On The Page {Anything I’ve Read}
{Bits of many books.} I’ve finished a decent number of books in the last month, and the end is in sight for several more…and none of them have been reviewed or shared yet! Despite my best intentions of sharing books more often in 2025, it just hasn’t worked out that way. Keep an eye out for a reading wrap-up coming soon, but I’ll briefly mention that My Dear Hemlock will be making this year’s favorites list.
In My Armchair {Projects I'm Working On}
{Writing more again.} More on this further down the page, but after months in survival mode, it is time to develop my writing habit again. I miss blogging, but I also have an urge to experiment with other types of writing. I have no solid projects to report, it’s just something I’m thinking about.
{Sorting through clothes.} We are fast approaching the time of year when I need to switch out the kids’ winter clothes, and it’s always a ridiculously large project. I have been putting off donating some of the kids’ cast-offs, so that will be happening in the next couple weeks.
{Pushing ahead in our math books.} Alot of my extra energy lately has been spent on pushing my kids to finish their math books early. Math has truly been the bane of my existence this spring, and I’m ready for us all to be done with it. We can hopefully use our extra homeschool time on art projects or something before summer break. Final math exams will hopefully happen this week!
In The Kitchen {Things We Made}
{Sourdough starter in my fridge.} Technically, I haven’t actually made any sourdough yet, but a friend from church gave me some of her starter, and it is waiting in my fridge until I do something with it this week. I’m not going to lie, I’m scared! But I’m also excited to see if sourdough is something I can add to my repertoire. I’m not expecting immediate success, because baking at high altitude creates a lot of variables.
On My Person {Things I've Worn}
{Spring-ish outfits.} Spring outfits are always a special challenge to me, since it could be 70 degrees and sunny one day, and six inches of snow the next. Here are some recent outfits.
In The Accounts Book {Money We Have Saved}
{Things I didn’t buy.} I don’t have anything amazing to report here this month, except perhaps a brief list of things I was tempted to buy but didn’t:
-Countless books I resisted (for school and otherwise).
-A swimsuit I added to my cart but never purchased.
-Multiple dresses and shirts I admired in the store without feeling an urge to even try them on.
-Jumpsuits and sweaters and pants I tried on, and then talked myself out of.
-Candles I smelled and then put back on the shelf.
I’d also like to give honorable mention to the self-restraint I showed when checking out Forever 21’s going-out-of-business sale - I bought things that my kids or I would actually use or wear, without going overboard just because an item was only going to ring up to $1.10.
Out My Window {Beauty I Noticed}
{Blooming trees and other signs of spring.} The flowers decorating the trees are really all I can think about this time of year…I find excuses to go to town so we can enjoy them. Up in higher elevations we don’t have flowers yet, but the grass has been poking through, the birds are loudly back, and we’ve spotted several robins pulling worms from our dusty ground. We actually need a few more snows or rainy days to avoid fire risk later, so I’m hoping to see some gloom in the forecast, but the sunshine has been truly glorious.
Out And About {Places We Went}
{Sheep Camp 2025}. The most exciting outing lately has been going to Sheep Camp at our friends’ ranch! I’m going to share more details and photos in a different post, so I’ll just include a couple here. The kids were each assigned a sheep to take care of during the two days we were there, and it was a lovely glimpse of what ranch life is really like. It was hard work, but satisfying for them, and full of more than a usual share of fun too!
{Homeschool Day At The Capitol.} I took a couple of my kids to a homeschool event at the state capitol. We had never been before, and it was pretty amazing to get to see the opening of a legislative session, explore our capitol building, and make our faces seen and voices heard to our representatives.
On My Mind {Thoughts I Want To Share}
{On taking a break from writing.} I feel the need to address the elephant in the room (at least it’s an elephant for me) - I have not been writing very much this year.
Our family has been going through alot that I am not comfortable sharing online, and while I know this season will pass, it has sucked all the creative inspiration out of me. I have found myself increasingly disconnecting from the online sphere and anchoring myself more to the real, physical world around me. Chores like vacuuming or folding laundry have a rhythmic comfort to them, batches of sugary cookies or warm loaves of bread help release the tension from my shoulders, sitting in the sunshine does wonders for my mood, and encouragement from friends or family members in a coffee shop or over the phone has been the refreshment I really needed.
So I’m not exactly apologizing for prioritizing those things over my blog, because time spent on the real world is never wasted. But I am sad to be so rusty in my writing habit, and I do miss some of my online connections - which actually are real too when there is a real person who cares to read on the other side. I can’t promise to have alot of high-quality writing at the moment, but I can say that I will get back to at least writing something regularly again, and that is, after all, half the battle.
In My Heart {Things I'm Treasuring}
{1} Snuggly dachshunds, forever puppies.
{2} The end of the homeschool year in sight.
{3} Finally having peace to make some summer plans.
{4} A trip on the horizon to visit dear friends.
{5} My mom, who took me out for coffee and a good talk when I was feeling overwhelmed.
{6} No real car troubles right now (we have been getting car troubles ever spring for several years now, so this feels like a reprieve).
{7} Woodpeckers - they sound like a jackhammer every morning, and they are causing damage to our house, but the fact that they are back is a signal of spring.
{8} Church friends to share encouragement - and gardening tips, and deals on produce, and sourdough starter.
{9} The right to homeschool, representatives who support us, and advocates who keep a watch over legislation.
{10} Resurrection hymns and songs on our speakers this week, as we look ahead to Sunday.
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