Creating Spaces that Support Your Dreams

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Laurel T. Colins 4/10/26 Laurel T. Colins 4/10/26

Found Objects, Stolen Moments: A Love Letter to Beautiful Spaces

There's something about traveling slowly through beautiful places that changes you. Not in a dramatic way... but in a quiet softening. This trip through Mexico wasn't about checking things off a list. It was about following what felt beautiful.

lAUREL T. COLINS

The best treasures find you when you're moving slowly enough to notice them.

Sunday morning at the Puebla vintage market, completely in my element among beautiful finds with stories to tell, kind of like the story of the flowers embroidered on my dr

Wandering the streets of Puebla and stepping into little vintage shops like this one feels a bit like time travel.

Old books, brass bells, chandeliers, forgotten objects with stories still inside them… the kind of places where you want to sl

Living by my design has meant slowing down and learning to listen,to myself and to my environment.

If you’re curious about what your space might be reflecting back to you,
you can start with my free Bagua Block Finder, link in bio

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Everyone’s talking about 2016.
But for me… 2014 was the year that flattened me.

I lost my job in a small town, as a single mom to two teenage daughters, and entered a divorce that cracked everything open.
The words on the termination pa

I’m quietly quitting success the way I was taught to chase it.

Less strategy.
Less forcing focus.
More listening to my energy, my environment, and what actually supports me.

This came up in my conversation on the Unjaded podcast with Vickie D

2016 → now

2016 me, according to my daughter’s camera roll:
• biting into a Filet-O-Fish (deeply regrettable, permanently documented)
• trying to fit an entire dining room set into the back of the car
• photographed mostly

What if clarity doesn’t come from doing more, but from adjusting what’s around you?

I joined Unjaded with @vickie.dickson to talk about feng shui, Human Design environments, and why your workspace matters more than you think.

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Final thoughts as I count down to 2026

I was setting up for a last-minute podcast interview with @vickie.dickson and caught myself in the camera.
It turned into an unexpected little self-portrait session. (Thanks @thegoldenbrandco )

I look older. I

Counting down to 2026

Doing what we do best.
Finding cool stuff and great prices!
Also doing our part to recycle and repurpose!

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Creating Spaces that Support Your Dreams

Thoughts on intentional design, beautiful living, and the spaces that shape us

Found Objects, Stolen Moments: A Love Letter to Beautiful Spaces

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lAUREL T. COLINS