Elevating Color

07/13/2026

Just a little highlight from birthday weekend 🫶🏻

07/11/2026

Welcome to the 40s club my handsome, smart, funny, supportive husband! Ours 30s were pretty amazing, I look forward to see what our 40s will bring. As long as you’re by my side it will be nothing but incredible. Happiest of Birthdays my janeman, I wish you abundance, joy and peace in this next year for you xoxoxo@💝

07/09/2026

Respect and take care of the other beings that call earth home 🫶🏻

At Brazos Bend State Park, many animals call the park home.
Every insect, bird, mammal, and reptile has a job to do that keeps the biodiversity healthy and balanced.

This is a gorgeous water moccasin, or cottonmouth, giving a warning that it doesn’t want to be messed with.
Contrary to belief, these animals are not aggressive. However, like many animals, they will defend themselves when cornered, so be sure to give wild animals their space!

07/01/2026

Summer photo dump ☀️🏖️
Doing my best to stay grounded and present 🧡

06/23/2026

06/21/2026

Long Days and Pleasant Nights 🥀

Thank you for bringing a light back to a day that was dark. Watching you be a father has brought so much joy and healing to my life. Thank you for all that you do for our sweet family. Cheers to you DAD 💙

06/04/2026

It’s been proven by science 🥼

There have been NUMEROUS studies across universities, and health organizations that are backed by research to prove that being creative…in a multitude of mediums….REDUCES STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

Doing anything that activates your creative mind reduces your stress hormone known as cortisol while also releasing dopamine and endorphins. These are your brain’s “this feels good” chemicals. Most of us are consumed by toxic stress are live there. It’s making us so unhealthy!

Relaxing, rhythmic or structured modalities helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system. This means it triggers your body to move from the fight, flight or freeze start to a state of “rest and digest” state. Calming you down to just a basic state of being.

There are times we don’t know how or have the tools to express ourselves. Or even REALIZE that there is something that needs to be expressed. Making something can give a voice to these things. It’s extremely liberating.

Activating that flow state…you’re basically meditating. The intense focus you put into what you’re creating automatically quiets the mind and can take the focus away from distractions. It’s a really nice feeling if you are constantly in your thoughts and over thinking like me.

We are all creative! It’s just finding what you like and what makes you feel good. All of these things happen without even putting in the effort. The only effort you have to put in is the act of making something…so simple ✌🏻