Marta  Wiggins

I made Hoppin John for New Years. It is a Southern tradition to eat black-eyed peas and Collard Greens for good luck in the coming year....

Without a doubt the past year was hard--I knew it would be but knowing didn't make it any easier. I probably wrongly kept the grief at...

Today is Independence Day. I am fortunate to have spent it with friends that have become family. I'm tired and will not say much more...

Today, I don't have a lot to say. My dad liked to tell what is likely an apocryphal story about me when I was a toddler. This is the...

Most hotels feature hallways with uniform doors that step into most often interchangeable rooms--maybe the views are different or one...

I've come to a realization, I have always written for my mom. Wait that isn't exactly right. I write for myself, I never shared...

This year Southern California has had a proper winter--with double our average rainfall and temperatures lingering for months below 60...

This was the photo that launched my hobby in using photography as a form of artistic expression. I got my first camera when I was maybe...

I have been casting around on how to proceed with this blog and website since I changed the name and address from Martawiggins.com to...

I recently got The Conquer Kit and Conquer Your Year: The Ultimate Planer to Get More Done, Grow Your Business, and Achieve Your Dreams...

Today, I completed the DBA (doing business as) or Fictitious Name to Sapphire Lucy Designs. I am embarking on an entirely new adventure....

This morning as I was making an egg salad sandwich for a late breakfast, a memory from Japan floated to the surface. I was peeling the...

Recently I got on the scales and realized that I have gained almost 10 pounds this year. The ten this year plus the 15 last year means...

For a while now I have been struggling with engagement at work and in my life. I see the stairs and run into a solid wall. The...

I love flowers and my photography heavily features flowers. I feel that they are nature's pops of happiness. Several days ago I was...

After a long, hectic, summer, I scheduled a few days off to recharge and de-stress. I have been enjoying mostly unstructured time since...

Is the R.E,M. song It's the End of the World as We Know It looping through your mind like it is mine? If it wasn't maybe it is now. In...

Today I will work on feeling compassion for my inner critic. I will work on understanding when she unleashes a diatribe on all my...

In this time of unprecedented uncertainty and loss, it may be hard to feel grateful. Loss of lives, loss of job security, loss of...

I took a vacation day yesterday to keep my excess vacation under control. I didn't sleep well on Tuesday night and considered just...