with love, c.p

  • Horseshoe Bend + Antelope Canyons | Page, AZ

    Horseshoe Bend: A Curve in the River, a Bend in Time There are places on Earth that stop you in your tracks — not just because of their beauty, but because of what they stir inside you. Horseshoe Bend is one of… Continue reading

    Horseshoe Bend + Antelope Canyons | Page, AZ
  • Rewriting My Future

    My daughter and I are a family. We are stable and loving and just enough the way we are. We don’t need anyone else to make us complete. Don’t get me wrong I still value marriage and if someone down… Continue reading

    Rewriting My Future
  • Misunderstood.

    Sometimes the people you want to be part of your story are only meant to be a chapter. I love when book characters are human. As a lover of fantasy novels and series, I don’t particularly mean human, human. Though,… Continue reading

    Misunderstood.
  • Unequally Yoked.

    When dating, you want your partner to be your equal, not the same as you per say but have the same goals and future desires as you. To be equally yoked goes far deeper than just interests and hobbies and… Continue reading

    Unequally Yoked.
  • Create More. Worry Less.

    Creativity is a unique ability. It wasn’t until recently that I realized this. It’s so easy for me to recognize other people’s ability but really hard for me to acknowledge my own. Have you ever heard of imposter syndrome? If… Continue reading

    Create More. Worry Less.
  • Washington, DC

    I had the honor of chaperoning with my daughter’s class on a trip to Washington, D.C! I haven’t been here since I was on the same trip in 5th grade! It felt so different than it did when I was… Continue reading

    Washington, DC
  • Stop and Smell the Ocean

    I believe it’s important to take time to enjoy the complete beauty that the world has to offer. Whenever I’m sad I want to go to the beach. I believe this was something long engraved in my soul from when… Continue reading

    Stop and Smell the Ocean
  • Q&A: Writing Edition

    Here’s a few little questions and answers I did based on my Instagram story I posted. I thought this would be a fun thing to do! What inspired you to start writing? When I was younger, I started a dream… Continue reading

    Q&A: Writing Edition
  • Mental Health Awareness Month

    What is Mental Health? Mental health is involved in our social, emotional and psychological well-being. It determines a lot of factors in our life including: how we handle stress, how we interact/relate to others, make everyday choices, feel, act and… Continue reading

    Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Paranoid.

    Paranoid. I took a psychology class last semester and one of the extra credit options was to take a psychoanalysis personality test. Crazy I know, but the results were intriguing. Stages of life: I’m always willing to take tests to… Continue reading

    Paranoid.