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My Corner Office
My Corner Office

In the heart of a chaotic year, Java Owl became my sanctuary: a place where I healed, wrote, and slowly put myself back together. This is a thank you note to people, places, and second chances that brought me home to myself.

Feelings, Fabuloso, and Figuring Sh!t Out
Feelings, Fabuloso, and Figuring Sh!t Out

After the hardest year of her life, a teacher scrubs the floors (and her soul) clean. It's gross, it's healing—and it's worth it.

My Face Is Splotchy but My Integrity Is Intact
My Face Is Splotchy but My Integrity Is Intact

State tests, active monitoring, and existential crises, oh my!

When the Power Goes Out (Literally and Figuratively)
When the Power Goes Out (Literally and Figuratively)

Burned out, lights out, still showing up—and somehow, still finding moments that matter.

The Night I Found Olive Klug (or Maybe They Found Me)
The Night I Found Olive Klug (or Maybe They Found Me)

One sleepless night, I found Olive Klug on TikTok, and their song Self Help became my self-love anthem. Music that felt like coming home.

Kindness Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Kindness Shouldn’t Be Controversial

We’re creating fear where there is none—and banning books that could prevent the real danger: kids growing up thinking they’re broken.

It’s Happening.
It’s Happening.
Mother’s Day, May 2017
Mother’s Day, May 2017
Impacting Others Impacts You. Be impactful. - May 2014
Impacting Others Impacts You. Be impactful. - May 2014
Our current state is not our constant state. - March 2014
Our current state is not our constant state. - March 2014
One of the Good Ones, February 2014
One of the Good Ones, February 2014
Lists, August 2013
Lists, August 2013
Mi Madre, May 2013
Mi Madre, May 2013
Patinka Loftinov, November 2011
Patinka Loftinov, November 2011

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