“Live your life by a compass not a clock.” -Steven Covey Today’s the day! The first day of our road trip through the Midwest. We’re looking forward to winding our way up through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa and on to my Uncle and Aunt’s house in Minnesota. Which reminds me, have you seen the My […]

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” -JK Rowling I loved reading that. Sometimes I struggle to remember it, but when I do…remember to turn on my Light, I mean…it really does make a difference. An about-face in attitude, or an intentional shift […]

“Age is irrelevant. Ask me how many sunsets I’ve seen, hearts I’ve loved, trips I’ve taken, or concerts I’ve been to. That’s how old I am.” -Joëlle (LiveLifeHappy.com) I turned 44 this year and if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that you’re never too old to meet another goal or dream a […]

“I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” -Vincent Van Gogh (Etsy) I love that quote so I decided to do a little research on it this afternoon. Apparently, it appeared in a letter Vincent Van Gogh wrote to his brother, Theo, on September 18, 1888. In the letter, Vincent […]

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. […]

“Every time you think you are broken, know this: you are never really breaking. No one can break an ocean.” -Nikita Gill Here’s to the ocean that is you! XO Layla

“Deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.” -Fred McFeely Rogers Hello and happy Thursday! The flooring we’re installing this week is looking GREAT and I’m looking forward to sharing some photos of it in tomorrow’s blog post. Isn’t it fun to have new floors? Even Steevenson is excited. 🙂 In the […]

“The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represents just that – a parent’s heart bared, beating forever outside its chest.” – Debra Ginsberg Scrolling through my photo stream and landed on these pics that I (quickly) snapped one year ago. April  2017. I don’t remember where […]

“I spend a lot of time these days focusing on all the different versions of myself, getting to know and better understand my own complexities. But if I had to be just one thing, just one singular person, if I had to choose, it would be this- someone who is constantly in the middle of […]

“Art is a feeling of love and enthusiasm for something.” – Brenda Euland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creativity is like a butterfly bursting from its cocoon. It can’t […]

“And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important.” – Iain Thomas Hands on hearts, friends. Hands on hearts.   Layla  

“As I enter this holiday week, I am going to strive to not assume other’s truths OR compare myself to others’ projections of truth. Instead, this week, as we all try to make it through as our best selves, I vow to be my most true self. For when I live as I am, I […]

“The way to create art is to burn and destroy ordinary concepts and to substitute them with new truths that run down from the top of the head and out of the heart.” -Charles Bukowski Such a powerful visual of how it works, don’t you think? Happy creating, artsy friends! Layla

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” -Zelda Fitzgerald It’s been a while since I shared a “Meet:” post, and I’ve been watching “Z: The Beginning of Everything” lately, so I thought I’d start putting one together about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. He grew up in Minnesota- like […]