since i bought flowers

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it's been too long since i bought flowers

my kitchen seems happier with the buds

i know i am

{smile}

Christmas is almost here

it will be so different around here for us

{more on that later}

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are you ready for the holidays

?

i so love this season

it never gets old

{it's that Christmas magic that i love so much}

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ps: have you seen this post?
bella's whole curvy girl series is raw and beautiful.
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are you reading any good books at the moment
?

xx

winter

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it's been quiet in our household

final exams have kept the the college kids 

{busy}

{nervouse}

{anxious}

before that there was thanksgiving

+

turkey cookies
+

love
+
balance

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winter break is here

we are all together as a family again

all is well

christmas is on the way

i kinda love that

{a lot}

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i've missed you

{how've you been}

{?}

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winter
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winter
gray skies
hushed snow filled streets
twinkly lights
winter opens my soul
winter cracks me open with gratefulness

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xx

trusting the process

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i'm knitting a blanket

i'm trusting the {creative} process

it just feels right 

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xo

on a thursday

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the whole family was home 

on a thursday

so

everything else in the world

kind of stopped

+

i am just fine with that

; )

xoxo

full swing

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as i type this
my son is raking leaves
autumn is in full swing in the midwest
the rain has been falling as well
so...
many books are being read
i died and went to heaven over this book
i am so glad i gave it a chance
station eleven is one of the best books i've ever read
{what are you reading?}
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banana bread is on the menu
i'm roasting a chicken as well
{What are you cooking?}
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i turned the heat on last week to warm the house
{sigh}
{already}
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+
 i met a deadline for a magazine article
{can't wait to share which one}
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we dropped baby girl back at school
{after autumn break}
but
not before
we shopped for yarn
and
tights
and
more books
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{life is good}
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happy october
my friends
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xoxo

autumn is here

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i loved we were liars

it's the kind of book that gets you back into reading

there is just some YA books i appreciate

this was one of them

part mystery

part omg did that just happened

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this book is currently being devoured

from here

i think i can get used to having a secret book arrive on my doorstep monthly

ohlove

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autumn is here...

 i couldn't be more happy

wholly ordinary has become part of my mornings 

it's really blowing my mind

hi amanda

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it's raining today 

and 

that's just fine with me

soup is on

life is good

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how have you been

?

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xo