Hi! I’m Melissa. I’m a single mom with a beautiful daughter. I’m also a teacher and I’m super passionate about Inclusive Education. I love the arts and creativity; I love to read, write, craft, act, sing and dance.
When I’m not working, hustling my daughter to and from dance classes, herding my two cats, and just generally trying to keep my basement suite from falling into complete disarray, you can find me crafting up a storm. I started with crochet which morphed into some other random small crafts, then knitting, then I got a Cricut, and finally a sewing machine. I also have a nice camera I am hoping to find time to use properly soon! I am still a newbie in most areas but I find it super cathartic to constantly create.
Speaking of creating, when I was a little girl, I loved to write . I would write poems, short stories, plays, you name it. I loved the idea of finding a job where I would get to write professionally. But as I got older and my writing began to get critiqued, I became super self conscious. I stopped writing unless it was necessary. (We can discuss my lack of resilience in a future post. I wouldn’t let that stop me these days). Then last summer I decided to create a public Instagram account to get out some of my thoughts instead of filling up my personal page. I will admit that I don’t use it as often as I thought I would. I am not great at creating images that make a pretty and cohesive feed. Also, Instagram doesn’t make it easy for you to post essays, and writing has always been where my heart is. Now that we are in the time of Covid-19 and quarantine, I have been sharing more of my thoughts and feelings and a few friends suggested I take my writing more seriously. So here I am!
When you start a blog, the pros all say that you should have a theme but I had no clue what mine should be as I have so many diverse interests. Crafting? Education? Body positivity? Mom life? Mental health? Then I realized that perhaps I don’t have to choose! My page can be as diverse as I am! I hope that works out.
Thanks for being here!
*Photo credit to Erica Miller Photography 2018 – http://ericamiller.ca
The Infinite Iris 