A Journey into Selflove and Handmade Lotions 

Here we are, it’s 2020, and the world is upside down in every way, shape, and form. Do you know what I decided? There is no time like the present to start living the DIY dream.

If I’m honest, I was really unhappy before the pandemic. I didn’t like my job, and I didn’t have a lot of friends or a ton of confidence. I was in a major rut. I kept joking with my friend back home that we would buy a fixer-upper off cheap old houses and start a sustainable lotion company. (No, we’ve never made lotion.)

One day I realized, why wait for someday? Sure, I can’t afford the house yet, but that’s no reason to put these silly dreams on hold. If we keep waiting for one day, we’re going to wake up and realize that we let our lives pass us by. So I bought some beeswax, and I set down the road of DIY destiny. 

Want to hear all about it? Well, you’re already here, so get in loves. We’re getting crafty! 

This is Me Now – Crafty Credentials

Over the years, I have picked up some tips and tricks on how to do this and that, sewing, cooking (sort of), graphics, art, and general wellness essentials. I’m a very creatively minded person, but like many other creative people I know, I have a hard time focusing on one thing at a time. 

It’s hard to choose a path when you think that you might fail. A lot of the decisions we make in life are based on fear, and in taking this trip down crafty-girl lane, I’m hoping to look that fear in the eye and give this dream an honest shot. 

So here I am, following this inspiration. I decided to quit my day job and become a full-time Blogger/DIY Crafter/Seeker of inner good. I am starting from the beginning. I am ready to fall down, get back up again, and learn from my mistakes.

You can only grow if you’re willing to fail, and for once in my life, I think I am ready for that challenge. I’m leaning in. This is me now. Wanna come?

Life is a Journey, Not a Destination… But You Still Gotta Pay for the Ride

These are interesting times we live in. You can really choose any path you want to, and there is a place in this world for every dreamer. 

…But not all dreams pay the bills. I figure life is too short not to give this an honest-to-goodness shot tho, so let’s do this! I am going to give this life the all, and I intend to share it with you honestly. Can you make it as an artist, as a writer, as a crafty witch? I guess we’ll find out! 

I invite you to follow this life journey and see where it leads. I think that sometimes all of us are just looking for something that really opens our hearts and minds. I’m not saying that learning how to needlepoint will bring me to a new spiritual high ground (it might), but I am saying that I’ve never really followed a dream before, so why not start now?

Self-Love, Acceptance, and Leap Taking

I’ve never said, “This! This is the thing that I am passionate about, and this is the thing that I want to show the world.” Maybe this journey is that thing for me. Maybe it’s not really about the crafting or the “how to make whatever” that’s really what’s calling me out. Perhaps it’s the realization that this life is passing us by, and it’s too short, too delicate, and too precious to waste.

This is a journey about finding a version of myself that I genuinely love. It’s about knowing in my heart of hearts that I can be whatever I want to be as long as I am contributing something positive to this world and making someone smile, laugh, or feel heard. 

I am doing this for you, and I’m doing it for me, and I’m doing it so that when we go to sleep at night, our last thought might be, “I did good.” instead of, “I didn’t do enough.” We are all enough. We are wonderful, beautiful people who what to see a little more magic in the world. This is me realizing that I’m long overdue for giving something back. 

It’s not about the craft. It’s about love. It’s about the journey, and it’s about the search for the more that we can all be when we decide to love ourselves, love our earth, and, most importantly, love each other. So, what do you say, will you join me? 

…if we’re lucky, we might make something beautiful along the way. 

Photo by Brooke Lark, Luke Stackpoole, Dino Reichmuth, Katherine Hanlon, and Katherine Hanlon on Unsplash