What is a mourning bride of Christ, you say? Bare with me a moment while I try to explain… Sometimes, when I’m alone at church, letting my heart long for the Sweet Beloved, I get a glimpse of myself shrouded in black. I wear a black lace veil so long it almost touches the ground. […]
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Summer Produce Market | vlog
One of the things I love is picking my own blueberries during the summer. There’s only one place to go, into the mountains, and only one variety that I like. Unfortunately, this year my favorite variety was mowed down and I had to spend a good amount of time tasting all the varieties on offer. […]
Deconstructing the “Minimalist Ideal”
Decluttering is so on trend, isn’t it? It fascinates me that after the long, long decades of the “more of more” mentality, it has taken a sudden and severe shift. Ironically, it seems to be mostly an aesthetic choice and not a lifestyle choice, and my mind runs with reasons why that could be. When […]
Daily Outfits – Week 2
Welcome to week two! First, let’s start with the outfits. Now, let’s get into what I’ve learned this week. 1. Tees do NOTHING for me I’m not wearing tee shirts anymore. No cozy tees, no oversized tees, no basic v-necks or scoop necks or crew necks. I’m done with them. They do nothing for my […]
Minimalism : Changing Mentality
Once, I thought minimalism was simply getting rid of everything. It was an empty home, sterile aesthetics, and intense simplicity. Of course, who doesn’t think that at first? Most media only talked about the extremists; you know, men who only own five items. Hikers who fit all their belongings in a backpack and travel the […]
A Quiet Life
I know all you introverts are going to understand me when I say this: I want a quiet life. “A, what is a quiet life?” you may ask. Oh don’t worry, I’m going to have a nice big aesthetic mood novella (it’s a thing now) below. If you don’t want to know or be inspired […]
Thoughts During Quarantine
I thought social distancing would be easy. The order to shelter in place. THe closing of schools for the rest of the school year. The empty grocery shelves. I thought it was just another flu. I actually got the flu this year, for the first time since childhood. It hit me hard. I couldn’t get […]