INSTALOVE // LIFE LATELY

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A few days after getting home from our vacation I got to keep little miss Laurel again.  I'm officially a part time babysitter now... I'll be watching her every saturday, and eventually, two days a week!  I'm excited to see how I can work in keeping her with my busy schedule, and so far its been pretty easy.  I was able to still get alot done this time.  I brought her swing into my studio and she happily and contentedly swung next to me while I worked.  This stage may not last long, so I'm relishing it while its here!  She is just a joy to be around though, always smiling and always talking.  You just look at her and she smiles!  Its the cutest thing.  She really gives me baby fever.  Her mama is so lucky to have her! 


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This week I started taking Feathering the Nest, the ecourse by Stephanie and Leah that I recently had a giveaway for.  The first day we were to pull 8 things from our home that we loved, and 8 things that drive us crazy.  It was super easy for me to pull 8 things I loved, but not so easy to pull 8 things that drive me crazy, b/c I don't really keep things that I don't love.  But what I noticed right away that drives me crazy about my house sometimes is when I let it get cluttered.  Most of the time Im pretty good at keeping a straight house, but sometimes things pile up and it totally affects my mood.  When my house is clean and organized I feel so much calmer and lighter in spirit.  Being a cancer, I'm such a homebody, and my space needs to be my sanctuary, a place I feel calm and inspired in, and I feel so out of whack when its not.  Something about messes frazzles me, like an overstimulation or something.  I'm such a visual person too, so if I can see it, I'm stimulated by it, in one way or another.  Even though I feel like I'm pretty good at feathering my nest, so to speak, I'm excited to learn from Steph and Leah, b/c I always think you can learn more from others, no matter how good you think you are at something.  It's a humbling experience to allow others to teach you something. 


I've had an obsession recently with pesto, goat cheese, greens and tomatoes on EVERYTHING!  I have been finding so many different combinations and I just can't get enough. 


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Little peeks at what I wore for a photoshoot collaboration with Soulmakes. 


I went to my doctor to find out my blood results... Lets just say it was an emotionally challenging day.  I already wrote a huge lengthy post here on this twice and it failed to save, so Im taking that as Im not suppose to go into it just yet... So Ill just leave it at that for now. 


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James and I started The Ultimate Yogi this week.  So far its amazing!  Ill keep you updated on our progress with it.  Thank you Mae and Marissa for making this a reality for us! xo

INSTALOVE // FRIENDS

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Just a few images from this past week, including being in austin with Robin... seeing my nephew for a few minutes... Katelyn & Makenna coming to bandera... spotting the cutest squirrels outside the art museum...  etc.  I haven't been taking nearly as many phone photos this past week as I usually do.  But I'm happy to have these to remember these moments by. 

INSTALOVE + LIFE CHATTER

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1. cow skull we picked up at a garage sale
2. ropesouls
3. bella playing peek-a-boo
4. breakfast shake
5. no makeup
6. pretty texas sky
7. new organizing calendar (from target, its my life savor)
8. nico
9. dinner with james parents
10. new bed headboard (mobile by sun & glory)

Just a few randoms from the past week.  I'm kind of absolutely in love with the cow skull we found at a garage sale recently.  Man, this week has been full.  As you may have noticed, I have not even been on the blog since monday.  Monday was the release of the new Bohemian Collective lookbook.  Tuesday we visited some friends out in Tarpley.  Wednesday we went to look at a car to buy, which ended up being a huge long stressful day all for nothing.  Yesterday we went to austin to visit my friend Robin, which was so nice.  Today I'm catching up on orders and cleaning house.  Tomorrow my friend Katelyn and Makenna are coming to my house.  Then hopefully, hopefully... sunday will be a day of rest.  It's been a wonderful week, full of really great things... I'm just exhausted for some reason.  After I woke up this morning, even though I felt like I slept really good last night (although I had extremely bizarre and disturbing dreams) I wanted to go right back to bed, (and still do).  But I need to get some stuff done today.  Maybe I can take a cat nap in a few hours. 

I'm feeling very behind and I'm trying not to let myself feel bad at all for what has not been done.  I'm learning to give myself grace for taking time off and not continuously 'doing something'.  Ive been aching to dive into Soulsigh and Moon Rhythms, two courses I'm taking by dear friends, and I have not even had the time to really 'be' with them.  *exhale* But I know the time will come and I can just take it as I can.  I think I am so tired today b/c my brain is just simply FULL.  Full of to-dos, full of wishes, full of hard things coming to the surface that are to be faced, full of feeling like I want to be there in person more often... I feel like it is time to empty this well so that it can be filled up again with refreshing waters.  Time to deeply look into what is needing to be let go of to make room for a more peaceful abundance. 

This is my present moment, right now.