back to life
Books, recipes, creative outlets, favorite people, and small moments that feel like coming back to myself.
Back to Life is the softer side of My Second Half Self — a place for the things that help life feel meaningful again. Here, you’ll find book reflections, recipes, creative tools, community features, and everyday moments that remind me I’m still becoming.
Not because grief disappears.
But because life keeps offering small invitations to begin again.
This keeps the emotion, but makes the page less grief-heavy and more aligned with the “living again” side.
The Art of Connection in a Life Split in Two
This is all about visuals, and first impressions. When I first saw the VizartInk booth at a Christmas Market, it caught the corner of my eye, and I made an immediate beeline to get a better look. I saw great line drawn pictures of military, the Seattle skyline, Van Goh’s Starry Night, first responders, so many pieces of art to look at, and so many different themes!!
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“I can’t wait to connect with you” - Bri