I have been thinking about the privilege I hold in my feelings about September. As the sun feels slower and hotter late into the day. As the morning has a crispness. I feel the familiar buzz in the air of new beginnings. There’s a dazzling crackle. Why?

Earlier this year, someone arrived in my inbox offering me an opportunity I had long dreamt of. It had promise, it had meaning, and it was set up in such a way that I would have complete freedom to curate how we would work together.

If you are stuck – you are in a masterclass of learning how you best work. Stuck = an exodus from work; a feeling of being universally unemployable and disinterested in everything work-related, directionless in the pursuit of a career. My lived theory is that you are learning how you best work when the rules are stripped away.

In a world of political turbulence, pension chaos and a whole host of depressing unknowns, it is extremely grounding to have access to a parallel world where we know who the guide is – Taylor. She has vision and control. And our destination is guaranteed to be euphoric.

It’s not about universal likeability, it’s about accurately translating the essence of the author/creator/founder/investor and creating a magnet for those meant to receive it. It’s a dissonance detector and resonance attractor.

I was in a conscious business course yesterday, and the thought leader said, “I don’t do things for clients. I do what I want and then decide who do I want to receive it.” I’ve sat with this idea for 24 hrs. now and I feel differently about my own way of working.

I was watching Netflix’s newest crime series, Untamed, and there’s a scene where the rookie cop says, “Probably just wasting time chasing these.” In the context of searching through a database for possible Jane Doe’s.

Before you enter, take a moment to think of one thing you’d like to leave behind and exclude from this space. When you have it, infuse it into your belonging (a coat, a scarf, a bag). And let it hold the weight for now. Before you is a threshold, and when you cross it, the spell is cast.

Can you be a taste-making generalist? 💅 I think so. Today I asked ChatGPT: How do I get paid for my taste? And while 98% of it was useless, I enjoyed the prompt: What does my taste do?

I’m curious about the term “Generalist” Because, as someone who’s been searching for “the right words” in all that I can do, I feel seen and encompassed by this word. Often, people see me as the most competent person in the room. And I feel like there is literally nothing I can’t do.

Nicky Haslam, a prolific UK interior designer and socialite, has a plastic bird scarer from B&Q (think Home Depot) that he spray-painted white. Most people who see it in his home assume it’s an 18th-century porcelain statue.

I am very interested right now in using the 3D to make behaviour change. Aka, rather than introducing frameworks, meditations, or new ways of thinking, I’m much more interested in what I can move in the three-dimensional, tactile, and earth element to initiate change. Avoiding mental discipline altogether.

I visited my dear friend Pini’s 4th floor flat in Berlin, where I undertook a gardening development project of her balcony. Using my development strategy of 80/10/10 (see my last post for reference), here’s how it went down . . .

In thinking about this next newsletter, I have bounced between the practices I’m currently doing . . . but – then I thought, what did my trip gift me? What did 5 weeks of pivoting, between the UK, Spain, Austria, France, and Germany, teach me? 

I’m obsessed with betterment: personal, professional, spatial, relational – you name it, I’m into it. I have found with friends, family and clients that when they ask for my help, they see their project as half-baked; sitting at 50%.

Are you land-centred or human-centred? Places I don't like because they feel too human-centred include: strip malls, Las Vegas, ski resorts and golf courses. Places I absolutely loved, yet I felt restricted in my relationship with the land because of my limitations as a human, include: Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Canadian Rockies

To end my 5 week stint in Europe, my friend Kristin Borlinghaus took me for German dumplings. It was my final night in Berlin, so I loved the idea of celebrating with something very German. Also in honour of my last name, I jumped at the opportunity to delight in ancestral food.

I write this to you, hours before I step foot on a plane and enter a 1-month portal in Europe. To leave you with something divine, I wanted to share 2 videos that rocked my world last month and continue to imprint on my psyche today. May your May be filled with growth, blossoming, and earthly abundance 🌿

I have a VERY strong design philosophy when it comes to architecture. I believe THE MOST EFFECTIVE interiors represent and authentically embody the surrounding landscape. And by “effective,” I mean resonant, grounding, supportive, and inspiring.

I often wonder why someone would choose to listen to me. In a world where anyone is at our fingertips – what makes me so special?! And also . . . why not me? This is a tension point in my being and by naming it I am on the journey to accepting it.