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Roots on 2nd Street Learning to love plants and holistic healing over the past couple years has been an amazing journey 🙌
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05/16/2026

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS CHAMP 💪👏🙌

Do I try to use my extra senses to win RPS?!

Every. Single. Time.

I'm up late doing branding for opening day of the Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom farmers market just thinking about how...
05/15/2026

I'm up late doing branding for opening day of the Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom farmers market just thinking about how it has all shaken.

I showed up my first season with an 8 foot table, a couple table clothes from Goodwill, and a whole lot of hope it would all work out. It was really touch and go that first season, lots of stumbling through the markets. Everyone seemed so kind and excited I was sure I'd be more popular than ever.

Luckily, I've grown slowly. One scary lesson at a time.

Now, I'm tweaking greens in Cricut to match the new energy Roots has grown into this years.

I can't wait to see everyone, thank you for supporting Roots. 🌱

I never saw this coming but I am so grateful it’s here 🤣👏
05/14/2026

I never saw this coming but I am so grateful it’s here 🤣👏

Let’s chat synchronicities and WHY they’re everywhere.See photo below (colors and info is blurred because idk these peop...
05/14/2026

Let’s chat synchronicities and WHY they’re everywhere.

See photo below (colors and info is blurred because idk these people and I respect privacy).

License plate is 888 - which (to me) means what we put out we get back. Every. Single. Time.

Here’s how they confirm this for me.

Liz so kindly cleaned out our garage today and told me first thing she was going to pull all the nails out of this used wood in our garage. That’s important because we had this big pile of wood blocking our entrance to our garage for 3 years. It made getting in and out to do anything a pain.

So after a long day of parenting I grabbed Liam Wendy’s. I looked up and saw the 888 on the license plate in a car FULL of wood with nails in it and I giggled to the Universe, of course I see a car weighed down by the same type of wood that weighed down our outside energy.

Then like a normal person I started to scroll on my phone. All the sudden I look up, and the car is gone and there’s a whole line of people behind me. I pull up to the drive through window SO EMBARRASSED. (Which is great - through embarrassment I get to lose any beliefs about myself rooted in shame.)

The kid at the window is like 16 and this is the convo -

Me: OMG how long did I sit there for just scrolling?

Him: I don’t know but it was a long time.

Me: I’m going to think about this for 2 weeks.

Him: Yea, that’s just about how long ya sat there.

After we both had a good laugh, I grabbed my food and promptly got outta there. Then it sunk in - the validation the Universe is always giving me.

I was (rightly) dramatic about my embarrassment and this child literally gave it right back to me. What I put out in the world ALWAYS reflects back to me.

I consistently get asked about what triple numbers or angel numbers mean so I think I’ll start sharing my take on them. I don’t think they’re anything wild or mystical or telling me to do anything.

I think they’re the way that frequencies show up for us, to support what energy we’re interacting with. Today, I needed to be reminded that what I put out or hold in my life will always reflect when I am interacting with life.

Life is always co-creating with us. ✨🌱

05/13/2026

Kitch·en Col·lec·tive
/ˈkiCH(ə)n/ /kəˈlektiv/

👩🏽‍🍳 A nonprofit kitchen that is home to local entrepreneurs in the food industry.

💁‍♀️ Established in 2023 by founder,Julia Biggs, the Kitchen Collective has been built from the ground up alongside its local community.

🧭 A new journey has arrived!

🏬 We’re now hosting our very own year-round storefront. We’ll have our Kitchen Members’ goods alongside other local businesses we all love.

🎉 Come out on 5/30 from 12–4 PM for our Meet the Collective event to have fun AND stock your shelves with all your favorites. 🛍️

Everything in life is a pattern, habit, or ritual. Everyone calls it something different but it’s all the same thing. As...
05/12/2026

Everything in life is a pattern, habit, or ritual. Everyone calls it something different but it’s all the same thing. As a human, I repeatedly do things.

Life is about being intentional in those rituals for me. It’s easiest to examine why I do what I do because I have Liam watching everything I do.

So, today’s conscious intention is that when we hear sirens or see a situation of tension in our community, we pause and send them good vibes.
We lit an incense so the Spirit of Smoke would carry our love to them.

I read about it years ago, and have been doing it ever since. So, what are the intentional things you do?

**LONG REFLECTION POST** I swear it has a point but it does take us a minute. Roots "grand opening" was a local event, b...
05/11/2026

**LONG REFLECTION POST** I swear it has a point but it does take us a minute.

Roots "grand opening" was a local event, based on spiritual awakenings. It's such a fun detail now seeing how Roots is evolving. See, it was the first time I had setup as a vendor. I was so scared and desperately wanted it to work out. I needed to be able to provide for my son, while having the flexibility to be with him. Mix that with the fact that herbs were healing my body - I just wanted to get it to anyone that would listen.

That weekend was crazy - I made very little money BUT I met many people really doing the things that I wanted to be able to do. I wanted the freedom to run my business. Then Liz bought me my first tarot deck, and synchronicities started. See I had found a tool that was based on finding clarity in my own head and my little life.

I remember when I started to realize that the reflections in my little morning spreads were shifting my entire life. It wasn't that the cards were telling what to do or where to go - but it was poking what hurt the most. The cards would trigger the patterns in my mental health that weren't supporting me growing. When I started to question my own train of thought I was forced to reflect on where they came from. I was able to start seeing the behaviors, people, and places that triggered the fear inside me. Then after I saw the fear, I saw how it was draining me. How hard my brain would try to make sense of the things going on around me and the things people were doing.

So, day by day, second by second, over the last 3 years I have questioned my own intentions. I've challenged my beliefs, I've walked away from environments that left me feeling overwhelmed and drained. I kept waiting though, to find that "right" environment where I could just rest in safety. I really wanted to find the utopia of people who were all moving EXACTLY as I did through the world, or at least enough that I could deem them "safe".

What I have found though, is that safety is not found. Safety is created, by and for myself but THROUGH my community. What's that even mean? I'd love to tell you.

I was born with different characteristics, that when they're given the space to express themselves naturally keep me safe. Through learning what I needed to feel safe and nurtured I can create that myself. That is found though, by bouncing off of life. It's by meeting resistance in this life with open mindedness so I can find what fills me with passion and what causes me to retreat. In that retreat - I hold more space for myself to learn, to heal, to create. Through those creations, I have more space to hold myself.

So why am I sharing this? Because this is what I do. Right here - I am on a constant journey of reflection and creation of the things that bring me the most passion. A large part of they passion right now, is helping others find this inside of them. I help people find clarity in their own beliefs, the tools that they already have, and the community that is always rooting for them.

So, with that being said. You can book appointments with me for private readings, come to one of my monthly women's gatherings, or catch me at the local farmers market.

Thank you for being a witness to this growth. 🌱✨

❄️ Day 3 of 12 days of Winter Roots❄️ This is a long one - but you LEARN how to make Fire Cider! --> I’m going to say th...
02/09/2026

❄️ Day 3 of 12 days of Winter Roots❄️
This is a long one - but you LEARN how to make Fire Cider!

--> I’m going to say this with my whole chest. THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE “CORRECT” RECIPE TO MAKE FIRE CIDER OR INFUSED VINEGARS.

->If you want to infuse it in vinegar, research the fruit or herb and how it interacts with vinegar and experiment. Infused vinegars are living things and there are so many variables to the outcome.

My first batch was the classic recipe online. Hot peppers, garlic, onion, herbs, ya know the basics. What happened when we tried it? It was AWFUL. Why would I try to take something that my body is screaming not to?

->Fast forward to today. I’ve practiced with many techniques from material size, to containers, to dried or fresh. These variables affect the outcome, but they've all been generally good.

Some important things I’ve learned along the way:
-Different botanicals act differently in vinegar over time.
-Fruits or veggies with high water content dilute vinegar more.
-Keep your pH below 4.2 and add honey after the fermentation.
-You CAN make vinegars that are enjoyable in every season. ---

Enjoying our food and folk medicine matters, giving our bodies things it says yes to is so important.

Here is a simple recipe to start the experiment:

1 clove garlic
1 red onion
2 cinnamon sticks
1 apple
1 orange
2 to 3 cups raw apple cider vinegar
½ to 1 cup raw honey or agave

Cut your plant material, add to a jar, cover with vinegar, and store in a dark place, shaking often. After 3 to 6 weeks, strain and add honey to taste.

I’ve attached photos of my vinegars along the way. Going from my first-ever batch to Fire Cider becoming my most popular creation has been a fun, weird journey.

->I’m grateful I kept experimenting instead of giving up when no one wanted the garlic vinegar.🤣

❄️ Day 2 of 12 Days of Winter Roots ❄️SCIENCE DAY WHOOP WHOOP! ->This is why I scream about Fire Cider to anyone who wil...
02/06/2026

❄️ Day 2 of 12 Days of Winter Roots ❄️

SCIENCE DAY WHOOP WHOOP!

->This is why I scream about Fire Cider to anyone who will listen.
-Vinegar helps the body move out toxins in multiple ways.
-Fermenting herbs helps the body access more of their nutrients.
-Acetic acid supports balanced blood sugar and better nutrient absorption.
-Immune function begins in the gut, and Fire Cider supports smoother digestion.

->This means it is a living food. A whole food that support the dang body! This matters because the body can break down whole foods easier than something that has been altered for nutrition.

Now, listen Fire Cider is not a cure all. It is a small daily routine that builds with the body. Consistency matters more than anything.

Anyway - I do my best to not actually scream about vinegar but it happens. 💁‍♀️🤣

Tell me what you scream about so we can scream together - thanks.

❄️ Day 1 of 12 Days of Winter Roots ❄️What is Fire Cider? ->Fire Cider is simply a name given by Rosemary Gladstar in th...
02/04/2026

❄️ Day 1 of 12 Days of Winter Roots ❄️

What is Fire Cider?
->Fire Cider is simply a name given by Rosemary Gladstar in the 1980s, meaning a vinegar tonic. That’s it. It’s a vinegar with things added to it to support the body. It’s simple and customizable for each individual person.

->This folk medicine goes all the way back to Babylon, literally 5,000 years ago.

->Babylon recorded fermented vinegar with fruits and grains.
->Ancient Greece used oxymel, vinegar mixed with honey.
->Ancient Rome made posca, vinegar, water, and herbs.
->Early American folk medicine made herbal vinegars with garlic, onions, roots, and produce.

Here’s my point though. This is a food that has been around for 5,000 years - that's GOTTA mean something.

Please tell me your random facts about YOUR favorite food so this is back and forth and not me screaming into the ether. 🤣

Hey hi helloRemember the 12 Days of Winter Roots I wrote back in December? I loved it. It was fun to write, fun to share...
02/03/2026

Hey hi hello

Remember the 12 Days of Winter Roots I wrote back in December? I loved it. It was fun to write, fun to share, and I always love an excuse to learn more about what I already love.

I'm going to do it here too - I'll just be rewriting the posts a bit! It's fun to see how my voice changes in such a small amount of time.

Roots is out here growing, as it always has, as a reflection of my own growth and healing. Every time I try to decide “this is how things will be,” the world shakes out entirely new directions.

HERE WE GROW 🌱

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