01/01/2026
Hello! I'm going to start by saying, it's been a while hasn't it?
In 2023 we unexpectedly lost our Kikie Leo due to non regenerative anemia. It crushed me. A year later I still wasn't feeling myself and found all the creativity and time sucked out of me.
God made a way to adopt a sweet Kikie from the same place we had gotten Leomachito at, his name was Pumpkin just as Leo's had been from where we adopted him. In 2024 when we adopted P***y donuts we also uprooted our lives from city living to homesteading fixer upper, open our home up further to more family type of life.
I was forced into a creative role again and realized I had missed that part of myself. Having lost Leo really hurt my heart.
My heart as it seems would be taking more hits. In the beginning of 2025 we lost our sweet Glub Glub from the same issue we lost little Leo from. It seems the condition of the home we moved to combined with the stress of moving had triggered the anemia that sat dormant.
While Hunter also got badly sick, he recovered. But my Glubulous Jub Jub who was the whole mascot for this page's logo and my trauma healing buddy, pushed me even farther from feeling like I could come back to this page.
A few months after Gub Gub passed, we almost ran over a sick kitten. With the intention to get her better and sell her, we took her home. That notion didn't last long and she quickly became part of our family. Princess Gabby who reminded me so much of several of my Kikies and let me know she has her own personality was another gift from God.
As 2025 closes to an end my husband and I were deciding on our word for 2026. We opted for Live, and the more I pondered how, the more I thought of how much my kikies over the years taught me how to live. To show up without it all figured out; to play, rest, and be present in the time you get; and that it goes fast so I'd better live. They sure did and I know their Kikie siblings are.
That was a REALLY long way to say, I'm sorry I dropt off the planet and I can't guarantee I won't again. However, I finally have some ideas and am willing to try again. For Leo, for Glub, for Hunter, for Pumpkin, and for Gabby.
Stay tuned for free printables, upcoming events, and of course my creative Kikies. Also might be rebranding so I don't feel trapped in the past, but rather try and move forward with my Kikies always in my heart.
Thanks guys! Happy New Year!!!
(Photo of Pumpkin and Gabby because I thought it's nice to have something cute to look at, especially after that long post 😅)