Cloudy With A Chance Of Ennui
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I want to do is go back to sleep. Because: Sometimes, often I sleep badly and actually...
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elyse hughes
Aug 27, 20235 min read
Decompression Mondays
I’d been feeling angsty and in my head, like I was very possibly too tender for this world where everything feels more intense than it is...
elyse hughes
Aug 20, 20237 min read
The First Week Of June (+ Summer Self-Care Strategy)
Growing up, June was endless pool days, playing Marco Polo, Fish Out of Water, Colors. Swimming, splashing, screaming, squealing glee...
elyse hughes
Aug 13, 20234 min read
Why I Don't Write
One of the reasons I don’t write as much as I can is because somewhere along the line from dream to business conception to the pursuit of...
elyse hughes
Oct 6, 20228 min read
On Fear
You have nothing else to do and nowhere else to be. There’s only this. This page. These ideas. Now is all that matters. That’s what I...
elyse hughes
Sep 17, 20225 min read
The Dailies
A gathering of dishes in the sink. The yard begging for water under a scorching desert sun. A litter box of pits and dunes, crusty...
elyse hughes
Apr 24, 20224 min read
My Magic
When too many days passed without writing, all of life became a chore. Literally, chores overwhelmed me, and suddenly, that’s all there...
elyse hughes
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Moon Rise
I was somewhat begrudgingly playing with my cat, when I looked out the window. The evening hours were our time, and while I cherished our...
elyse hughes
Dec 5, 20218 min read
Why Being Self-Absorbed Is Essential To Self-Caring
Someone recently brought to my attention that there’s a difference between self-care and being self-absorbed. As if I didn’t know, but...
elyse hughes
Nov 29, 20219 min read
Beanbag Mornings
I sat on the oversized beanbag that filled our living room beyond max capacity, and plopped a square velvet pillow in the diamond of my...
elyse hughes
Nov 14, 20215 min read
This Simple Life
As I snuggled under a happily matted fleece throw, tea lights glowing amber, fall air sifting through the screens, crisp and burnt — I...
elyse hughes
Oct 23, 20215 min read
Cheeseburger In The Dark
I pulled into an empty parking lot outside the closed health food store, sliding into a spot under a tree that cast me in shadow,...
elyse hughes
Oct 15, 20213 min read
These In-Between Times
There are days that I wake up sad. Or it sinks in unexpectedly, out of nowhere, for reasons unknown. Everything weighted and bleak, all...
elyse hughes
Feb 27, 20203 min read
"Too Much" Authenticity?
As a creative whose brand is storytelling inspired by my very own life, I fear judgement. If I’m honest about the lows, depression,...
elyse hughes
Nov 4, 20193 min read
I'm An HSP
Every damn day felt like starting over. My collection of crap habits was as extensive as the library in Beauty and the Beast. I had so...
elyse hughes
Oct 31, 20194 min read
How I Spend My Holidays
It was Halloween. At 4:35 pm, as the sun melted through the silhouette mesh of the mesquite canopy and my surroundings cooled into the...
elyse hughes
Apr 18, 20172 min read
Integrating
It was a day that felt like nothing much mattered. I didn't even know if anything changing in my life would shift the leaden apathy that...
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