Hi, Hello, Hi & Welcome!!!!! Wow, hello, what a treat that you have decided to visit this here little website WhoHer.com! I’m very excited that you are here. You see, it takes me a VERY long time to self-motivate. I have a lot of ideas, a lot of spirit, a lot of whimsy, but I have always had trouble “getting down to it” as they say.

What I mean is, I love writing, I love learning people’s stories, I love combining those two things. And yet. And yet even though I had an idea that excited me, an idea that I knew I would enjoy seeing through, an idea that I told people about to keep me accountable (!!), I still have sat on it for weeks. Sure, I tinkered with the logo, I tinkered with the website layout, the fonts and the colors (do you like it?? please just tell me, yes or I will lose 17 more weeks of work messing about trying to make it better), I still did not do any actual writing. Once I created my “About” page I said job well done!! & proceeded to congratulate myself while also not writing or setting up any interviews.

With that public shaming written and over with, I have decided to take a stand against my procrastinator type nature and just go for it. Here we are! Me, the writer, and you, the reader, connecting!! Progress is upon us and a beautiful new day is here, ready to be made the most of. All that jazz!

Now you know one of the not so great parts about me, let’s get into things a little more positive and flattering. Did you notice this little pink sweetheart over here? You know, the high-quality photo of the cutest, pinkiest wildflower? What about her friends, the other orange and peach lovelies? How about those herbs down there underneath? The ones where you can practically smell the potent fragrance through the screen? This was all grown in my garden! Yeah! I can care for plants!

Hello tiny beauty! I love you very much to the point of an obsession that I do not understand?????

Just look at them. They are gorgeous (if I do say so myself! And look at the little baby basil friend down there - wow, my heart!

We found this stool and three others on the side of the street one night. Luckily we had some out of town guests with us that helped us carry all four home! Now they are excellent and sturdy plant stands, or also overflow seating if we really get a … — We found this stool and three others on the side of the street one night. Luckily we had some out of town guests with us that helped us carry all four home! Now they are excellent and sturdy plant stands, or also overflow seating if we really get a party going. Nothing beats free!

Truthfully, I thought it could not be done, not by me at least. I never considered myself to have a green thumb mostly because when I interacted with plants (or, let’s be honest, I didn’t do much interacting) they would die. I cannot tell you how many times I have made my mother sad because I forgot to water her green children. I’m very sorry Mom, I did not fully understand your pain then, but I completely get it now!!! You see, I moved into a one floor home this year, with my then boyfriend, now fiancé (we are getting married next year!! It’s wild!!) and we have the perfect view of our patio from the kitchen. I wanted to take advantage of our outdoor and unshared (!!!) space - this is the first time since I left my parent’s home in 2012 that I have lived in a house unshared by any random people. We have a one story house that is ALL OURS. It is a luxury I cherish and do not think I can ever relinquish again.

With that said, making the outside space nice and inviting was a top priority, as our sweet little home does not have the most room (you have to make sacrifices). We have a lovely patio, complete with a table and chairs, so why not make it the most magical space it can be? We have achieved this with lots of flowers and some string lights, as well as some nice herbs and vines for that ever-green touch. Get this - they have not only stayed alive (for the most part), they have thrived (mostly)!!! This victory, this joy, this love has unlocked something inside of me. I love plants now - I love growing and tending to them, I love looking at them with my eyes and a camera lens, I love asking about them, I’m simply in love with them. I did not see this coming, I don’t think anyone that has known me for 25+ years saw this coming, so my point is, we are capable of GROWTH (see what I did there?? It’s because of the previous words about plants - do you see?). We can all grow into better, more mature, more driven and more green people. This is extremely heartening for me, because I intend on doing more growing this year, and most likely the next. Probably the year after that too, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I want to continue tending to the garden of my creative brain (ok, I will stop, I know) and I want to continue to chart that using this here site.

Thanks for joining me on my growth journey, and hey, feel free to join me. I need all the accountability partners I can get!

What a great patio for entertaining am I right??? She’s not perfect but she’s our! And look at all that green - what a sight to behold. PS That wall is our neighbor’s house that Noah (my partner / roommate / future husband) is dying to power-wash. W… — What a great patio for entertaining am I right??? She’s not perfect but she’s our! And look at all that green - what a sight to behold. PS That wall is our neighbor’s house that Noah (my partner / roommate / future husband) is dying to power-wash. Will they let him? I hope not, because that seems insane :)