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me? launch?
In just a couple of hours, I'll be heading to my tiny little book launch. Who am I to have a book launch anyway? Anyone, and I do mean...

Lydia C
May 273 min read


Stillpoint
That moment when, while all the world is swirling around you, you are slowed, stilled, into a slower place - a place in which something...

Lydia C
May 245 min read


Old Friends
This is for an old friend, who has become a recognized poet. It's too personal to send safely, but if they read it "on the wall" it will...

Lydia C
Mar 301 min read


The One He Loves
"Ladybug" by Lydia C God’s love can be tricky depending on what presuppositions I’ve tried to squeeze it into. But here’s the deal. God...

Lydia C
Mar 276 min read


Is it wise to work weary?
Here's the revamped cover - maybe So I'm setting the timer. Which I have to go get first. But this project is SO big that I don't...

Lydia C
Feb 251 min read


I should be there, but I am here
This is the old cover, which confuses me because I redesigned it after I wrote this post. Sigh. Work is just work. So much gets lost,...

Lydia C
Feb 251 min read


What to say
Do you ever sit in front of a glorious white page and suddenly wonder what to say? It's not the same as having nothing to say. It's...

Lydia C
Nov 22, 20245 min read


Don't be afraid to be BIG
Ay yi yi! The past few weeks have been life changing. Within a week of each other, both of our kiddos entered into dating...

Lydia C
Nov 22, 20249 min read


My new favorite word
Every year, I do the word thing. One year it was "play." One year it was "breathe." One year it was "peace." I don't know that this...

Lydia C
Sep 15, 20243 min read


7 Dresses - will it ever happen?
This is not the final art for my book cover, but I needed something to show the publisher what I have in mind. This is a blog about...

Lydia C
Sep 14, 20244 min read


Day 25: Returns
(Disclaimer: writing about clothing is wayyyyy not my normal. You'll have to read the Day 1 to understand why this seemingly shallow...

Lydia C
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Day 24: Science of Style
(Disclaimer: writing about clothing is wayyyyy not my normal. You'll have to read the Day 1 to understand why this seemingly shallow...

Lydia C
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Day 23: Try it all on
(Disclaimer: writing about clothing is wayyyyy not my normal. You'll have to read the Day 1 to understand why this seemingly shallow...

Lydia C
Jul 31, 20241 min read


Day 21: Where have I BEEN!
OY! I have yet to do 30 consecutive days of pretty much anything. But we've been busy doing this. Posting on IG a bit more consistently....

Lydia C
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Day 20: This is getting real
Up to now, all my research has been ethereal or philosophical. Now it's time to let it all become concrete. I feel like this baby fawn...

Lydia C
Jul 22, 20242 min read


DAY 19: At a loss
Whenever I'm asked to look at percentages of how I spend my day and pie chart it, I'd rather just have a piece of pie. My life is so...

Lydia C
Jul 22, 20241 min read


DAY 18: Vision Time
For lack of vision, people perish. This was an assignment to make 3 vision boards. Your dream life and work are two. Then to ask, how...

Lydia C
Jul 20, 20243 min read


Day 17: Do the work, she said
This day was easy. I've been pinning my style faves on Pinterest for over a year. But then she said to label it. Am I Modern Romantic? ...

Lydia C
Jul 20, 20241 min read
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