From banana leaf journals in Costa Rica to candlelit nights in Ohio, here’s how I finally realized what I’m meant to do.. and why it feels so good to share it with you.

I’ve told myself for so long: I am safe to feel what I feel. But now, I realize there’s another fear underneath: I’m afraid to let go. Afraid of what will be left of me after I do. Like my fears are the only thing tethering me to myself, and without them, I might just disappear…

We are becoming more intentional about what celebrations resonates most with who we are today & the family traditions we are designing for our kids.  Winter Solstice seemed like the perfect opportunity to shine a light on a natural holiday that teaches us to slow it down. To sit down. To dance. To read. To cuddle. To wrap yourself up.

I was running on fumes. Three jobs. Three kids under seven. A business in its busiest season. A partner traveling for work. And my brain? It decided the perfect time to completely spiral was the one moment I had to myself. How thoughtful.

I was supposed to be setting up decorations for our baby shower. Instead, I was canceling it. What was supposed to be one of the happiest times of our lives turned into something I never saw coming.

That night flipped my world upside down. The fairy tale? Over. Güven and I had built a life on adventure and hustle, but suddenly, I couldn’t even walk out of our apartment without fear swallowing me whole.

What happens when love collides with immigration laws? A lot of paperwork, a few heartbreaks, and a wedding that had nothing to do with picking out flatware.

It was an ordinary shift at Abercrombie & Fitch in Crocker Park. The kind where the cologne fog hangs thick in the air, and my biggest dilemma was folding denim walls to perfection. And then, he walked in.

“No matter how young, little, strong, thick, pregnant, fit, sexy, swollen, bloated, hungry, tan: every day yielded the same terrible, UNTRUE, thoughts in my head. Yuck! I was disgusted.”

A bonus to sharing a home with Serap is that she is passionate about making and sharing food.  We are fed a mixture of a vegetarian and animal protein diet sprinkled with some sweet baked goods but always made from locally sourced whole foods, plants, and spices that are in season.

A bonus to sharing a home with Serap is that she is passionate about making and sharing food.  We are fed a mixture of a vegetarian and animal protein diet sprinkled with some sweet baked goods but always made from locally sourced whole foods, plants, and spices that are in season.

Create the perfect robe ritual to relish the chillier weather both outdoors and indoors making the most of autumn's cozy charm.

Samos left me feeling so high on life.  I have been home for 3 days and I am still carrying the happiness from that trip with me all day!

I just want to be a mom who loves herself and her people with everything she has. But that didn’t always feel available to me.

I’m doing some serious growing these days..

Poolside Turkish Towels with their Exterior Architecture Colorway Inspiration in Cihangir, Istanbul, Turkey.

A still life gallery featuring our newest Turkish towel collection: Poolside and the beautiful flower, fruit and vegetable models.