In The Words of Elle Woods, “What? Like It’s Hard?”

When I was a young girl, I dreamed of being a hairstylist or someone who worked on a cruise ship. My barbies, God love them, were the unfortunate victims of my scissors, and markers doubled as makeup so that I could transform them into my latest creations. At that time, I believe my fascination for … More In The Words of Elle Woods, “What? Like It’s Hard?”

Freedom of the Ocean and the Portrait I Am Still Painting

Recently I celebrated my birthday, and I was thinking about the journey I have been on as each birthday has come around. Birthdays used to feel like milestones I was racing toward, with markers of accomplishment or evidence that I was somehow keeping up the pace with life. But this year felt different from every … More Freedom of the Ocean and the Portrait I Am Still Painting