{listen to my audio recording of this post} Sometimes, creativity reflects back to me something inside of me that hasn't fully surfaced yet. The things that are swirling around in my head like the lines of a spinning record, blurring past. I wonder if you've ever had the experience of taking a moment to look over everything you've created lately only to realize a theme has emerged and every expression seems to point back to it. And I think- perhaps my inner voice is trying to

{listen to my audio recording of this post} This year, Jason and I've been thinking a lot about when we might be able to make a move to a place where we'll be working towards owning instead of renting. But over the course of the summer, looking at some properties for the first time and crunching numbers, we recognized that we're not quite there yet. At least not here in Southern California. But it's where we want (and need) to be right now, so we're staying put, keeping our e