Firefly Scout Field Notes
This is where I share field notes from the work of navigating a complex, heart-led life, blending personal experience with practical insight.
You’ll find thoughtful essays, practical frameworks, and experience-based guidance — rooted in real life, nervous-system awareness, and pattern noticing.
These aren’t personal diary entries or quick takes. They’re reflections meant to help you orient, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and move forward with more clarity and ease.
Take what’s useful. Leave the rest.
Naming Your Unmet Needs
I have to admit something to you.
I have long resisted clicking on Instagram ads. You can see them a mile away. They are always so "life changing" and "miracle" products. But they helped me recognize some unmet needs and take steps to address them,
Glow Girl Summer Reading: Love, Lists and Fancy Ships
Ever had a book just stand out on the shelf? I saw Love, Lists and Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz. Read to find out the power of bucket lists and reflect on your own personal growth journey
Ohhh We're Halfway There!
Do you ever celebrate when you're at the half-way point of something? Heck, do you celebrate your progress at all?
We're halfway through the year (and what a doozy its been), and it's a good time to pause and reflect on the year so far and anticipate & prepare for what's ahead.
SMAD doesn't even cover it
I spent part of Saturday face down on the pool lounger while sounds of summer surrounded me. Not because I was taking a moment of relaxation or just soaking up the sun.
One Italian Summer
After an over-indulgent trip to the library with my kids, the new fiction section is right by the checkout and I spotted this book on the end display. Since I had read Rebecca’s two other books, and we were on the cusp of summer, it was an easy grab to put on top of my toppling stack. Use your summer reading time to Grow your Glow this summer with these book club and journaling questions!
Summer Beach Reads Book Club
One of my favorite traditions of summer is the summer reading list (like a bucket list, but for books). See which picks I’m recommending for your list to help you have a Glow Girl Summer.
Ignite Your Summer: Crafting a Bucket List for a Life That Lights You Up
Splash! It’s the unofficial start of summer! Even if the weather isn’t fully on board, mentally and physically we are approaching summer mode. See how we’re making the most of summer to make sure we have one that fills ALL the buckets!
Evidence of Change
This transition from winter to spring has been a doozy. I experienced several weeks of not feeling like myself and it started to feel like forever. Especially when I couldn’t pinpoint what it was that was making me feel so out of sorts.