traveling.
New favorite pen: Sharpie Paint Pens
Weekend Reading: All the Way to the River

I’m hosting Practice Pages for our paid Substack community on The Handwriting Club on Wednesday, September 17th at 4:30–5:30 PM PST on Zoom. Next week, we’ll be creating our Autumn Bucket Lists together. 🍂 Bring your pen, your workbook (or any notebook you love), and let’s set intentions for the season!

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LISTS

September 8, 2025

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 37 in 2025

Hi hi!! How was your weekend?

Did you take good care of yourself? (I tried!)

Did you do anything to prep for the week? (I cleaned out my fridge and made a meal plan)

How did the full moon treat you? Are you ready to release what no longer serves you? (I’m working on it!)

One of my top goals this week is to clean the outside of my car. IT IS SO DIRTY

Here are my Intentions for the Week:

my everyday life, Photography

September 7, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 36

My Everyday Life Week 36- Here’s what this past week looked like:

Labor Day was spent at the Calistoga Speedway with Uncle James.

Cooper got a guava snow cone!

It was pretty thrilling when the racers turned the corners.

This tree has seen things.

This one too.

LISTS

September 5, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

Dads who said no to pets.
Time travel: New York in the 1960s.
New York’s rooftop restaurants & bars.
Airbnbs for book lovers.
College life 1950s.
Now I want sourdough.
Why do cats purr?
The oldest bottle of unopened wine.
A knitted human brain. Incredible!
Trader Joe’s fall items to look out for!
I just ordered more of these sparkle pop pens.
Imagine sitting on a wicker chair on a plane.
2025 kids’ slang terms decoded.
I wanna do this to my overalls!
Treehouses with a fungi influence. WOW.
Photographer baseball trading cards. So cool.
12 funeral foods and the stories behind them.
These paintings of clothes! Obsessed.
Jeremy Irons lives in an Irish castle.
Weekend reading: On Alchemy

I posted my Currently Workbook pages for August on my substack this week!

LISTS

September 1, 2025

Intentions for the Week

Intentions for the Week- Week 36 in 2025

Reporting live from Calistoga. I am sitting on my brother-in-law’s couch. We watched some stock car racing here today. It was pretty thrilling to be so close to cars. BTW- Happy Labor Day! I hope you get to do something fun/relax today. You shouldn’t be working!

This week, I am hosting my first Practice Pages hangout on Wednesday for my paid subscribers on The Handwriting Club Substack.

♥ Practice Pages with The Handwriting Club ♥

Join us every other Wednesday starting 09/03

4:30–5:30 PM PST

We will work on our handwriting and journaling together!

Subscribe here to join the club

Here are my Intentions for the Week:

my everyday life, Photography

August 31, 2025

My Everyday Life Week 35

Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 35

My repurposed meal prep jar accidentally named the bouquet I made from my yard.

I waited patiently for these.

Tiburon adventure with Lisa.

I am a sucker for little cards.

And tinned fish packaging.

Birthday flowers from Tina 🙂

Dipping into my pen bag this week.

LISTS

August 29, 2025

I LOVE LISTS

I do love a skillcation.
I need to make my own bug-out bag.
Now I want a beach house.
Pet photo bombs to peruse.
The Atlas of Space is fun to play with.
Old school frozen foods we don’t have anymore.
Imagine getting your hair cut here (ryan! london!)
Time travel: Suburban bus stop, 1971
Bridget Bardot was such a beauty!
I enjoyed reading 50 years of traveling tips.
What light pollution is doing to the birds.
Food & Wine’s test kitchen uses my mom’s favorite butter.
McDonald’s is releasing a limited-edition dipping sauce.
Anthropological study- Pinterest trends for Fall 2025
I make my own Pinterest board trends…
Imagine seeing this cat backpack in public.
Why baseball players spit.
Humans are making digital dresses now.
This is quite a thrift score!
Let’s see how good animal photos get. Wow

♥ Practice Pages starts next week!!

Love handwriting + journaling? Join me in The Handwriting Club on Substack for ✨bi-monthly Zoom calls✨ where we’ll practice penmanship, work through prompts in the Currently Workbook, and build a real-time journaling ritual together.

First sessions: Wed 9/3 + 9/17, 4:30–5:30 PM PST
Zoom link sent to paid subscribers the morning of each call.