• Life&Land

    This is the Life

    The other day I found myself in the kitchen prepping lunch after a morning outside doing all the things – feeding the animals, weeding the garden, scouring the garden for any ripe produce (which was limited to a handful of sweet peas), and doing yet more sanding on a table build I have going in my garage. It was hot outside and a relief to come inside where the house remained a few degrees cooler. As I stood there in the kitchen, I could hear my three littles in the next room fully engaged in The Land of Make Believe.…

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    The Happiness of Quiet

    Days as a young parent are busy and noisy to say the least. As a stay at home mom, I find myself both attuned to the constant commotion of kids in the background, while simultaneously feeling like my head is constantly below water. I am drowning in the noise. The sound of bare feet running across the kitchen floor and tennis shoes skipping on the sidewalk. The sound of singing in the bathroom while going potty and midnight whispers when they’re tucked in bed supposedly asleep. Fighting over seats at the table, screaming when someone gets their hair pulled, or…