Hiya and April morning to you! What’s the climate like the place you might be proper now? We’ve had such an thrilling tease of a pair 80 diploma days. Nonetheless, this week is again to a bit of cooler with quite a lot of rain. Ah, spring, you’re rapidly rising within the ranks as a contender for my favourite season (fall). When you might totally do away with pollen, you would possibly stand an actual probability 😉
It’s time for an additional at the moment submit! I like writing these and studying them- Julie posted one not too long ago, too, and I assumed it was fairly enjoyable that we’re studying the identical e book. Okay, let’s dive in!
At present (April 2025)
At present Watching
March Insanity! We have now 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 choose a enjoyable household exercise. The women are hoping to win for an escape room alternative, however I’m leaning extra in the 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 the moment a bit of 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 sincere and unhappy and galvanizing multi functional.
At present Listening To
A variety of music. We wish to cross the telephone round within the automotive and let every individual add a tune to the queue on Spotify, which implies we find yourself with a playlist that appears a bit of 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 Huge Trailer, then Stunning 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 totally 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 quite a lot 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. Effectively, I truly want to be planning it however as an alternative 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 a number of plant begins together with tomatoes I received from a good friend and pole beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, and watermelon I received 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 prematurely, and this got here collectively in what seems like a really final minute style. We’re holding our expectations low and actually simply hoping to see some stunning views, go on a number of nice hikes, and benefit from the expertise of being overseas. When you have been and have any suggestions, please ship them my manner! We plan to lease a automotive and bounce round Edinburgh, Isle of Skye, and the nationwide park space.
At present Ingesting
Effectively, it was a Moscow Mule on Saturday and whew, it was stronger than I meant because of a heavy handed bartender (oh wait… that was me). It was good although! Apart from that it’s been quite a lot 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 initiatives currently and I’m having a lot enjoyable with it. I believe I’ve talked about it, however we all the time knew our previous house 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 saved 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 which means I’ve quite a lot of pent up personalizing power, and I’m actually having fun with channeling that into our new house. I in all probability owe you an up to date take a look at some on the rooms since we at the moment are nearly six months in, despite the fact that 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 immediately! I’m tremendous excited and in addition tremendous nervous since they’re a daring alternative for me- a mossy inexperienced velvet. I really need this home to mirror us, although, and I believe I’m going to like them.
At present Trying Ahead to
There’s a lot to sit up for however actually I’m actually savoring the current proper now. I’m feeling actually content material in the meanwhile. I really feel like a damaged file however the yr of promoting and constructing and shifting was a lot- quite a lot of stress, quite a lot of unknown, quite a lot of trusting the plan. And now we’re right here. And I’m actually having fun with right here: the home, sure, but additionally the neighborhood, the approach to life, the stage we’re in as a household. So whereas I’m grateful that there’s a lot to sit up for, I’m actually embracing proper now and dragging my ft in hopes it stays this manner some time.
And on that word, Hailey simply wandered into the kitchen so it’s time to log out, make breakfast, stick the rooster within the gradual cooker, prep one other bread machine sourdough loaf, and dive into our homeschool day. Wishing an exquisite Monday, filled with productiveness or peace or no matter it’s you want most on this second; thanks for stopping by!
