my name is Hallee. I’m an avid journaler, musician, birthworker, and collector of little things. I have ADHD (diagnosed at age 25) and like most of us my passions are many — I can weave, mend, knit a little, crochet an even smaller little, and right now I’m enjoying making dolls out of whatever I have around. I’m not a master of many things but I really, really enjoy dabbling in whatever I happen to find.
I live in a tiny cabin in the Maine woods, which we’ve been building (slow as molasses) for at least 5 or 6 years now. it has been grueling at times, but it is a wonderful place to be.
I live there with my husband and our son, both of whom regularly stun me with their goodness. my husband, Logan, is an ecologist and wildlife photographer. his work takes him all over the state in the warmer months, where he takes beautiful photos and writes beautiful things, all the while doing research that informs bird conservation. our son goes everywhere with us — up mountains, long camping trips, rainy walks in the woods. he’s an all-weather tot.
here are our actual faces—though you get a better sense of who we are in the other photos 😅
we both grew up in gardening families, but over the last few years we’ve been striving to learn more and more about growing our own food. we get a little better each year and it brings us tremendous joy.
these are pieces of my life — the good pieces. and they are so good. we are so fortunate! and yet, if you’re caught comparing or you’re deep in scrolling paralysis, please remember that they are just pieces. there is worry, pain, isolation, all the strife that comes with needing money, needing sleep, needing help. there are “unaesthetic” things just to either side of what my iPhone camera captures. this is me, but not all of me. it isn’t dishonesty that keeps the rest of me at bay so much as it is my desire to keep it all safe and sound.
I want to share the things I find beautiful in my life. I talk a lot about grief and the struggles that come with being neurodivergent, though I do like to focus largely on the wonderful, the sweet, the sacred. but not at the cost of anyone else’s peace.
and that’s on being paranoid of perpetuating harmful social media cycles.
so welcome, all the new followers (who are probably regretting their decision and on their way to reversing it), and thank you for liking anything I have to say. that alone means everything to me. I feel more connected because of you, even if to you it isn’t that deep. I read every tag, caption & reply you contribute to my posts and it makes me glad as hell.
thanks for reading. 🌞
