Find Your Inner Parakeet is a playful rebellion against burnout — and a wholehearted yes to creativity, connection, and joy.
These art socials are for adults who crave presence, laughter, and the freedom to just be.
For anyone who’s ever felt life get too loud, too busy, or too serious — and is ready to reconnect with what makes them feel alive.
Meet Lara
These gatherings aren’t about being “good” at art or making something perfect. They’re about play, connection, reflection, and rediscovering what lights you up.
Also, my brain has a habit of turning everything into rhymes, poems, and occasionally acronyms. On a mountain bike ride recently, I realized PARAKEET also stands for:
Play, Adult Recess, And Kindness Energize Everything Today.
Honestly? That feels like a pretty good philosophy for life.
Because you’re not a productivity machine. You’re a living, breathing mix of color, instinct, curiosity, and emotion.
Parakeets don’t ask for permission to sing — they just do.
And so can you.
When I’m not hosting workshops, you’ll usually find me biking through the woods, making messy art, singing off-key, cooking something cozy, or adventuring with my husband Steve, our daughter Lyla, and our very chatty parakeet, Pretzel.
Come play with me. Life’s too short not to.
Hi, I’m Lara 👋
I’m a professional joy-seeker, accidental entrepreneur, and lifelong enthusiast of coloring outside the lines.
Over the years, I’ve worn a lot of hats — bartender, fitness coach, nonprofit fundraiser, dessert-pedaling bike lady, and yes… poop bag sales queen (true story).
But underneath all of it, one thing has always stayed the same:
I believe grown-ups need more play.
Find Your Inner Parakeet began as a tiny love note from my daughter, scribbled on our kitchen memo board. That quirky little phrase stuck with me — and eventually fluttered into something real.
Now, I create playful, low-pressure spaces where people can slow down, make something with their hands, and reconnect with creativity, curiosity, and each other.