August 31st, 2026
In the struggle to find myself, I have looked behind many doors. Some have cracked open, others have closed, and some that were open threaten to shut behind me and not let me go back. With the variety of paths in front of me, I’m frozen with indecision. There is no beckoning voice, no guarantee of happiness behind any of them, and my fear of failure and mistakes paralyze my feet.
With this summer of feeling lost in a daze, struggling to clear my vision, I seem to be determined to at least follow through with one choice I made this past spring. I’ve been allowing myself to notice the beauty in the sparing moments between due dates and obligations. I try to immortalize the views I take in during the mornings, afternoons, and evenings I find my mind just a bit quieter. I’ve been filling my camera roll with several hundred pictures of the same subject trying to find the best angle and lighting to make it appear as appealing as it is for me.
Inspiration, for me, has never come easily. It’s a corner of my soul that has been left abandoned for so many years that when I try to clear it out to make room for the people and things that I want to store there, it never seems to stay for long. I have seen so many women creators, my friends, my partner, take their leaps of faith and blossom. It seems I’m still a few steps behind.
Yet, with this site, with these blank pages, I’m trying to will myself to fill them with hope. I have ideas of how to transform my creativity into something lucrative, seen by others, yet there’s still a lot of work to do.
My hope is to come back to this site to update you, reader, when my thoughts and dreams seem to materialize. I have an idea to integrate some of my other interests into this site such as vintage clothing, jewelry, and personal style.
My plan is to make this blog an annotation of the curations I build for buyers. I’ve recently discovered the app WhatNot with the recommendation of one of my best friends, and I have not been able to do much else lately other than consume the rantings of the women on my feed showing of their amazing thrift finds to share with others.
I feel compelled to do the same. My hope is to create an audience, a following, of those that are interested in filling their homes and closets with preloved goods that helps them feel closer to living the life they dream. I want Pinterest boards, daydreams, and their higher self to become actualized through seeing their most adored items scattered around their spaces. The funky fish-shaped oil dispenser is sitting on their counter next to their stove, a chunky crystal bracelet is creating tan lines on their wrist from never taking it off, and their couch is littered with wool and cotton blankets that someone had lovingly knit years ago.
The inspiration for my first curation is adjacent to my vision for Somewhere Between Days. Here, you can find validation that your dreams do not have to stay imaginary. Dreams are meant to direct your path towards the best version of yourself – and a curated shop to help manifest your dreams into your home is a way to do that.
The quote I found below is a great summation of the pieces I will be putting together.
I’d rather be all by myself,
Barefoot with wild hair,
Talking to the moon,
Than just parts of me that fit in
with what people expect of me.
This WhatNot curated show will be filled with linens, wools, patterns and stripes. Thick socks that leave little impressions around your ankle, jackets that lay permanently by the back door waiting for you to grab during an unexpected rain. A well-worn, cozy collection of items that are meant to make your space and body feel comfortable. Because, truly, everything has it’s purpose, and those most-loved pieces are usually not those that are meant to impress.
With that, check out the links to my WhatNot shop and my Pinterest page for more details about the show. As I said, this is very much preliminary, but more news to come. I hope you follow along my journey on finally leaning into my passions.
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