Welcome to my Blog

Alas, here I am—keyboard in hand, a big bowl of Ichiban noodles by my side, and my dog Sullivan snoring next to me on the couch. This blog marks the final step before launching this website. Ten-year-old Selena definitely wasn’t overthinking things when she used a free website builder to make a blog exclusively for photos of animals she dreamed of owning and tattoos she hoped to get one day (a Marianas Trench song blasting on every page…).  

Honestly, I’m trying to channel her unapologetic-ness right now. I think it’s working? Though, these days, I’m debating putting a Fleetwood Mac song on every page instead. Besides my music taste evolving, not much has changed in the last 15 years. I’m still that girl eager to share the little things I love and create—whether anyone’s watching or not. But now, I’ve decided it’s time to step outside the pages of my journal and the lengthy voice notes I bombard my friends with to share in a more expansive way.  

The internet is such a vast, beautiful tool when you use it with intention. While this space will help my business grow, my purpose here goes beyond that. I want to create a safe, creative space—one that feels as authentic as possible. A blend of personal moments and topics I hold close. Whether you stay at the Chakra Shack in the future, visit me for a tattoo or tarot reading, or just happen to stumble across this corner of the web, I hope this can serve as another kind of connection. A little virtual energy exchange.  

As my friend Summer put it, “Let TikTok die; resurrect the blogs.” Honestly, she’s right. So, here’s to nostalgic platforms that transcend fleeting trends! And here’s another cheers—for the way ditching endless scrolling has started to revive my attention span. Happy to be here and happy you are too.