Category: Living Creatively
Sensory, aesthetic, and ritual-driven ways of living as a creative—romanticizing daily life, cultivating mood, and letting beauty, story, and intention shape the ordinary.
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Frostbeard Studio Review: Bookish Candles for Cozy Adventures
5–7 minutesIn my quest to make my home feel more like part of the fictional worlds I like to visit, scent plays a powerful role. Recently, I added several bookish candles from Frostbeard Studio to my growing collection of fantasy-inspired scents. As my stash of these small-batch soy candles has expanded, I wanted to gather my…
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Cantrip Candles Review: Immersive Scents for Fantasy Writers, Readers, and RPG Gamers
4–7 minutesCantrip Candles offers enchanting scents inspired by Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop RPGs. This review covers the scents I received in my first order: Hellscape, Hithmari High Desert, Library Scriptorium, Black Hound Tavern, Den of Thieves, and Hemlock.
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Welcoming Autumn at Home With Small Touches
7–10 minutescreative atmosphere, journaling, mood boards, routines & rituals, self-care for creatives, self-reflectionRather than a decorating guide, this post talks about sensory ways to cue mind and body into shifting into an autumn mindset, turning inward and gathering inspiration for creative work.
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Fiction and Fantasy Candles: Gifts for Readers, Writers & Dreamers (Updated for 2026)
5–8 minutesCandles are a popular go-to gift for good reason. They’re small and easy to transport, and you don’t have to worry about whether they fit with the recipient’s decor. Also, “no thanks, I have enough candles” hasn’t really been said by anyone ever. If you think giving someone a candle feels generic and impersonal, you’ll…
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The Best of UX Basics for Website Beginners
7–11 minutesI wanted to put together a basic introduction to website UX for those inexperienced with web design, or those putting what they do know to work for their personal websites. To do that, I asked my friend Gabby Manotoc, a New York-based product design lead, some questions based on the issues and concerns I typically…
The AJSWITZY Project 