whitney smithAug 25, 20215 minCan't evenHow is everyone doing out there? I've been thinking about you all and have been pulling together a letter for you for weeks, and the...
whitney smithJan 27, 20214 minRehabilitationI don't know about you, but I feel pretty damn good this week. Our former president didn't drop the mic, it was cut off mid-sentence. In...
whitney smithJan 13, 20216 minWho we really areAt the risk of being repetitive, wow-- what a week. Before I get to anything else, let me wish you a happy new year, whatever that means,...
whitney smithDec 23, 20205 minThe dark and the lightHow are you doing out there? A lot has changed in the past couple of weeks, and we are in the midst of the light and the dark. Which...
whitney smithDec 2, 20204 minSecond wavesHow was the Thanksgiving for my fellow Americans? For myself and my husband, Thanksgiving for many years has been dictated by my studio...
whitney smithOct 4, 20203 minPaddle hardIf you're feeling a little shaky as we ride the wave of chaos engulfing the country, you're smack in the zeitgeist. It's a great time to...
whitney smithSep 13, 20204 minFallIt has been an exceedingly weird week. I'm sure most of you saw the pictures of the Golden Gate bridge bathed in a smoky orange twilight...
whitney smithSep 1, 20206 minIntegrationThis last week has been intense with the early and devastating start to California fire season. It began while my husband and I were...
whitney smithAug 23, 20206 minNormal RoutinesHow is everyone holding up out there? It's August. Yes, it really is. August is the pause before the whole back-to-school, back to a...
whitney smithJul 19, 20207 minReform. Reform. Reform.California, like much of the rest of the country, is scrambling back into a version of lockdown as our covid case count soars. I have...
whitney smithJul 12, 20204 minprepareAs I write this I am sitting on my front porch, where a wall of jasmine that has grown up the side of my house and through the porch...
whitney smithJul 5, 20204 minLibertyWe've made it through another week people, capped off by the Fourth of July, which my good friend jokingly referred to as the Unfourth of...
whitney smithJun 28, 20206 minOvercomeHow are you all doing out there? It's been another week packed with too much information, too much news, too much discord. But also,...
whitney smithJun 7, 20205 minSolidarityIt's been another week everybody. It's incredible how news of the pandemic has been knocked down below the fold, and yet provides a...
whitney smithJun 1, 20204 minBreatheIt's been a week ya'll, and I hardly know where to begin. I'll start with hoping that you are safe where you are, and holding it together...
whitney smithMay 17, 20203 minPrayerSo much depends on a crepe paper flower. I've been revisiting a hobby that I haven't played with for a couple of years, crepe paper...
whitney smithMay 10, 20203 minTransitionI hope this weekend is finding you feeling grounded, healthy, and secure. If you're not feeling so wonderful, I hope you can find some...
whitney smithMay 3, 20204 minCultivateThis time of year I always go on my favorite hike, I call it the Best Hike in Northern California, or "Best Hike" for short. It has 4...
whitney smithApr 26, 20204 minSurrenderThis last week I have been taking firmer note of a personal phenomena, which is utter exhaustion starting around 4 PM. I've started...
whitney smithApr 19, 20203 minHumility + ambitionI wanted to tell you how I've been doing and also, what I've been up to since the pandemic started. As someone who is prone to dread,...