In the last month, I have had a renewed love for my home. It is a temporary home, both in the sense that I am renting and won’t be here my whole life, but also in that I am bound for eternity with God. But this house is mine for a time, and how I … Continue reading Bring the Love In
It is time again to reset. Classical music played while I cleaned the house this morning, setting things back in order. Dusting, vacuuming, washing. It is a cloudy day, which means I have loads of laundry hanging up to dry inside. While this can make the house feel a bit more cluttered, I would still … Continue reading Stepping into the Clearing
Some time has passed since I last wrote. I turned twenty seven. I made pumpkin soup. I like winter because it is quiet. While it is in a sense a grand death, it is also subtle. It doesn’t draw attention to itself but slowly falls over the land. It reminds me that to grow is … Continue reading The Losses of Winter
There’s vegetable and lentil soup simmering on the stove. Even though the days are still quite warm, I’m no longer feeling like salad for lunch. Before last year, I had never made a soup. Last winter, I made one every weekend for my lunches in the week ahead. I’m ready for that again, to follow … Continue reading Moving through Autumn
In 2022 I wrote, “for the last year I have felt relatively stuck, and while I can’t simply find a new home each time I feel this way, it does feel good to be on the move again.” Well, turns out I can just find a new home each time I feel that way, because … Continue reading The Adventure Continues…
I only recently realised winter is nearly over. The weather has been warming up, then cooling down, then warming up again. The sun is out today, and I hope it stays. I don’t know if there is much better than having all the windows open and letting the sun into the house. I was sick … Continue reading At Home: Almost Welcoming Spring
Up until this year, I struggled to use a budget consistently. I would feel inspired, keep something for a month or two, and then forget about it. While I wanted to be sensible and understand my spending, I didn’t keep at it long enough to notice any trends. Things changed when I moved a year … Continue reading At Home: The Budget
If you didn't know, my favourite season is winter. As much as I love summer dresses and the lingering sun in the evenings, the cosiness of cold weather is unmatched; cups of tea, wrapping up in blankets, and finally; the winter wardrobe. While I have never had an extensive wardrobe (but also not quite a … Continue reading Femininity: Winter Wardrobe
So much of what we do is simply… showing up. How easy it is to dream of being a writer for a living, of having a book published under my name. But the writing itself cannot be done until I make myself sit at the computer and put in the hours. Of course, this time … Continue reading At Home: Showing Up
Yesterday morning, my study could only be described with one word: cluttered. Yes, you heard me right. Filled with things that surely had other places to belong! It reminded me of the different moves I’ve had this year; surfaces heaped with random bits you need, furniture cramped into the space, special items that no longer … Continue reading Home Refresh (and renewing contentment)
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