The Things We Reach For
A fellow jewelry maker shared a concept with me recently called transitional object theory — the idea that humans instinctively reach for physical objects to feel held and grounded. I heard it and immediately thought about earrings. About the specific pairs we reach for on hard days. About why those pairs matter. And about a muted green scraps pair I made one evening that turned out to be more meaningful than I knew.
The Person You're Waiting to Become
When someone says they are waiting for the right time, we usually assume we know what that means. Fear. Doubt. Circumstance. But I think there is something else underneath it — something harder to name. I think what most people mean is that they are waiting to become a better version of themselves first. And that is the trap. Because that version only arrives when you start without her.
Welcome to the Self-Love Club
The Self-Love Club has no membership requirements, no minimum purchase, and absolutely no wellness aesthetic required. It's just a group of women trying to show up for themselves — imperfectly, inconsistently, and with a lot more grace than we usually think we deserve. I've been practicing this for a while now, and I'm still terrible at it some days. Here's what I've figured out anyway.