Hi, I’m Natalie
I’m on a mission to build a life I’m genuinely proud of and I’m bringing you along for the ride. This is where I share the things I’m learning, creating, and falling in love with along the way. Some days that’s a research rabbit hole about animals and conservation. Other days it’s finding a hidden cafe in the city, trying a new recipe, sketching in my notebook.
If you believe a beautiful life is built through curiosity, intention, and lots of little steps, welcome. I think we’ll be great friends!
I was born and raised in the PNW, where I spent most of my childhood outside and completely obsessed with animals. If there was a nature documentary on TV, I was probably watching it.
As I got older, I traded cleaning stalls and caring for horses for riding lessons, which only made me love animals even more.
Today I live in the city with my two dogs and a tiny backyard. Which is a little funny considering one of my biggest dreams is to someday own enough land to build a sanctuary for rescue animals and wildlife.
Somewhere along the way I realized that I didn’t want to keep waiting until I had my dream life to start living it.
So now I’m documenting the journey instead. Sometimes that means researching animals for an entire weekend. Sometimes it’s exploring the big city. Sometimes it’s trying a new recipe I’ve never made before.
Sometimes it’s learning a new instrument or learning about fashion, fitness, drawing, photography, or chasing creative dreams.
My biggest dream is to create a life filled with beautiful places, meaningful work, creativity and opportunities to leave the world a little better than I found it. I’m a long way from that life. But I think it’s going to make a pretty good story.