Intimate Ascension Journals

04/16/2026

😂🥲 I have had this Christmas Cactus for about 6 years. It’s grown so slowly and has NEVER had buds. This year, for whatever reason she decided to bloom! There’s about 4 more flowers coming in, too. Proud plant mom moment 💜

04/14/2026

A coworker of mine shared this song with me and woo! These lyrics and her voice hit my core 💜

"I celebrate me
For the woman I became
Through the hurt, through the pain
I still found my way
I celebrate me
And I won′t apologize
Every step I took
Got me to this life"

This one is for the ones who made it through quietly“Celebrate Me” is a raw neo soul song about survival healing and learning to honor yourself for everythin...

04/08/2026

Sprinkling a little bit of everything onto the site. Find me on Substack: https://intimateascensionjournals.substack.com/

04/07/2026

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04/07/2026

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03/26/2026

My Favorite Self-Care Moments in March:
a) Date night to see the Broadway musical, Chicago
b) Ladies’ Night with a group of friends to catch up over dinner at Bar Marco
c) Another date to Galimard Pittsburgh to make a custom eau de parfum
d) Trying a recipe from The Spicy Lovers Cookbook and making dinner for The Man - lamb chops, spinach, and garlic-rosemary crispy potatoes

All things that support my personal well-being… switching up my daily routine, indulging in the arts, connecting with friends/community, new experiences with my boyfriend, and cooking (esp. for others) 💜

03/15/2026

Shifting systems: Since adjusting my schedule over the past few months to finally allow for work to “end” at a reasonable time, I freed up about 4-5 hours in my evening. This is fairly new to me to have so much free time during my work week that I had to revisit/rediscover hobbies and personal wellness goals that got pushed to the side as I tended to others’ needs.
My latest, manageable goal is to use my treadmill 3-4 times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes. I didnt say “every day” because thats not going to happen 😂… yet.
My treadmill is literally in my office space, so my routine has become to finish work, change, do my exercise, and then come downstairs for the rest of the evening. I usually walk for the duration of 1 episode of a show. This feels sustainable for my current day-to-day life and provides me moments of ease, relief, and contentment.

02/22/2026

02/12/2026

New Blog Site loading... 💜

Couples vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands for a stay at The Buccaneer for 6 nights, 7 days during the Winter holiday

02/04/2026

I’ve been too focused on buying Le Creuset cookware and bakeware lately 😅 One of my newest pieces was a loaf pan. This past week I made a blueberry-lemon-lavender loaf (using dried lavender from my garden), and added a streusel topping. It’s very yummy ☺️😋

01/27/2026

We’re still here, together 💛

01/04/2026