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A Haven from Chaos Outside
Read more: A Haven from Chaos OutsideAll Hallows’ Eve, six years ago, was one for the books. I remember it vividly. My husband and I put in a few hours of work that morning. We then trekked to Rockville to sign closing paperwork, and received our keys. After we picked up James & Lucy from my parents’ house, we changed the…
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10 things I learned (and still learning) during Maternity Leave: Part 1
Read more: 10 things I learned (and still learning) during Maternity Leave: Part 1And just like that, we are a few days away from a new school year beginning, as well as my return to my virtual office. This week has consisted of daily journaling in effort to more thoroughly process my thoughts, how I’m feeling, and of course, express gratitude for the many things my eyes were…
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A Lesson from the Flower Fields
Read more: A Lesson from the Flower FieldsA month ago, Jon and I took the kids to Goldpetal Farms in Chaptico for their annual Zinnia Zuperbloomfest, and of course to see the sunflower fields. It was a a visit we’d been meaning to make for some time now as Southern Maryland residents, and we were feeling adventurous enough to go at a…
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Nunc Coepi
Read more: Nunc Coepi*shyly taps microphone* Is this thing still on? Well… hi there, friends. Long time, no see, write, read. If anyone is still here, subscribed to this old blog home of mine, you may have been surprised to see this post actually come through in your inbox (or however else you landed on this page). I…
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Slow, Repose, Nurture: Our Master Bedroom Makeover
Read more: Slow, Repose, Nurture: Our Master Bedroom MakeoverReal comfort, visual and physical, is vital to every room. Mark Hampton, designer Since moving into our home almost four years ago, we’ve been been working on customizing our rather basic builder grade home. When we were designing our home with the builder, we opted for putting more money upfront toward increasing the square footage…