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The Love Story of Mérida

Mérida got under my skin almost immediately. Her colour, rhythm, intensity, and contradictions made her impossible to ignore. This is the story of falling hard for a place and everything that came with it.

A sunlit swimming pool reflects a tall palm and lush tropical garden beside a purple wall and modern covered patio.

We’re Selling Our House

The house gave us a life we’re proud of. It also showed us when it was time to leave.

A woman in a winter hat and jacket, shorts, and flip flops stands at a fork between snowy mountains and a tropical coast. Both signs say “RIGHT WAY.”

I Built Paradise. Then I Wanted Out.

I built paradise, trusted every sign that led me there, and then started wanting out. Somewhere between gratitude, guilt, and trying to choose the next right way, I realized I had woken up mid spiral.

Heather bent over with her apron on, pulling a very large tree branch off the plants and out of the pool

Not Even Two Days

On my third bite of breakfast, I started to laugh.