Perimenopause is a powerful transition. And sometimes, a challenging one. I can feel how much my body is changing. There are days when I feel tired — even though my sleep hygiene is solid. I nourish my body well. I move a lot. As a personal trainer, I also want to lead by example.💪🏻 Since my total hysterectomy about a year and a half ago, I’ve immersed myself even more deeply in women’s health — especially menopause, post-menopause, how training shifts, how nutrition needs evolve, and how we can support our hormones instead of fighting them.🙏🏻💛 And still… there are nights when cortisol has its own plan. Last night I woke up at 3:40 a.m.😞 I tried to fall back asleep. Had some water. Waited. It didn’t happen. I could have been frustrated. Instead, I chose differently.🤗 I hadn’t been at my pottery wheel for weeks. Yesterday afternoon I planned to sit down and create — but the weather was so beautiful that I spent hours in the garden instead, bringing it back to life.🌱 So this morning, before sunrise, I sat at the wheel. In the quiet. In the stillness. While the world was slowly waking up.🌅 And it felt like a gift. Of course, I could focus on the disrupted sleep. But I’d rather focus on what was created in that unexpected pocket of time. Now I’m heading to work — and later I can return to the garden without that lingering thought of “I really wish I had time for the wheel.” Sometimes the positive meaning isn’t in the perfect plan. It’s in how we respond to what is.🥰 Maybe one of the most important lessons of this phase of life is this: Don’t fight your body. Learn to work with it. 🤍

Good morning, my sweet little mice ☀️ I’m sitting here with my small pre-work breakfast and suddenly had a very important question… How do you like your eggs? Soft-boiled with a runny yolk? Hard-boiled? Sunny-side up? Scrambled? Poached? Eggs Benedict? Or any other masterpiece? I honestly believe eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods in the world. Packed with high-quality protein, healthy fats, choline, vitamins, minerals — they’re simple, but incredibly powerful. And I’m especially grateful to have my own chickens, so I know exactly where my eggs come from and what kind of quality I’m getting. That makes breakfast even better. Now it’s your turn: Show me your breakfast eggs! 🥚✨ And one more important question… Do you use egg cups? 👀 If yes — I want to see your masterpieces! It’s the weekend — maybe you’ve made something beautiful. Drop your egg pictures below! Let’s see what’s cooking in this community 💛

If y'all agree, I'd like to propose a challenge for March. In my baby potter days (and still!) I was participating in Tim See's beginner's throwing class Facebook page. One of the assignments he posted was to pick a historical pot, research how it was made, and recreate it. It was a fun and informative project, and I learned a lot. I chose to recreate a historical face jug at the time, and learned a lot about early pottery in the United States, colonial slavery, and ways that people expressed themselves when their open voicing of opinions were suppressed. I'm curious what projects others would select, how they go about recreating the historical piece, and what they learn in the journey. To participate: -Pick a historical piece -Research how it was created -Recreate the pot -Document your process -Post images of the historical piece and your piece -Share what you learned or why you chose that particular piece Let's make history fun, and help each other learn about things we might otherwise not explore.

Hey everyone!! My Antarctica film is officially online on YouTube 🎬✨ This February, I traveled to Antarctica with part of my family — crossing the legendary Drake Passage (yes… two days of wild storms 🌊😅) before setting foot on the most untouched continent on Earth. What followed was just unreal. Endless ice. Surreal silence. Glaciers glowing in the sun. Thousands of penguins. Seals on drifting ice. Whales moving through the Southern Ocean like something out of a dream. Being in that raw, powerful, almost fragile environment was deeply humbling. Antarctica is powerful. Silent. Almost otherworldly. If you feel like escaping into ice, silence and epic landscapes for a few minutes — I’d love for you to watch it. Let me know what you feel while watching. 🌎✨

As a good grandmother, it's obligatory to share pictures of the grand babies. I'm looking forward to seeing yours too! The older one will be 3 in July. The younger turned one in December. Number 3 is due in September!