To Have and to Hold
In this chaotic world, I’m grateful for three years of marriage with the man I love. Yesterday was our anniversary. Sometimes, it seems like it was just yesterday that we pledged our marriage vows. Other times, it feels like a lifetime ago, especially when I think back on all...
Take Time to Smell the Jasmine
After a particularly busy week between work and family stuff, I finally went grocery shopping this past Friday with plans to get the ingredients needed for a different method of meal prep that I wanted to try (more on that soon). Several hours and stores later, I exited Trader...
Working From a Place of Rest
Something I have been learning lately is how to work from a place of rest instead of toward a place of rest. More often than not, I feel like I have to “do all the things” in order to have the space needed to rest. That means the kitchen...
Clearing the Clutter
This weekend, I finally took the time to deal with the source of something that was a constant frustration to me and my husband: the “catch-all.” You know, the spot that tends to “catch” everything you put down. For us, it was the dining room table and the floor...
Quelling the Chaos
I internalize things, a lot of things: stress, frustrations, worries, perceptions of people or events that occur. I’ll over think a situation, trying to figure out every little detail, oftentimes before the event or potential circumstance even occurs. While a certain amount of planning and forethought is necessary, too...