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Atlanta Artist Date Ideas

October 18, 2023

I am about to being week 6 in “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. Beyond the weekly reading and journal prompts, Julia encourages the reader to complete daily “Morning Pages” and one weekly “Artist Date.” One is output, and the other provides an artistic input. The goal of the artist date is to engage in enjoyable, solo adventures that ignite your artistic spirit. Here are a few Atlanta Artist Date Ideas: Botanical Garden Stroll: The Atlanta .

Why is women’s health so taboo?

June 25, 2022

I am a woman that cannot stand hormonal birth control. I hate what it does to my body and my mind. I am also a woman that does not want to have children of my own. Women’s bodies are incredible, and we were not taught ANYTHING about them growing up. If you were like me and grew up in a public school system in the Bible belt, you were taught that sex was a sin until it was a blessing from God. Then taught abstinence in school and shown all of the dangerous consequences that can come .

Rest Easy, Shyssa

March 8, 2022

You just really never know when the best and the worst days of your life are going to be. One day I’m booking a ticket to a show in NYC, then two weeks later a world-wide pandemic hits and almost takes my dad’s life. Two moths after, I meet the love of my life. And by the end of the following year we’re married. Besides the looming threat of a third world war and inflation not-so-slowly pricing me out life, I was happy. Stressed a bit but still working and painting to .

A Synopsis of the Last Two Years

February 19, 2022

Hey. I’m back. Sorry. It’s been two years. HOW has it been two years? This sounds weird to say, but it is a lot easier for me to write when I’m struggling or hurting. During happy times I’m just busy being happy. And positive emotions are harder for me to put into words. So I guess you can say the last two years have been full of happiness because I haven’t even attempted to blog. A whole lot has changed. Like a lot. Most of you know me in real life and probably follow me on .