Hey and a very good April morning to you! What’s the climate like the place you’re proper now? We’ve had such an thrilling tease of a pair 80 diploma days. Nonetheless, this week is again to a little bit cooler with a variety of rain. Ah, spring, you’re shortly rising within the ranks as a contender for my favourite season (fall). If you happen to may totally do away with pollen, you would possibly stand an actual likelihood 😉
It’s time for an additional at present put up! I like writing these and studying them- Julie posted one not too long ago, too, and I believed it was fairly enjoyable that we’re studying the identical ebook. Okay, let’s dive in!
At present Watching
March Insanity! We’ve a lot enjoyable with it, filling out brackets in our personal little household competitors. The winner (primarily based on factors collected by means of all of the rounds) will get to select a enjoyable household exercise. The ladies are hoping to win for an escape room alternative, however I’m leaning extra in direction of a hike if I can pull it off. Nonetheless, David is the one one who picked a championship contender (Houston), so in the event that they go all the best way, then I believe he has it within the bag.
At present Studying
Demon Copperhead. It’s a protracted one and I’m at present a little bit over midway so I’ll maintain off on a full evaluation. I’ll say that it’s holding my consideration although, the emotional story and trials of this resilient boy born and raised in southern Appalachia. It’s uncooked and trustworthy and unhappy and galvanizing multi functional.
At present Listening To
A variety of music. We wish to go the cellphone round within the automobile and let every individual add a music to the queue on Spotify, which implies we find yourself with a playlist that appears a little bit one thing like this: Heads Carolina, Good Morning Baltimore, Stick Season, Astronaut within the Ocean, I Can Do It With A Damaged Coronary heart, Seven Nation Military, Queen of My Double Extensive Trailer, then Lovely Issues. It’s fairly a enjoyable combine, I need to admit.
At present Consuming
Salads and sourdough. I believe I simply nailed my bread machine sourdough sandwich bread recipe (no yeast) and can share it quickly. As I used to be testing completely different variations of it, we’ve been going by means of a few loaf a day (with the assistance of Finley who has counter surfed to “assist us” end up the ends).
Our neighborhood chickens are producing so nicely proper now, and I like the rainbow of eggs that they collectively lay. They’re fairly, however fortunately additionally scrumptious, as we’ve been going by means of a variety of eggs, roughly 7-8 a day as a household.
Additionally, yogurt and chia seeds. As an effort to include extra fiber and nuts and seeds, I’ve added yogurt (each Siggi’s and Culina’s coconut yogurt) to mine and David’s breakfasts, topped with a hearty serving of chia seeds and Seven Sunday’s Rise and Shine combine.
At present Planning
First, my backyard. Properly, I truly want to be planning it however as a substitute I’m shopping for one off crops that excite me and don’t have any actual plan but. I must work on that. I’m armed and prepared with just a few plant begins together with tomatoes I obtained from a buddy and pole beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, and watermelon I obtained from a nursery on Saturday.
Additionally planning SCOTLAND! We’re taking our first European household journey to start with of June and we’re actually excited. We are also largely flying blind, as we are likely to plan nicely upfront, and this got here collectively in what appears like a really final minute trend. We’re protecting our expectations low and actually simply hoping to see some stunning views, go on just a few nice hikes, and benefit from the expertise of being abroad. You probably have been and have any suggestions, please ship them my approach! We plan to lease a automobile and bounce round Edinburgh, Isle of Skye, and the nationwide park space.
At present Consuming
Properly, it was a Moscow Mule on Saturday and whew, it was stronger than I meant due to a heavy handed bartender (oh wait… that was me). It was good although! Apart from that it’s been a variety of tea (I are likely to alternate Earl Gray and inexperienced tea), LMNT (did you hear they may quickly be in Goal?!), 1/3 caffeine model of my favourite espresso, and Spindrifts.
Within the Marketplace for
home stuff! My focus is all on home tasks recently and I’m having a lot enjoyable with it. I believe I’ve talked about it, however we all the time knew our previous dwelling wasn’t one we’d be in long run so I by no means actually took to personalizing it to our liking. I all the time stored in impartial as a result of I knew we’d be promoting, which was fairly ridiculous contemplating we nonetheless lived there for 14 (!) years. However meaning I’ve a variety of pent up personalizing vitality, and I’m actually having fun with channeling that into our new dwelling. I in all probability owe you an up to date take a look at some on the rooms since we are actually nearly six months in, although no area is “completed” and possibly gained’t be for a protracted whereas. However there are updates taking place! IE:
- We had wall mirrors put in in our exercise room
- I’ve ordered wallpaper for the powder room and laundry room
- I planted ferns on our entrance porch yesterday (was tremendous happy with these Walmart planters)
- Our new rug and lounge chairs arrive right now! I’m tremendous excited and in addition tremendous nervous since they’re a daring selection for me- a mossy inexperienced velvet. I really need this home to replicate us, although, and I believe I’m going to like them.
At present Wanting Ahead to
There’s a lot to look ahead to however truthfully I’m actually savoring the current proper now. I’m feeling actually content material in the intervening time. I really feel like a damaged report however the 12 months of promoting and constructing and transferring was a lot- a variety of stress, a variety of unknown, a variety of trusting the plan. And now we’re right here. And I’m actually having fun with right here: the home, sure, but in addition the neighborhood, the life-style, the stage we’re in as a household. So whereas I’m grateful that there’s a lot to look ahead to, I’m actually embracing proper now and dragging my toes in hopes it stays this manner some time.
And on that notice, Hailey simply wandered into the kitchen so it’s time to log off, make breakfast, stick the hen within the sluggish cooker, prep one other bread machine sourdough loaf, and dive into our homeschool day. Wishing a beautiful Monday, filled with productiveness or peace or no matter it’s you want most on this second; thanks for stopping by!
