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It’s been a while since I have documented a bit about what life has been like lately! I have been away from social media since May until the beginning of this month. It felt really good to have a break from sharing and consuming. However, I have missed writing anf having a visual and written record of the details that make up this one wild and precious life of mine!
So, here we are! Here’s a bit of what life has been like lately.
Eating sourdough bread! Summer and the heat are now truly over and it is feasible to use the oven again. Hence, I have been making sourdough bread and it’s so delicious. I use this recipe with a bit of variation and can definitely recommend it!
Drinking kombucha and water kefir. I am such a millennial I know! But gut health is important and these homemade fermented drinks make me very happy!
Wearing my “new” pair of barrel leg jeans. (I got them in the spring, most of my other clothing was purchased while I was still at university 9 years ago, so for my standards they are pretty new). I never thought I would like this style of jeans but they are very comfortable and I love the way I look wearing them!
Celebrating my birthday! I turned 35 last week. I didn’t have a party (which is kind of unusual for me) but I celebrated in small ways with my family and myself and it’s been so nice.
Coming out of a creative slump. During the summer I did very little writing, sewing or knitting. Partly, it’s due to the season – we spent a lot of time outside. Also, I was alone with the kids on many days and they’re not quite at the age where I can do much crafting with them around. However, I’m finally coming out of this creative drought! I have been knitting like crazy, finished sewing a bag and feel incredibly inspired to do all of the things!
Knitting on my Nellike blanket (which is almost finished!), a hat for my friend’s baby and a pair of socks.
Sewing technically nothing right now but I cut out a pattern and my parents gave me a voucher for a sewing workshop which happens in October and I am so excited!
Reading “A Rebellion of Care“ by David Gate. It’s a collection of his poems interspersed with a few essays. The book feels like a warm embrace. He has such a unique way of capturing the spirit of the world we live in, giving voice to the despair one can feel when faced with the chaos and cruelty of our world while being immensely hopeful at the same time.
Listening to all my usual podcasts.
Watching people talk about knitting on YouTube. My new favourite is “Breathing Yarn” – her approach to creative work inspires me so much.
Re-watching Stranger Things from the beginning with Edd and I am just as obsessed with it as I was when I saw it for the first time. Maybe even more? I love it so so much. Edd is in the UK right now and the hardest part about that is that we can’t watch Stranger Things the next two evenings. Ugh. My life is clearly very difficult.
Feeling content and joyful and anxious. Mostly the first two. Whenever I am able to do a lot of creative stuff I just feel happy. It’s so good for my soul. Also, I am loving autumn. And having kids aged 4 and 1.5 years is just so fun. I am appreciating the right now so much. However, I also feel anxious about the future – the climate, the right-wing forces that gain influence and following everywhere plus wanting to make decisions about my career and feeling a bit clueless about it. Life remains interesting!
Awaiting the delivery of a yarn order! Can you tell I am really excited about knitting right now?
Hoping to get a bit more consistent with blogging. My aim is to publish one post a week and also to do 12 days of Christmas again. Let me know if there are any topics or questions that you would like me to write about.
Debating whether I might turn some of my posts into videos. Sometimes I feel the desire to be able to talk out loud to you guys rather than just type. (Even though I do love writing!) What do you think about that? Would you watch a video of me talking for 5 – 10 minutes? Or of me showing some of knitting/sewing?
Wanting to go for an autumn walk in the woods. We live super close to a forest and I definitely don’t make enough use of it. I would love to have a regular day every week where I go for a walk in the woods with my girls and just observe nature and the seasons.
Thinking about fear and how it shows up in our life and how to live despite it.
Grateful for little beautiful moments – like cycling in the sunshine and hearing my girls sing in the trailer or joking with Edd in the kitchen when he’s on his lunch break or lighting a candle in the morning once everyone else has left the house. I am so lucky.
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