This is the screened-in porch from our last house, out in the
country. As spring is in the air, I'm missing this space a lot. I
spent hours in here every day, reading, napping, or on the
computer. My husband and I ate most meals in here, and we would
talk and talk late into the night in here. We'd watch the fireflies
in the summer, and watch birds on the trees nearby. It had to be
screened in as our house was surrounded by cedars, and therefore
mosquitos. But it was nice to have a bit of separation from the
great outdoors - it felt connected to the land, but private enough
that it was our own little oasis. This space, for me, was not only
somewhere to get a lot of creative inspiration, but was also where
I recouperated - a place to rest and recharge so that the creative
energy would flow once again. It'll be nice once we have a space
like this at our new house back in the city, hopefully soon.
Do you have a space like this where you can regroup, recover,
and get creative?
I want to say Hello! to all my new lovely readers from Blacksburg
Belle and Scoutie Girl. It has been amazing to reach out
and start fantastic relationships with so many creative
entrepreneurs. It's amazing how much wonderful energy, inspiration,
and creativity everyone has. I love that so many women are stepping
into their creative power and are putting themselves out there in
there in the open. It can be scary, for sure, but holy cow, does it
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**What's a
moment without a name, you ask? It's moment where your heart
sings, your senses are ignited, you can see, feel, hear, things
that are sacred to you. They come from any of those textural
moments in a life, be it surrounded by wooly coziness in front of a
fire or the heat of the sun on your face. Join me as I
celebrate these moments and textures in our lives, they don't
last long.**