Room for the Rosy

I've found myself with a bit of unexpected time and thought I'd update the blog this morning. How are you on this sunny Saturday? I've got quite a lot to get done (as always), but am also going to take some time to fill back up as well. I can tell I'm only a couple of steps away from complete exhaustion and maybe even a little burn-out. I know myself well enough by now to understand that a slight change of pace, a lingering cup of coffee or two, a slow and sunny walk or bike ride will fill me right back up and set my feet in motion again.  I'm wanting to do BIG things in my life and I think in our hustle culture/you should be serving or working all the time, we sometimes forget BIG things take BIG rest and time for joy too. At least for me!  Let's dive right in to the good stuff. One of the girls has been baking bread and they make the BEST weekend breakfast sandwiches with bacon, egg, and Tillamook sharp cheddar. During the week I'm a homemade protein bar b...

Hi friends! I've really missed showing up on here the past month or so, but time is precious. Without trying to explain why life is so full I'll just say that the free time moments are often when I'm too tired to type. Good news though-I figured out a MUCH faster way to upload photos so I think I'll be able to blog more often. I remember the old blogging days (I've been at this for 16 years at least!) when I had ample time to take photos with my Nikon and would edit each one perfectly. Now it's usually a quick snap with my phone and a handful of Nikon ones thrown in. The coloring does bother me with phone pics sometimes, like in the photo above. Ideally I would take the time to edit the photos on my phone first and really up the temperature/warmth and contrast. However, with this post I just wanted to show up and not take the time to edit.  Here's what I've enjoyed wearing lately! I layered up some shirts and paired them with these pants I got at Target....