#simple tiny mine

[becomingkatie]

It’s time for a rapid-fire catch-up.

Fall struck hard and it went from highs in the 80s to highs in the 60s real quick. I’m loving it for now but it won’t be long before I’m shivering and cursing the cold.

The Whole30 didn’t last long... on day 8 I caved and it was all over. I struggled more with appetite loss this round than I have before and couldn’t even choke down eggs. It was hard to fuel my days, especially trying to work out, so I quit. I have mixed feelings about it, but it is what it is.

I want to start tracking my macros but it’s so hard! Especially with home-cooked meals where you have to input the recipe and try and gage upfront how many servings that’ll be... like I can’t tell if I’ll get 6 or 10 servings out of this soup recipe and it’s not like they’ll all be the same size. Ugh. I’m just grumpy about it because it takes effort. But I think it’ll be a good way to be more flexible than w30 but still keep track of my eating.

I’ve been doing PIIT28 - Pilates Intense Interval Training. it’s like HIIT but incorporating pilates moves, and it is kicking my butt. Every day I have to modify at least 1 move and I always have to take breaks. But I’m proud of myself for working out every day (today is day 10, and it’s workouts 6 days a week so there’s been 1 rest day).

Work motivation comes and goes. Lately work has been good but the motivation to do more than just the minimum to get through each day has been loooooow. Gotta step it up.

But I’m still enjoying blogging and just put up a new post chock full of inspiration for homesteading, tiny house design/build, and minimalism. Check it here.

As November approaches I’m getting more and more sad that I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year (I haven’t actually done it in years but I always miss it). I have other projects I want to work on - blog content, starting composting, starting an indoor container garden, maybe working on an ebook to supplement the blog - so it isn’t a good idea to try to write a novel right now, but every November I want to.

Aaaaaand this got longer than I intended. Whoops! 

~Happy Wednesday~

[becomingkatie]

Taking steps towards my goals.

I’ve wanted to start a blog for a long time. A “real blog” with a themed subject matter that eventually brings in a side income. A blog about my journey towards designing, building, and living in a tiny house. (I don’t know if I’ve talked about that goal here at all but it’s been a goal of mine for years to downsize and have a tiny house and spend more of my life outside and not spend $18k on rent every year.)

I’ve put off starting the blog over and over, and also put off any moves towards downsizing, but last month I bought 3 years of web hosting and a domain name and wrote up an intro post. I haven’t got the layout the way I want it or created any of the static pages and it’s not ready to launch yet, but it’s a step. A step towards something I want. A step towards something I want to *do.* And it feels really good to take that step.

I will definitely post here when I launch the blog and I have a little ways to go, but for now I am just excited and proud just to be doing something I have put off for so long.

[becomingkatie]

It’s Whole30/PIIT28 day 2 and I am (a) sore, (b) tired, (c) craving everything. Literally looking at food pics on the internet at work and drooling on myself. Bread! Cheese! Sugarrrrrrrr come back to me!

But actually I have high hopes for this round and am also super proud of myself for getting up early two days in a row to rock a workout!

Other happy things:

Ken and I did a coffee taste taste last weekend where we tasted coffee from his fancy coffee maker, his regular coffee maker, my coffee maker, the office coffee maker, and my instant coffee. My coffee maker rocked last place.

We’re also planning a day at King’s Dominion (amusement park) in a couple weeks, and pumpkin carving, and a trip to visit friends in Indiana.

Theo has been super cuddly the last few nights and it’s adorable and sweet except when he wants attention at 3am.

**Also super proud moment!! I posted my meal planning spreadsheet on Simple Tiny Mine and it’s gotten nearly 100 views, with 40+ clicks through to download the spreadsheet!! That’s waaaaaaaaaay more than any other post and I’m just feeling really good today about the possibility of me eventually making this blog “a thing.”**

[becomingkatie]

^^ New banner on the blog. I’m pretty stoked about it. I made it at work because I ~can’t focus at all~ today. But still stoked.

Other things I’m stoked about:

Cleaning out my closet Saturday. Seriously, I’m a big believer in having things lined up to look forward to, and this is mine right now. Major closet overhaul. Yesss.

Denver in ONE WEEK. We leave next Thursday after work and I’m excited to eat and drink my way around Denver for a long weekend.

Making biscuits and gravy tonight. I usually do this every year for my birthday but I didn’t do it this year soooo I’m finally getting around to it.

Happy Friday Eve, y’all!

[becomingkatie]

New post up on the blog (eee!)

It came to my attention last night that Simple Tiny Mine may not actually have been live when I thought it went live. But I’m preeeeeetty sure it’s live now, and there’s a new post there!

So scuttle over and check it out and if it’s a Coming Soon page or something let me know. 

[becomingkatie]

Simple Tiny Mine is live!

You heard that right, folks. Simple Tiny Mine is my new blog and it’s live and ~wow, how exciting~

It’s freaking sparse right now but additional content is forthcoming and this project is happening and someday I’m gonna live in a tiny house, y’all.

I’ll keep posting here as I add stuff and eventually I’ll have an email list and the blog will be way more legit but go check it out in its early, baby stage. Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me and inspired me to *do stuff.* I wouldn’t have taken this baby step without you. 

[becomingkatie]

Another new post up on the blog - DIY Halloween treats + pumpkin carving.

Check it out if you want a tutorial for how to make suuuuper cute mummy cookies or if you love pics of my cat nibbling on pumpkins.

Two other posts in the works for this week - one on indoor container gardening and one on budgeting. Excitement!

[becomingkatie]

And, in case you wanted a list of what I think you should check out in Denver (food, drinks, desserts, hikes, etc.), I made one for you.

Top pick out of everything: Voodoo Doughnuts. 

Runners up: Hermans Gulch Trail, Perl Street Mall, and Nuggs Ice Cream.