Tuning In for Slow Living Creatives

Read or Comment Here Ever since Taylor Swift got up at the iHeartRadio Awards and said: “When I was 12 years old, I had the luxury of spending thousands of hours working at my craft—practicing, making mistakes through trial and error—and that was all completely unobserved. That was just me and my craft.” It’s been STUCK in my head. I can’t “unsee” the contrast between what the online space has tau...

Read and Comment Here The theme of ‘contentment’ has been swirling around me a lot lately. * Popping up in videos I watch. * Books I’m reading. * Quotes I’ve been sent. * and in my own mental meandering. It’s a topic I want to dive deeper into in my next series/book here , but today this simple question popped into my head: What makes me happy? I’m reading this awesome rom com called: Four Weekend...

Read and Comment Here I think about purpose, mission, tactile creations and “what’s the point of it all?” a lot…. My recent week no exception. I’m constantly trying to make sense of the online space and where I can add true support vs. adding to the consumerism and “more” culture we live in. Carefully making sure I’m not making because there’s a market for it but making because there’s a genuine n...

Join the Poll or Read Here * We can go anywhere. * We can do anything. * We can watch whatever we want. * Read whatever we want. * Listen to whatever we want. * Eat whatever we want. * Anytime. Any place. But let’s be real… it’s a lot. It’s overwhelming + exhausting. A never-ending cycle of one decision after another. No wonder I feel decision fatigued. Don’t get me wrong- I’m grateful to have cho...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read or Join the Creative Co-op Here In my recent therapy sessions, we’ve uncovered multiple parts of me asking for rest. But the thing is… I feel like I have been resting- more than I ever have before if I’m being honest. I’ve been: watercoloring, reading fiction, watching videos and shows that make me laugh and s...

Read or Comment Here It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve created here on Substack. Why? Because: * I haven’t had much to say here lately. * I did have a lot to say in one of my products (so I spent a full day updating that instead.) * And we’ve entered a new chapter in our family- so the rest of my time and attention has been funneled there. It wasn’t until today- when my dad had the kids, my husband was...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read, Comment or Join the Creative Co-op Here I was sitting at a cafe a couple weeks ago with the kids… feeling ungrounded… spiraling as per usual with all of my creative ideas. I firmly believe my brain transforms into the egg scrambler ride sometimes: I’ll have an idea I’m excited about and then another idea and...

Read or Comment Here …. I’ve never really cared much about the snow. I’ve lived in Ohio most of my life, so: * I’m used to it. * It doesn’t bother me…. * buttttt I’ve always been a “give me a white Christmas and then bring on the warmer weather” kind of girl. Until I tried snowboarding last week… As I’ve been sharing this latest obsession with friends and family, it dawned on me just how much ever...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read or Comment Here Before sharing my intentional, creative life here- I had my own wardrobe styling company.✨ (If you’re curious about it- here are some articles on my styling days.) It’s why my friends + family often ask my thoughts on outfits and fashion. But the biggest compliment is when Collin asks me for h...

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Read or Comment Here In a previous life… my world was: fashion . I was a: * wardrobe stylist * mobile boutique owner * personal shopper * and closet cleansing maniac And my closet reflected that (in my own way.) But one thing I didn’t focus on at the time was longevity. I bought well but I didn’t invest. I didn’t think about how many years I could take care of a piece. How it would support me long...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Upgrade and Join the Conversation Here There’s no better time (for me) to maintain my minimalism practice than during the holiday season. It feels like my version of “the big game.” 🤣 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… minimalism has always given me MORE not less… we still do gifts- we just focus on less s...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read and comment here We just got back from trying on van life in Florida to celebrate Sophia’s 5th birthday and boy…. did we learn a lot. I was SO excited for this trip after becoming obsessed with the idea of traveling with a home on wheels. * I envisioned it. * I felt it. * I was open to it not being a fit for u...

See the pictures + Comment Here Lately, I’ve been obsessing a little bit a lot a bit over tricked-out ‘Sprinter’ van conversions. Like I mentioned in my recent decluttering post - we love traveling + how it supports our minimalism practice…. plus worldschooling is our preferred way of learning. So we decided to try on the van life concept (for travel- not full-time living) by booking a camper van...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com View the Pictures + Join the Conversation Here Every time we travel… I come home and am ready to halve our possessions. And that’s exactly what happened when we got back from our recent trip to Gatlinburg. Isn’t it funny how quickly our perspective can shift from a few days away? I often purge unnecessary items whe...

Join the conversation here What does creating on Substack as a Worldschooling Mom of 2 really look like? THIS: https://youtu.be/MhaSXaIooVw?si=nuCItREfYUGfsDaL Freedom: * To create what I want * Where I want * At the pace I want Substack sees the writing, videography, audio, community…. whatever you’re creating as what’s important. Supporting: * The nuance * The slowness * The conversation * The r...

Read, Join or Comment Here In this month’s issue of the Tuning In Magazine (← print option now available✨) I announced our next Deeper Discussion series: Staying Miniman- How I'm Maintaining a Life with Less My family has been living minimally for a while now. But as we’ve increased our travel- we’ve found ourselves overwhelmed by all we have once we get home. It’s made us crave a deepening in ou...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Grab the Cards Here At the beginning of the summer I felt myself craving simplicity. And it reminded me of mini audio summits I’d created years ago titled: Simplify My _________. So I challenged myself to do that again- this time with the broad idea to “Simplify My Life.” And I brought you along with me. I called i...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read or Comment Here I haven't given my garden much attention this year. The pipe for the backyard hose burst this winter so to water it I had to fill a watering can 5+ times….. instead I often opted for the rain + Mother Nature to take care of it. Last year, tending to my garden became a daily form of meditation....

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Watch the Videos + Comment Here View all the journal prompts inside The Intentional Reset Guide here Back in May my friend and I decided to challenge each other to create one thing a day for a week. * Only for us. * Only based on that day. * No pressure. * Just create it and share it with each other. I had felt thi...

Read and Comment on the Poll Here Growing up, fashion was always my thing. It was the story of who I was…. …. and then I became a mom and my mindset shifted. I’ve spent these last 5 years excavating to find who I am: Intentionality and creativity definitely making up that core. And I feel like what I “left behind” nearly 5 years ago may have just been put on a shelf… waiting to be sparked back to...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read, Comment or Upgrade Here View all the journal prompts inside The Intentional Reset Guide here Accessing my playful and childlike side has been a top priority for me in this series. But when I started braindumping this idea on ChatGPT I found myself saying: “I don't know if I was ever really playful as a kid. C...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com Read and join in the conversation here View all the journal prompts inside The Intentional Reset Guide here I’ve been craving a new creative rhythm lately— one that’s not reliant on perfect conditions. That’s free from compartmentalizing my mom life from my deep work sessions… I’ve been craving a rhythm that’s inte...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tuningin.substack.com View all the journal prompts inside The Intentional Reset Guide here Read or Comment here I feel like there is so much out there that I could consume. * So many Substacks in my inbox that I want to read. * A never ending stream of things I can watch on Youtube or the thousands of streaming apps out there. * Countle...

Read and comment here I was driving the other day after dropping off the kids with my amazing mother-in-love. Windows down. Arm out- feeling the breeze as I cruised along listening to this (new to me) artist . When this phrase popped into my head: “What if my businesses ‘never worked out’ because I was meant to be doing this?” ‘This’ being: * nurturing and unschooling my kids * being there to coac...