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exploring the micro + macro of a joyful life.
Words are my super power. I believe the stories we tell shape our reality. When we actively participate in being the author of our story we choose the lens we see life through. This empowered perspective allows us to seek joy in the mundane, pleasure in the ordinary, excitement in the routine.
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Emmy Pickering
Aug 15, 20246 min read
lifted on the breeze
How it’s mid-August already is beyond me. How has your summer been? If you haven’t yet I hope you take these last precious weeks and dip...
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Emmy Pickering
May 23, 20247 min read
something of my own
It’s May and this is the month we were meant to be moving. I’m picturing myself in late August 2023, staggering under the weight of...
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Emmy Pickering
Apr 19, 20243 min read
The greening
Return of spring A kiss of softness in the breeze Buds that swell then burst The foliage a frothing verdant splendour A blanket that’s...
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Emmy Pickering
Mar 13, 20248 min read
The Great Plan, part 3
How It All Ends It’s January first, the dawning of a new year. As has become our tradition we celebrated New Year’s Eve with a quiet...
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Emmy Pickering
Mar 9, 20246 min read
The Great Plan pt 2
Not As It Seems It’s December 2023 and Christmas is just around the corner. Such a mild winter, our kids were bemoaning the lack of snow...
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Emmy Pickering
Mar 7, 20245 min read
The Great Plan pt 1
A Good Start I haven’t known where to start with this. I think I just kept waiting for the resolution, the grand finale. I’ve been...
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Emmy Pickering
Sep 7, 20232 min read
My Lucky Sign
During one of many exhausting lockdowns I read a book that was gifted to me by the mom of my late and dear friend. The book ‘E²’ by Pam...
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Emmy Pickering
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Making Home pt 3
At the end of the day, home is a feeling not a place I begrudge what I just wrote above. I’ve been without a solid home of my own for...
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Emmy Pickering
Aug 13, 20235 min read
Making Home pt 2
I felt the women were being called home, what does it mean? Why have I shied away at posting this for so long when the truth raged in me...
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Emmy Pickering
Aug 7, 20236 min read
Making Home
Part 1, 2022: I walked slowly from our friends’ main house to the pool house, where my family was already tucked in. The bigger girls...
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Emmy Pickering
Jul 22, 20237 min read
Sink or Swim
Where am I? That seems to always be the first thing I want to start with — I’m on my friend Jeni’s couch in her gorgeous, ultra-feminine,...
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Emmy Pickering
Jul 8, 20235 min read
Slow & Curious
It's been one week since we left our Barriefield house. Even though I had been anticipating for quite some time how it would feel to make...
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Emmy Pickering
May 22, 20233 min read
Life and Death in Everything
I sit in the faded red rocking chair, feeling the sun hot upon my skin, the slightest breeze just easing the heat. I'm grieving the...
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Emmy Pickering
May 10, 20236 min read
It Won't Pass Us By
I want to start over. I want to walk out my back door in the morning barefoot, the dew dampening the hem of my robe, mulch caught in my...
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Emmy Pickering
Mar 3, 20235 min read
Reality Maker
I won't be telling you anything you don't already know here, though perhaps it will be a reminder of things you forgot. I hope my writing...
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Emmy Pickering
Jan 24, 20235 min read
For certain
Once upon a time there was a woman who loved many different things. She was a momma and loved being home with her littles, cherishing the...
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Emmy Pickering
Jan 9, 20237 min read
Wake up, sleepyhead
When I started out in the entrepreneurial world, I had two kids 3 and under. I was sleep deprived and mushy-brained. A part of me that...
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Emmy Pickering
Oct 16, 20228 min read
The Goods
I’ve never felt particularly attached to things. Sure, if you’ve ever been in my space, you know that I like to have beautiful little...
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Emmy Pickering
Sep 14, 20226 min read
Endless summer...ending
When we went out on March Break in 2020 I didn't know that soon the world would shift. I didn't know that what was a 2 week break would...
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Emmy Pickering
Aug 6, 20228 min read
For now, anyway
I walk down the empty streets behind Edie as she determinedly makes her way forward on her balance bike. She’s not far ahead but not as...
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