Hey friends! I am still here, I promise. But I have just been digging in deep with my family and enjoying really slow time. Time where we stay in pajamas and eat lots of take out and play board games and snuggle and build forts and make boxed muffins and canned cinnamon rolls. I sure love to cook, but man it is also a lot of fun not to sometimes. Getting to spend even more time with my little tribe has been worth every box of macaroni and happy meal and pre-sliced fruit money can buy. School started yesterday and as much as I am enjoying the routine and rhythm of the schedule, I will say for the first time in a long time (read:years) I miss the chaos. Have I found the sweet spot of balance? I’m not sure I’d go that far, I think that will always, always be a pipe-dream; there will always be something out of whack or needing to be done. I believe wholeheartedly that there is not a destination of completion in this life. I’m focusing my energy more on shifting my perspective and expectations to see that there will always be to-do lists and never ending needs and wants.
In this new year and new decade I’ve decided to lean into the life I have right now. So that’s my motto moving forward – just “lean in.” I implore you to join me and #leanin to the life you have, the moments that are here with you right now, the food you already know how to make, the clothes you currently have in your closet. Yes, lean into the you that already exists. I promise you this – the you from 2019 she’s good enough, she’s smart enough, she can make a killer grilled cheese and knows how to boil and butter noodles just right. Lean in to that woman and love her for all that she is.
If you’re still with me here, thank you, I appreciate you. I have some things planned for 2020, a few new recipes will pop up here and there, some sweet treats will be available and I have a few other exciting things I’m working on. Thank you for continuing to support me with your grace and patience, love and space to continue to explore my love of all things food 💚 Happy, happy new year!
Cheers,
Laura
