I've decided I want to make my way back here.My Instagram account slowly took overbut now the noise there makes me question it all.I miss the old days when it was just about community and pretty pictures.
I've lost my way with writing my blog.
But nothing sounds like old people talk than yearning for the good old days.Instead I think life is about continually evolving to get the very best out of our life.
This summer I have decided to have A Beautiful Summerone full of the magic I remember from one summer when I was young.
My dad was finishing his Master's in Kansas.Our family of four was staying in a one bedroom student apartment.My younger sister and I in the bedroom, my parents in the living room.My days were full of calm and happy family togethernesscraft classes and a new best summer friend.In the sunlight evenings we would walk down by the cows in the pastureto the ice cream store for a cone.
I don't think I ever even told my parents how much I loved that summer.I think the simplicity of the days calmed my mother down.She spent so much of her life overly busywith the obligations of family, being an elementary teacherand making a beautiful home.But I'm sure the main reason she was calm that summerwas because my sister who had down syndrome and a heart condition was healthy.And because we were only visiting Kansas from Californiawe were a tight little family unit.We would drive on the weekends to visit my parents siblings and families.
It was a simple, peaceful and calm summer.There was the first moon landingmy dad splurged for a small black and white TVto watch the occasion.
I remember just how tiny that student apartment actually wasbut as I bring up the memoryit fills me with contentment and love.It's funny how we can spend so much of our life in search of the bigger and betterwhen so much joy can be found in the simple and calm.
So that is what I am creating this summer.Simple beautiful summer days filled with calm.At my age I really don't know how many summers I have left.I want to make each one count to me.I am too old to not make the most out of each day.
I want to find simple ways to feel the magic and the calm of summerwhile loving on my people.
Slowing down to savor and enjoythe beauty of the life I have created
I have been on social media for well over a decade.I have always been aware of the effects it could have on my mental health.I know when to step back when I'm feeling drained.
I think I am writing here today to remind myself not to get caught up in the noise.Whether form too many opposing political opinionsoras simply too many accounts that leave me feeling not enough.
I am older and wiser than to fall into those traps.
But obviously I still need to remind myselfnot only of my own storybut what I am actually trying to achievein designing my one life.I want to continue to make my life my artone day at a time.
I want a calm, beautiful, magically joyful lifefull of love and creativity.
I want to drown out the noise that I should always be achieving and doing moreand even wanting more.I am beginning to realize for memaybe a simple life is the best life.To have the time to exhale, reflect and rejoicein the small beautiful moments that make up a good life.To feel the peace of contentment.
I am choosing to get off that track that has always to lived in my head.
I want to live with a grateful heartsavoring intentionally the beauty and creativitya day can bring.
I want to continue to live an artful lifewith creativity, passion, love and joy.
As always my friendsI wish you love and joyas you style your life.
