A moment of honesty?
I miss this space. I miss writing. I miss the sound of my fingers clacking on my MacBook keyboard. I miss the therapeutic benefits of writing, even when it's about the fun and frivolous things in life.
Writing has always been a passion of mine and what I focused my career on. As shorter form content/video started becoming what people focused on and what was successful, I pretty much abandoned this space so I could focus my efforts on ever-changing algorithms.
Though I'm "back" for this post, I truthfully can't promise I'll post regularly - but I miss writing longer form content and mind-dumping about everything from a great product I discovered to our home renovation. There are some things that simply require a more verbose breakdown. Even just writing the word verbose, feels amazing, to be honest.
Let's do a little life update, shall we?
THE RENOVATION
Our home renovation has taken over all aspects of my life in the very best way. We're at the point in our reno where you can really see it all coming together while simultaneously realizing that it is in no way, shape or form even close to being done.
I do plan to write about each and every step of our renovation process here on my blog - from planning stages and decision-making to lessons learned, but overall, I have absolutely loved this journey.
Right now we are at a point where all of the detail work is happening - the trim, the cabinet fronts, hardware, etc. We will be picking out countertop slabs soon and confirming paint colors. All exciting stuff, but if you've ever picked a paint color, you know I'm about to spend days agonizing over which white is the "perfect" white.
I get asked a lot what it's like living through a renovation - it hasn't been too bad for us because the back of our house has a large family room, extra bedroom (though it's being used for a storage right now) and full bathroom. That's the room we live and eat in (where our fridge and microwave are). Kevin works in a spare bedroom upstairs away from the construction and our master suite is downstairs, but totally livable because it's kind of sectioned off from the rest of the renovation.
The most challenging part for me has been the visual chaos of it all. And I don't mean the construction - I mean the way that we live. I designed our entire home renovation around having a ton of closed storage - meaning spaces can look clear and organized at all times because everything will be hidden - including appliances. My ADHD makes it really challenging to keep spaces tidy and organized, but visual chaos drives me crazy - so closed storage felt like the best option for our home.
Because of the visual chaos, I have this deep desire to clean and organize other spaces in our home - yet I feel defeated to even get started on these projects because "there's no point since everything around me is a mess." I'm so thankful to be in the position we are with this incredible renovation - but the one downside is the overwhelm I feel at everything being in a state of chaos/unfinished.
Patience is indeed a virtue - I'm learning that more and more each day.
HEALTH
I've been experiencing pretty brutal perimenopause symptoms at 41 and was even hospitalized recently for excessive bleeding. I'm currently on a progesterone-only birth control and going to see a functional medicine doctor to determine what I can do to lessen my symptoms. I'm reading Dr. Haver's book The New Menopause right now to learn more and how I can help my body.
I'm also getting an MRI on Friday for the persistent glute pain that is now shooting down my leg. I've had this pain since August of 2023, tried various treatment modalities including PT, Airrosti and the chiropractor and nothing has worked, so my neurologist does think it's spine issue like a herniated or bulging disc. I'm someone who likes to have answers so I can ensure I'm doing the right things to heal my body, so I hope to have some concrete info soon!
Mental health wise, all has been stable/well! I have been on the same 20mg dose of prozac for over three years now and have experienced so many benefits - mainly that I no longer suffer from debilitating anxiety intrusive thoughts. I haven't needed to change my dose or take rescue meds - it's a wonderful feeling to have that stability.
FAMILY
The children have bene thriving since we moved last August. I couldn't be more thankful for the community we live in and the amazing people here. I keep thinking we should have moved sooner - but it's hard to make a change when you've lived in the same area for over a decade.
Kevin is still mostly working from home and doing some traveling & I'm also working from home & managing our renovation. I feel so grateful to have the flexibility to both work at home and oversee our renovation day-to-day. It's such a gift to be involved in the process.
We took a trip to Seaside recently, staying in our favorite rental home & it was so nice to get away for a week and use a real kitchen (haha!) The beach was breathtaking as always and the food was incredible. Seaside is one of our favorite places for a beach vacation - it truly has everything and so many fun areas to explore like Rosemary Beach, Alys Beach, Watercolor, etc.
SHOP MY BEACH OUTFIT HERE.
RECENT FINDS I LOVE
MEDS/RX Travel Pouches: How darling are these? I always gave to bring meds when I travel + bandaids, Neosporin etc. when the kids are with us.
SCALLOPED PILLOW & SPOTTED PILLOW: The scalloped pillows come beautifully packaged for gifting & the fabric is thick and linen-like in the most calming blue shade. The trim is a beautiful darker green & the quality is on par with more expensive pillows I've purchased. The spotted pillows are a great way to test how much you love a designer pattern before splurging!
THE VACATION DRESS (SIZE SMALL): I adore the pattern on this dress and the overall style (especially the puffed half sleeves!) It's such a bright + fun look - I paired it with a slim belt and rattan striped bag!
Have an amazing week!
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