creative pursuits

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The Practice: Why I’m Crafting My Own Personal Curriculum

Have you ever started reading a book and found yourself wanting to go much deeper on a topic from a single chapter? That’s been my experience with Emily Ley’s “A Simplified Life”. I’ve read the first chapter on simplifying your home over the years and never got past it. The cool part is I’ve kept…

Kept Notes: Floral Keepsakes

This week something magical happened and I will be sharing more about it in the coming weeks. In the meantime, today I want to share one little thing I did today to preserve the memories of a very special day. From a bountiful bouquet of flowers I got to work pressing the petals, stems and…

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Now: September Semester Siesta

What I remembered from this week is that I completed my last summer semester at Oregon State University. I’ve slowly been working through a Bachelor of Science degree since 2020 and will finally finish the program this coming Spring 2027. And this past week I closed out my Dynamic Planet course which is basically a…

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Jessica

Hi, I’m Jessica. Blisskeeping is my little corner for tending to a life in progress — making home feel like home, finding meaningful ways to care for myself, and following the creative pursuits that keep life interesting.