I am a homeschooling mom, garden dabbler, compulsive crafter, and full-time human navigating life, grief, and the questionable choices of adulthood.

I started Bloom and Be as a creative outlet because I had a lot on my heart, in my brain, and on my kitchen counter and I needed somewhere to put it.

This isn’t a perfectly curated lifestyle blog. I’m here because I write and writing helps me process all the crap I’d rather not dump on unsuspecting friends in the group chat.

I’ve got things to say about grief (I lost my mom in 2023), about motherhood, about homeschooling my kid, crafting as therapy, trying to garden in dirt that’s basically sand, and occasionally just… surviving.

This is real life. It’s duct tape and dirt and feelings.

Welcome to Bloom & Be. I’m glad you’re here… even if neither of us really knows what we’re doing.