I'm in my thirties and I live in Iowa. I love my family and friends...they are the most precious things in the world to me. I love to write. I love music. I love photography. I collect vinyl. I love fashion - though my daily wardrobe consists of very little outside of black and grey. I collect sunglasses and have everything from dollar store to designer. I am never without at least 2 pairs so that I always have something to fit my mood or match whatever color my hair is that day.
āYou might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting frozen, the crocus family would have had a little sense knocked into it.ā - Robert Benchley (at Beaverdale) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8o_hPO_34/?utm_medium=tumblr
todayās caretaker š» it is very rare that gracie opts to chill with me. she is often kicked out of bed my george. but today as itās too loud upstairs (we are finally getting siding!!) and i am still stuck in bed we get some snuggle time. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNaTbeCDFzp/?igshid=6wsftlc9rtae
Hot Chocolate and the Schittās Creek Season 4 finale with my favorite @slowdowndsm mug. PS Joy is officially a fan of this show now. š https://www.instagram.com/p/CK8CKHKDFWw/?igshid=1ho5kntomipo6
Grogu is working his magic to hopefully bring me a good and productive Monday tomorrow. At least my planner is all set and ready. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKuzvqYDBOU/?igshid=1a5tlfqi84afc
When you want to watch the Inauguration but have a migraine. š Thanks @allaylamp for helping a girl out today. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKRzcFLDDGM/?igshid=1lpvpdbc0hswx
Coffee this time of day is abnormal for me. But given that yesterday was a bit of a #manicmonday I didnāt actually get to return to work as planned so this #mondaytuesday calls for a late coffee in my new favorite mug from @slowdowndsm that I got as a gift from @tf0604 and @fusedsm. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJrrbMDjfUW/?igshid=1qolh1vdimyr
Iām not done organizing everything but itās good enough so I can pass out now. Happy to Me! A new @officialcricut #exploreair2 on this super cute new shelf that have been added to my āoffice.ā So I guess my basement cave is now bedroom, lounging area, library, office, and craft room. Yes, there is a mini fridge in here too. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIfP2Vsjbem/?igshid=1afactgccxyzu
Well at least the migraine hits during the Thanksgiving where I can be in my pajamas and do nothing but snuggle with the Chonky Boy and watch TV. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIEe-rtjzAr/?igshid=18mbh329z3zpv
So Thanksgiving is going to be different this year for me and my family. No big family gathering. No pastachina. No pie. There will be pajamas during the parade. Meatballs aplenty. Cinnamon rolls like always, though this year they will be homemade. And homemade bread because of course Iām baking. My pre-ferment is ready to go for the boule and tomorrow there will be some Honey Whole Wheat Bread made too because even though Aunt Annie canāt be with her tiny people, her tiny people can have bread. Am I sad? Sure. I love and miss my family. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because itās a day about food, football and family. Yes, I know it has a terrible origin story but itās a great opportunity to remove the āpilgrims were amazingā myth too. This holiday isnāt about showering each other with gifts. Itās about loving each other and spending time together with our favorite food. This year my family is loving each other from afar, there is likely to be a family Zoom at some point. We are all happy to do this so we can keep the at risk members of our family safe. We know the heartbreaking consequences that a large family gathering could have. Time apart means more time together in the future. Now back to planning my cooking and baking. https://www.instagram.com/p/CH__vg6DtEI/?igshid=1vq10itsgbucc
The snow is pretty and finally not giving me a ton of anxiety because there is zero chance it will snow IN my house since I have a roof! š” āļø https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8qwgyjlxq/?igshid=1bujno2xdshgx
āHi, Grandma.ā š We keep crystals in the windows of our house and when the light catches them the room fills with rainbows. We do this because my grandma used to put crystals in my windows to make the rainbows appear. š When we walked into the house after running errands we were greeted to a first floor filled with rainbows. Itās Grandmaās way of letting us know sheās here even though sheās been gone 19 years this week. Thanks Grandma, we needed this today. š https://www.instagram.com/p/CH53Ik6jwZ6/?igshid=1ipqg6ul0k8te
Oh hey there red dutch oven. Itās been a while. In fact, itās been a month. A month since I baked anything. Baking is therapy for me. Baking bread is my happy zone. The last loaf I made was October 17th. So if Iāve seemed completely off for the last month - this is why. https://www.instagram.com/p/CHoQVj3jwrL/?igshid=60wgas0d33p1
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