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Gentle Months

Fall is officially here, but that usually means nothing for us here in Louisiana. But today as I’m sitting outside playing with Avery’s new rock collection, making a list of all of the home projects that need to be completed, there’s a cool breeze. A calming breeze. It’s much needed. August and September were good. A bit gentler. I did what I had the energy to do to stay in a level headspace–I decluttered, organized, and rested. I also celebrated my BIL’s & my husband’s birthday; spent a lot of  ...

Life

July was a House of Cards

Last month was hard. Simply put. There was always so much to do and so many places to be. Looking back, I honestly don’t know how I survived running off fumes, time deficits, and depression. Every good thing was buried under a ton of unfortunate events, one of those events including the death of a family member. I don’t know what’s in store for August. Knowing the way the cookie crumbles over here, it’s probably more of the same. Right now, I don’t even live for the weekends because that doesn’t give me  ...

Eats, Home, Life

#NespressoGirlie

I was gifted a Nespresso machine by my employer for my 3-year anniversary. I received it last week and it has not had a moment’s peace. The espresso is amazing and it’s so much better than the coffee drinks I’ve made with my Keurig. I’m still trying to perfect my version of the Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso from Starbucks. I’m close, but not quite there. I usually alter my SBX order to include a pump of caramel syrup and salted caramel cold foam. I’m not sure how the amount of coffee  ...