Catherine’s written words.
Word of the Year: Sanctuary I made a decision to create a Sanctuary this year – to make my home a sanctuary, make my mind a sanctuary, make my yard a sanctuary, make my car a sanctuary, and make my friendships / motherhood / marriage into living sanctuaries as well. There is a song by […]
The Sanctuary Project: How To Design A Sacred Life Read More »
2025 was one of the best years of my life, albeit also one of the most exhausting years of my life!!!!! With a competitive dancer, a job and family that take me across the globe, homeschool activities, and now gymnastics – we stay BUSY!!!!!!!! In the fall all 3 children were homeschooled!!!! I knew it
Sweet Satisfaction – 2025 Year in Review Read More »
Its the second day of 2026 (as I write this, it will publish a few days later), and I have already finished reading my first book, The Year of Less by Cait Flanders. I read this book ultimately by accident (story for another time), and I am so SO glad that I read it exactly
Year of Less: Financial Sovereignty and the Great Downshift Read More »
2024 was a mixed bag for my family, but it was generally a really good year. My husband spent New Year’s Eve in Italy to be near his mother before she transitioned. She passed on January 23rd, 2024. Nearly 2 years after my mother’s passing. This was a very hard experience for us, it has
2024’s Tender Lessons: Grief, Growth, and Grace Read More »
2023 was an amazingly complicated year. High highs and major lessons learned. The end of a 9 year cycle for Cat. Chickens, roller blading, kayaking, and travel made up a lot of our year. And dance!
2023’s Hard-Earned Wisdom: Closing the Chapter on a 9-Year Cycle Read More »
My mom would sit at the kitchen table and do reading flash cards with me. I would cry. The written language was so hard for me to figure out. While I was super high functioning academically, reading never became automatic for me, or fully integrated. I have seriously struggled to learn to spell, and I
Embracing My Reading Challenges: A Personal Tale of Overcoming Dyslexia Read More »
Freedom SELLS! Do the salesmen walk the walk or just talk the talk? There are wolves in sheep’s clothing, can you see them hidden in plain sight?
Liberty For Sale – Watch Out! Read More »
When you engage in circular conflict with toxic people, you actually teach them how to beat you.
Reflections from my Barn Cat on Circular Conflict Read More »
Sovereignty can take shape and be expressed in countless lifestyle choices. Off grid homesteading, global digital nomading, high tech, low tech, fast paced, slowed down – the common denomoter is that *you* chose the path because you *own* your life and you have made the choice to exert supreme authority over your existence. No that
Benefits of a Decentralized Geography Read More »
Conflict is an inevitable and unavoidable aspect of all human relationships. You are guaranteed to experience conflict in some form during every relationship of significance you will ever have, including (and maybe most especially) your relationship with yourself….. While healthy conflict must happen for a relationship to stand the test of time, drama should be
Conflict & the Reason You Have Drama in Your Life Read More »
Sovereignty is more than a political or philosophical ideology, it is a spiritual practice and a lifestyle. Overcoming an abusive relationship taught me how to find freedom in all aspects of my life.
How I Found My Voice Again Read More »