getting more domestic every day
One of the biggest surprises of living in a little town has been how much more creative and inspired I feel every day. (It shouldn't be surprising, I suppose, when we're surrounded by creative people like Heather and Sondrea.) I definitely knew, when we left LA, that I wanted to make more time to cook, sew and get crafty, and I was super excited at the notion of having an office and craft space just for me. What I did not know is how far down the handmade rabbit hole I'd go so quickly.
I've starting DIYing all of my beauty products, so that I know exactly what's in them...
...to the labels on the peach jam and lemon curd I made and canned in bulk for the Truckee-Tahoe food swap. (And, oh yeah, canning is also a new thing for me since we moved here.)
...and put many a finishing touch on our house.
Now I have plans to turn as much of our land (all 1/3 of an acre of it) into a food-producing mini farm (more on this soon), make more things at home from scratch, starting with kombucha (this will be gross and fun!), and even start raising chickens... some day.
I love that my whole mindset has shifted from "We need thing X, where can I buy it?" to "We need thing X, how can I make it? Or if I can't make it, how can I buy it from someone local who did?" It's really empowering to start thinking this way! And just like home DIY, you quickly realize that very little making is actually hard to do; it just takes the determination to learn the technique, and then actually do it.
Want to know more about any of the projects I just mentioned? Let me know, and I'll write a post about it.
What are you DIYing these days? Any new and exciting projects? Share share!
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