Taking life day-by-day as a writer, romantic, and explorer in the mountains of East Tennessee. I'm making it up as a go along, and this is where I share my journey.
Start with what type of tea to start your day. You can choose caffeine to get started straight away or start lighter with a white, oolong, or herbal to ease in. If none of those are your cup of tea, hot water with freshly squeezed lemon juice is the Ayurvedic morning tonic for the ages.
My favorite morning tea: Dan Cong Honey Orchid
It needn't be perfect, simply warm.
Read MoreWake up between 6:15 - 7:15 am, depending on what time I went to bed the night before and what commitments I have that day. If the bed is empty, make it. If not, move quietly through the house until my other half stirs. Brush teeth, wash face, and pull my hair back gently will clips or a headband to keep it stable throughout the morning. If necessary, I run a bit of Aveda's Smooth Infusion through my dry curls, extending their shelf life a few hours before the humidity hits.
I can't remember when I first heard of "slow living", but I'm sure I wasn't interested back then. I was addicted to the "fast life". I was judging my self-worth based on engagement and going out of the my way to create moments for my externally-derived expectations that weren't what I truly wanted for my life. It wasn't until I began to notice my health suffering that I truly took an interest in slow living.
No matter how healthy I ate, how active I was, or how much I accomplished, stress was derailing my potential and too frequently putting me on the bench.
Taking it slow in New York City:
In this post, I detail how I made the most of a slow weekend in NYC, sharing my favorite places and some photos along the way.
Read MoreEthical, conscious, intentioned living with Amelia Bartlett.
Taking life day-by-day in the mountains of East Tennessee. I'm making it up as a go along, and this is where I share my journey.
Experimenting with shorter and shorter works, hell-bent on cultivating narrative minimalist.
Prompt: Write a contemporary scene in which there is an element of fantasy- this may involve a talisman that has magical properties, a person that has magical or supernatural capacities, or a supernatural animal or being.
With help from a special friend, the new kid at daycare goes from outcast to drum major in a fantastic froggy parade.
To earn his place in the pack, a new stray will have to partner with some unlikely allies and pull off an un-bun-lievable heist.
A short story about an ant who realized there were better things he could be doing.
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A seedy romance told through the journal entries of a failed actress-turned-prostitute in a brothel fronted by a deli in late 1970s Times Square, known then as ‘The Deuce.’