As the flowering trees blossomed to life around us in the spring of 2023, a dream that we'd uncovered last summer returned to us. We wanted to go camping with our three dogs. We wanted to spend more time in nature. And finally, we wanted to realized our dream of traveling. Jonathan and I have … [Read more...] about Taking the Steps We Can, Now, to Travel
Creativity
How to Write Your First Novel
Welcome, writer, to the wonderful world of fulfilling your dreams and telling the story (or stories) of your heart! writer's background Before we listen to someone, especially about something so important to us, we need to know who that person is. So, first, a little bit about me: I am a … [Read more...] about How to Write Your First Novel
Five Tips for Building Your Ren Faire Costume Over Time
In today's post, I'm going to cover five tips for building your Renaissance Festival costume/D&D character cosplay (more) affordably over time. I also want to add a couple assumptions to the trajectory of this advice so we're working from the same foundation: My quick caveat to number … [Read more...] about Five Tips for Building Your Ren Faire Costume Over Time
Life-Changing Magic, Part One
Transforming Self and Home In the late spring and early summer of 2022, my husband Jonathan and I went through Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. We’re relatively neat and averse to clutter, and we had just moved in October 2021 so, to be honest, I didn’t think we would … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Magic, Part One
Embracing Ritual in the Everyday, Part One
Fantasy Afield began with the goal of finding (and celebrating!) magic in the everyday. And for me, a lot of that magic comes from transitioning routines into rituals. In this series, I'll explore personal transformations from routines into rituals. I'll also look at some of the thought leaders … [Read more...] about Embracing Ritual in the Everyday, Part One
The Power of Choosing Yourself as a Creative
encouragement & empowerment for creatives There's a special power to choosing yourself as a creative, a freedom and empowerment to believing in your creative dream. But if that's true, why do we face so much resistance around our creative dreams? Why is it so difficult for us to put … [Read more...] about The Power of Choosing Yourself as a Creative
The Seasons of Creativity: Autumnal Reflections on the Creative Process
Do you feel as though you've hit a creative rut? That it's time for something new, but you're not sure what? Or perhaps you're feeling like there's too much on your plate, or that there aren't enough important things on your plate. seasons of creativity This blog is, in part, an … [Read more...] about The Seasons of Creativity: Autumnal Reflections on the Creative Process
The Magic of Adding More Plants to Your Life
Have you experienced that feeling of ease and calm when you walk into a greenhouse or garden space? That rush of oxygen, and the scent of green on the air? Do you smile when you see the lines of mums outside the grocery store in the autumn? Or feel inexplicably happier when you notice the garden … [Read more...] about The Magic of Adding More Plants to Your Life