Stay Grounded

Isolation and social distancing are hard. I don't know about you. But I'm a social butterfly, I often have something planned every week, sometimes every day. My husband is the exact opposite, and is quite happy to be home by himself in the quiet of his own thoughts or books. Not that I don't enjoy a good book (I'm currently reading the Lakehouse by Kate Morton again, because I LOVE mysteries) but I can't be like Jesse, because I'm me. I'm a mile a minute, project after project, idea after idea. And if I sat still longer than about an hour to get into my book or paint my nails one a week-- I would drive myself freaking crazy.

Isolation has been hard, I love my family, and being here with both my parents, my sister, husband and daughter has been a saving grace. I like big groups, and I love my family. We've been cooking together, laughing together, playing games, having fires and just sharing this time as our little one grows. Feels like a strange kind of extended vacation some days. I'm also very grateful to have the beautiful workspace that my husband put together for me, because my little side gig keeps me occupied, and I truly love creating for others. It's an amazing change of pace for me to have the opportunity to turn to my imagination space every day. Especially when maybe I'm feeling a little lonely--but hey in that moment, the people, friends, and family I'm missing are usually who I end up becoming inspired by and I find myself creating with them in mind ❤️. So even though we may be apart my friends, I hope you know we're forever close at heart.