friday i'm in love

I know it has been a minute since I have been here.
I had a crazy good summer, that I did take lots of photos of
but I found it hard to find the time to sit down
and write anything…

Now that fall is officially here,
I feel like the creative side of me
is stirring again…
and it’s a good feeling.
♥

THINGS I AM LOVING RIGHT NOW::

♥ my daughter moved home recently for a little bit
and i couldn’t be happier. ♥♥♥

♥ spending whole days parked by the water
reading, journalling, watching the waves crash….

♥ love on the spectrum

♥ watching videos about people
living and traveling in their jeeps
makes me think…also
i would like a drone.

♥ picked up the new bella grace magazine
and can’t wait to read it

♥ dirt roads. :)

whatcha readin'? {goal 35::book 9}

I loved this book.

I actually had no idea that
it was part of a trilogy until just now.

(and the truth is
I have waiting so long to write these reviews
that I am going to find it a bit of a struggle now…
hahaha. My memory is always faulty
after finishing a book…)

5♥s out of 5
NEXT UP:: JUST A DAY AWAY - NORA ROBERTS

sometimes you just do what you gotta do....

Something has been a little off
with me lately…
and I kept waiting for it to pass
but it’s not.

I feel
a little
loose around the edges,
lost…frayed…
blurry and out of focus.

I am not making to do lists,
I am not getting anything done….
but I am definitely
watching too much tv…
this does not make me happy.

At the end of the work day,
I seem to be struggling
with what to do next…
decisions are always hard for me.
But lately, I feel like I am just
flittering around
never landing on anything
for any amount of time
until I sit down to watch a show….
and that happens too fast and
too frequently.

So.
I made myself a
Jar of Inspiration.
Now, when the work day ends,
if I don’t have a definite plan,
I will pull something from the jar
and do that…
and see where it goes…

The list includes things like:
draw
read
yoga
meditate
dance party
color
make a card
try origami
watercolors
edit
online course
vacuum
random toy photo session
go for a walk
bubble bath
blog

AND
no turning the TV on before
8 PM…

I’m kinda excited about this.
:)

friday i'm in love ♥

friday morning
of a four day weekend
that will include
prepping my garden finally,
shooting a wedding
(am i nervous? eff yes),
getting my first COVID shot
(not sure this has to be mentioned
BUT I HATE NEEDLES MORE THAN
TURNIPS),
checking some ice cream off my list
and whatever else
i can fit into
four June days.

random things i am ♥ing right this second::

♥ this has changed my life…i love corn on the cob!
and i love my microwave. heh. win/win.

♥ i love reading about how other people
relax, practice self care, look after themselves…

♥ a little retail therapy lately that got me this
adorable shirt from ardene…i can’t tell you
how excited I get when i find peter pan collars…
i really am a dork, it’s ok…you can say it. :)
also…not loving my new wrinkly neck but
meh….whatever….if you can’t change it,
learn to accept it…heehee.

♥ i love a different perspective!

♥ i also love little life hacks…

♥ i could watch this alllllll day….and feel so calm…

♥ finally got into this little shop because people messaged me and tagged me in a polka dot dress sale she had :)
sadly that dress was gone but I found another one
that i loved even more, so happy day!!! :) also,
GO VISIT THAT SHOP!! it’s adorable!!! And so much pretty goodness!!

♥ and lilacs. have i mentioned lilacs? cause just…lilacs. :) and polka dots

♥♥♥ grateful thursday ♥♥♥

everyday i journal
and in that journal
i also write a quick and dirty
list of what
i have recently
been grateful for.

here’s a snippet:

♥ lilacs
♥ pug snoring on the couch
♥ sunshine
♥ hot showers
♥ no headache
♥ a new polka dot dress
♥ beaches and books and ponytails
♥ running into my brother at the grocery store
♥ the house smelling like lilacs & baby powder
♥ how a friend made me laugh by saying he
hoped baby powder wasn’t made from babies
♥ garden centers
♥ late night conversations with Cam
♥ unexpected sweet text from Em saying she misses me
♥ a good night sleep
♥ hair in a messy bun
♥ bare legs and bare feet and polka dot flip flops
♥ people that tag me when they see polka dot items on sale.