At the moment (April 2025) – A Wholesome Slice of Life

Howdy and a great 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 somewhat cooler with a number of rain. Ah, spring, you’re rapidly rising within the ranks as a contender for my favourite season (fall). If you happen to might absolutely eliminate pollen, you may stand an actual probability 😉

It’s time for one more at present publish! I really like writing these and studying them- Julie posted one just lately, too, and I believed it was fairly enjoyable that we’re studying the identical ebook. Okay, let’s dive in!

At the moment (April 2025)

At the moment 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 via all of the rounds) will get to select a enjoyable household exercise. The women 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 way in which, then I feel he has it within the bag. 

At the moment Studying

Demon Copperhead. It’s a protracted one and I’m at present somewhat 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 provoking multi functional. 

At the moment 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 suggests we find yourself with a playlist that appears somewhat 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 Lovely Issues. It’s fairly a enjoyable combine, I need to admit.

At the moment Consuming

Salads and sourdough. I feel 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 via a couple of 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 effectively proper now, and I really like the rainbow of eggs that they collectively lay. They’re fairly, however fortunately additionally scrumptious, as we’ve been going via a number 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 the moment Planning

First, my backyard. Effectively, I truly want to be planning it however as a substitute I’m shopping for one off vegetation that excite me and haven’t any actual plan but. I must work on that. I’m armed and prepared with a couple of plant begins together with tomatoes I obtained from a pal 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 effectively upfront, and this got here collectively in what appears like a really final minute style. We’re preserving our expectations low and actually simply hoping to see some lovely views, go on a couple of nice hikes, and benefit from the expertise of being out of the country. In case you have been and have any suggestions, please ship them my means! We plan to hire a automobile and bounce round Edinburgh, Isle of Skye, and the nationwide park space. 

At the moment Consuming

Effectively, it was a Moscow Mule on Saturday and whew, it was stronger than I supposed because of a heavy handed bartender (oh wait… that was me). It was good although! Apart from that it’s been a number of tea (I are likely to alternate Earl Gray and inexperienced tea), LMNT (did you hear they’ll 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 these days and I’m having a lot enjoyable with it. I feel I’ve talked about it, however we at all times knew our outdated residence wasn’t one we’d be in long run so I by no means actually took to personalizing it to our liking. I at all times 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 number of pent up personalizing power, and I’m actually having fun with channeling that into our new residence. 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 front room chairs arrive at this time! I’m tremendous excited and in addition tremendous nervous since they’re a daring selection for me- a mossy inexperienced velvet. I actually need this home to mirror us, although, and I feel I’m going to like them. 

At the moment Trying 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 for the time being. I really feel like a damaged file however the yr of promoting and constructing and shifting was a lot- a number of stress, a number of unknown, a number 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 approach to life, 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 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!