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Mom life & Creative Identity

Where motherhood and creativity meet. These personal essays and reflections explore what it means to nurture your gifts while raising a family. Unfiltered and honest, this space holds room for duality, transition, and the rhythm of evolving identity.

What’s Not for Public Consumption?
Mom life & Creative Identity

What’s Not for Public Consumption?

I decided to get into some peopley things, but nothing…

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An Intimate Micro-Wedding To Remember
Mom life & Creative Identity

An Intimate Micro-Wedding To Remember

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started my birthday with THEE most flavorful, well started my birthday with THEE most flavorful, well balanced, and indulgent plant-based meal I’ve had in all my 9 vegan years. 

@fitzon4th is an amazing experience nestled in a very cozy and intimate spot. our server Meg was a breath of fresh air, and her energy set the tone for a relaxing delightful evening. 

I left with nothing to critique (which for me is uncommonβ€”IYKYK πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ« 

✨it’s not everyday that you get to meet the woman behind the magic, so it was equally great to give Alison her flowers! πŸ’œ

i am counting down until my next visit for more toothsome tapas!!
as a creative who wears all the hats, you have to as a creative who wears all the hats, you have to take actionable steps to embrace your duality. it doesn’t start/stop at the declaration β€œI’m embracing the process”… you’ve got to put forth the effort. 
send to a homie who needs to hear this! πŸ’œπŸ™ŒπŸΎ

#thecolorduchess #creativeentrepreneur #philycreatives
and this why i mind the business that pays me 🀣 and this why i mind the business that pays me 🀣 
folk say they need an accountability partner, whole time they mean they want an enabling partner. 
yeah, no, this ain't that.
you're just not going to get this quality in the m you're just not going to get this quality in the machine manufactured hat from the beauty supply store, or from shein πŸ€·πŸΎβ€β™€οΈ DM me for custom colors βœ¨πŸ’œ 
which color combo is your favorite? πŸ‘€
the unpredictability of my schedule kept me from p the unpredictability of my schedule kept me from participating in @phillyveganrestaurantweek how i wanted to. but i did manage to skip on over to @chestnuthillbrewingcompany for my favorite vegetal apps πŸ˜‹ 
now, let me say, i've been getting this buffalo cauliflower for some years, but last night they were cooked like somebody's mom was trying to impress the high school football coach πŸ˜†πŸ’œ
texture, taste, temperature ⭐️ X πŸ”Ÿ
jamming to @koolandthegang with my mom and offspri jamming to @koolandthegang with my mom and offspring is an irreplaceable luxury that i'll never take for granted. our dance parties be πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ 

mental health hack: always make time to dance with the ones you love.
hustle without direction will have you chasing wat hustle without direction will have you chasing waterfalls. in my latest substack article, I unpack the reality of balancing expectations, and flowing with your creative rhythm.

share with an artist you love who might need some motivation to keep going πŸ’œ

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#phillyartist #phillycreative #writer #thecolorduchess
not me sewing a pocket on my skirt 5 minutes befor not me sewing a pocket on my skirt 5 minutes before i have to depart πŸ₯΄
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