a conversation over at chickadee road

Over on Chickadee Road this week, Kelly and I are sharing another video conversation. This time it's about my new studio. I love (LOVE!) these honest, sometimes silly, often vulnerable conversations we recorded when Kelly was here for the Unearth Retreat. Looking forward to sharing more like this one.

Check it out here.

If you want some peeks into how we went from garage to new calm, happy studio, check out this Flickr set.

i am beauty :: an invitation

I am open. I am curious. I am swirling laughter. I am 2 a.m. exhaustion. I am echoing kindreds. I am soft. I am fierce. I am folding. I am stretching. I am trust. I am light. I am love. I am beauty.

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Over on Chickadee Road our October theme is "I am beauty." We are exploring all that this phrase can mean and we will be sharing stories about how this phrase came to be one of the most important ones Kelly and I each turn to, the ways we struggle with believing it, the ways we stand tall in its truth, and a few other good things. 

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self-portrait by kelly

Kelly writes: I am giggles.  I am love. I am an irish warrior girl. I am everyday simple.  I am rare. I am on my way. I am velvety pinks. I am color. I am me. I am beauty.

an invitation

We would love for each of you to come along and share your own self-portraits + "I am" poem notes inspired by "I am beauty." Over on Chickadee Road, we are already sharing some reader photos + words. To participate follow these steps:

1) Join the Chickadee Road Flickr group.

2) Take a self-portrait (or choose one from your archives) and pair it with words inspired by the prompt "I am beauty."

3) Share your photo + words in the group.

A few times a week throughout the month, we will be sharing a few of your photos + words. (We will ask first and send you a little Chickadee Road love in the mail as a thank you.) 

You also might want to turn this into a weekly (or monthly or even daily) practice where you take a photo and pair it with an "I am" statement. Feel free to share these photos with your kindreds in the Flickr group.

We both keep visualizing October as a month where we can all help one another remember that we each are beauty. 

AND I hope you will take some time to settle in with a cup of tea and watch the video conversation we've shared that is all about self-portraits and body image.

nourish (over at chickadee road)

This month, Kelly and I are exploring this question over at Chickadee Road. Head over to this post to share the ways you nourish yourself with all of us circling over there. We give each other such a gift when we share our stories and create space to learn from one another. Throughout the month we'll be sharing stories, recipes, guest posts, and other things inspired by this theme and we hope you'll come along.

chickadee road happiness

To celebrate the beginning of our blogging adventures over at Chickadee Road, Kelly and I are having a tattoo sale in our shop! 

Details: When you check out, just let us know which second set you would like (you have to use the special "note to seller" section that appears just under your address on the PayPal "Review your information" page - if you forget, just send us an email after you pay and we will take care of it).

And remember to head over to our blog and add it to your reader so you can keep up with our adventures over there!