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Can’t wait to be back in this beautiful city super soon! ✈️
I have a multi-page list already of new places to check out, but if anyone has any extra recommendations of your absolute favorite spots to eat, dance, and wander, I’m all ears 🤗

Reaching into that beautiful blank space.
Solo hours in the studio, website under construction, things being remolded and reworked to fit a new skin. ✨
(📷 by @photoannmoscow)

Who else loved the movie The Secret Garden as a child? 🙋🏼‍♀️ (still do, actually). There’s something about the idea of having a secret, sacred and wild place to run off to that always entranced me. Looking back now, I realize that this kind of space actually exists inside of us- a creative, untamed garden to weed through and find new pathways + treasures. I’m diving deep into my own secret garden this week and am looking forward to discovering and sharing what comes out on the other side of the gate 🌿 (photo from the alcazar in Sevilla)

I like my lazy Sunday rituals. 🥞
This particular pancake recipe has been on repeat the past couple weeks- whole grain, protein-packed, + full of warming spices. Toppings vary, but this combo of raspberries, walnuts + pb is a favorite. ❤️ If any of you guys miss my recipes, thought I’d pop this one in here to bring some deliciousness to your weekend. 🤗
Hearty Sunday Pancakes:
•1/2 cup whole wheat flour • 1/4 cup millet flour • 1/4 cup chickpea flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 1/2 tsp cinnamon • 1/4 tsp ginger • pinch of nutmeg • 1 tbsp cane sugar • 1 tbsp chia seeds • 1 egg • 1/2 cup yogurt • 1/2 cup oat milk • 1 sliced banana.
Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl and the wet in a smaller bowl. Add the wet to the dry and mix until combined. Dollop a couple large spoonfuls of the batter onto a hot, buttered pan, top with sliced bananas and cook for a couple minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook for a couple more minutes. Repeat with all the batter. Serve with whatever toppings your heart desires 💕

While Valentine’s Day has never been a huge deal for me, I can’t say no to eating lots of chocolate and sharing homemade sweets with people I love. So that’s what tomorrow is all about over here. Good eats + lovely company. And chocolate. What about you?
If you happen to need a quick + easy treat to whip up for yourself or someone else you love, these dark chocolate orange blossom date caramels are in the blog archives and are amaaazing 💕

Being a teacher of any kind, you learn something new every day in the classroom or studio. On top of that, when you’re teaching in a second language, it is an especially humbling experience often involving a lot of laughing at yourself. For example, yesterday I learned I’ve been saying “downward dog” wrong in French for like a year. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Learn it, change it, move on. 😂 #lifelessons

Hi. I love Mondays.
It may be an unpopular preference, but what I’ve realized about myself is that I am always the most fresh, the most motivated + vibrant at the very start of things. The start of the day, start of the week, the start of a new project. It’s the middle that gets a little dicey- slipping into uncertainty and the murky waters of following through with things.
I’m still in the beginning phases of creation right now, which means a lot of reading (loving this short + sweet book that reminds me that nothing is permanent + nothing is perfect), writing/journaling, cups of tea + coffee, studio time, and happy Monday mornings. ✨Let’s hope I can carry it all through the week and into the next phase (which includes actually telling you all what in the world I’m working on). 🤞🏻
How’s your Monday?

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