by Jenn | Apr 22, 2026 | audobon, bird cams, Current Affairs, earth day, lessons from nature, nesting birds, overdevelopment, peregrine falcon
For the past few weeks, I’ve been watching some bird cams which are situated in various parts of the world. Most, if not all, of the birds are incubating nests and hatching chicks. Getting an up-close look at all of this is soothing my nervous system while also...
by Jenn | Apr 13, 2026 | Blog, breaking up with facebook, Current Affairs, Life, mental health, self esteem through art, social media detox
Back in September of 2025, I left Facebook for good (read about that here). It had become abundantly clear to me that social media—while offering delusions of authentic connection—is actually just data mining the shit out of us and pirating our attention spans while...
by Jenn | Mar 5, 2026 | Analog Living, Art Heals, Art journaling, Current Affairs, expressive arts, mental health, self esteem through art
I was working in my art journal yesterday morning. I had been working on a batch of image transfers, one of which—the image of the bicycle with flowers—was going to have a place on this particular page, and the fingertips of the middle and pointer fingers on my right...
by Jenn | Feb 10, 2026 | Analog Living, Current Affairs, falcon symbolism, lessons from nature, Nature, peregrine falcon, Spirituality
Last week, we had a very special visitor outside our doorstep: a peregrine falcon! For five magical days, this bird put on quite a show in the branches of the old tree that sits adjacent to our apartment. My daughter, Shay, noticed the falcon while I was out on Monday...
by Jenn | Feb 2, 2026 | Art Heals, Art journaling, Current Affairs, mental health, self esteem through art, the power of words
I’m a tuning fork, ever resonant and reverberating. Perceptive to even the smallest shift in life’s tectonic plates. A canary in the coal mine, nimble and resourceful. Sensitive to emotional and psychological toxins and reflexively aware of impending danger. A...
by Jenn | Sep 19, 2025 | Blog, breaking up with facebook, Current Affairs, mental health, self esteem through art, social media detox
I’ve done “social media detoxes” before, where I abstain from all social media for a pre-determined amount of time (usually a month). Every time I do it, it does wonders for my mental health! In the spirit of self-preservation, it’s come time for me to delete my...
