Hello & welcome to Gathering Joy!

Imagine this! What if you could…

• Push the pause button and carve out time just for you?

• Pack your virtual suitcase full of joyful inspiration?

• Travel with a group of other creative women?

• Discover where your joy might lead you and what medicine it will offer the world?

Gathering Joy is my newest online home. It’s where I’ll share what brings me joy - a collection of creative inspiration inviting you to also live a joy-filled life.

We’ll chat about creative self-care, connection & community, nourishment of body, mind & spirit, gatherings, home decor, DIY projects and more.

So, who am I, you might be asking…

Hello, I’m Kathy & I’m so happy to meet you!
I’m a sacred space maker, sisterhood creator, joy inspirer and workshop/retreat leader. 

My first chapter includes my background as a skilled event planner, with over 25 years’ experience working with countless organizations in the development of community events, providing the foundation for designing sold out retreats and workshops through my business Pause, Gatherings for Women.  

Chapter two is simple. My purpose is to inspire joy by sharing my creativity. And, as a women in my 60’s, I feel I’m just getting started.

I’m passionate about creating sacred spaces that are unique, welcoming, safe, and serene; allow you unplug from your work, family life and busy lifestyle; feel peaceful, calm, cozy; and provide a container for adventure and light, playful, joyful fun, and lots of laughter.

Some fun facts!

• I’m also the mom of two Gen X grownups who have been my most important teachers.

• Privileged to still have my mom in my life at nearing 99 years old, you’ll find me (almost daily) visiting her and the other seniors at a supported living facility.

• My other name is Baba. I’m not Ukrainian or Polish, but I adore my two granddaughters who named me. I love to have fun, play, laugh and not act my age with them!

• I’m a one-woman show, but behind the scenes you’ll find my husband, Tim, who helps put my ideas into action. It’s not uncommon to find us along a country road foraging for botanical beauties to add special detail to my event tables or climbing an abandoned wood pile to find just the right piece of cedar to bring a table setting to life.

• Weekday evenings after dinner you’ll find me on my couch receiving my daily foot rub (yup, every day!) while we escape to Genoa City, home of the wild and crazy lives of The Young & The Restless. We giggle and talk about them like they’re real people with real lives—they are, aren’t they?

Why subscribe?

Subscribing - for free means you get all of my updates delivered straight to your inbox. You can also access every post in the Substack App.

Because we all crave connection and women need women, all subscribers also have access to my member chat space (like a group text message of like minded women). You’ll probably agree that we thrive better when we have a sense of belonging and community.

Let’s journey together to joy-filled days.

Questions? Ask away!

As I settle into my new online home, I’ll be updating this page. In the meantime, feel free to drop me a comment or email me if there’s more you’d like to know.