I’m JuJu. I’m a 59 year old gardener, artist, writer, culinary artist and post-partum doula. I’m taking a year off to go to Europe to focus on my mental, physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual health. The world is on fire and I want to see it before it burns. I write hella long posts, so make yourself a cup of tea before you start reading….

“When women move away from routines and responsibilities, it doesn’t matter whether they cross city lines or continental divides, they are traveling the same psychic route: from a space overflowing with others’ needs to a space emptied of others’ needs.” The Marriage Sabbatical by Cheryl Jarvis