Full.

Life has been so invigorating and happy and challenging and tiring and full. There has been no time to sit down and write about my life because I've simply been living it. I wake up and go go go until I'm ready to lay my head on my pillow or relax with a book, and I've been enjoying it. That's how I want my life to be; full.

As you can imagine, after my miscarriage I was just...destroyed. I don't even have words to explain it. I allowed myself to sit with that for a few days and just feel it. But then I decided that instead of continuing to sit there I was going to fill my days with all the things that made me feel happy and alive and well. So I've been doing just that. I've been riding my bike, baking paleo brownies that are perfect, painting things 'Sunshine Yellow', reading books, driving fast with the windows down and my hair flying, applying for and starting a new job, playing in the rain, cuddling with my dog and husband, going to see one of my favorite bands, and tending to my garden that is producing so many strawberries I get a few to eat each day and still have some to share with the neighbors.

The thing I've been enjoying the most is exercising and feeling my body continue to get so strong. I'm physically seeing a huge difference in my body and it's such a fun thing to see new muscles pop up! It's also mentally clearing to get out and do something that requires some good concentration.

So with that, I'll leave you a ton of pictures and a promise to write again, but maybe not soon. I'm not sure. I'm busy living, folks.

I started to say that the weather has been really wet so there are tons of caterpillars, but then I remembered it's worms that show up in an abundance in response to rain. Either way, tons of caterpillars everywhere!

Paleo brownies that a friend posted on FB. SO GOOD! Better than any brownie I've ever had. Ever. After cutting them up I individually wrapped some up to keep in the freezer so I wouldn't eat them all in a couple days. Except I did because they are even better frozen since they don't freeze hard because of the coconut oil!

I bought a 1/4 cow! It'll go to the butcher the beginning of September and I'll have fresh grass-fed beef that was raised 7 miles from my house.

Everyone deserves a pair of pink shorts.

Yellow paint can #1.

I saw Streetlight Manifesto at Hard Rock Live in Vegas. I cried from pure happiness. I've now seen 4/5 of my favorite bands!

Strawberries for days.

Rain for days.

Date ride with Vince.

Books! That aren't on the Kindle! 22 so far this year.

We both loved the hideous carpet at the hotel in Vegas. 

Sedona.

Yellow paint can #2.

'Noatmeal' made from ground almonds, coconut flour, maple syrup, and an egg.

Sunday Farmer's Market. I'm too poor to buy anything more.

Diaper butt.

Painted the old sewing cabinet from my grandma. I was worried she'd hate it, but she loved it!

After the rain.

Avocado, Lemon + Oatmeal Face Mask

Once winter hits, my face ALWAYS has a major breakout. I don't know if it's the cold or the dryness or a mixture of both, but my skin doesn't like it. One of my many remedies that I tried to regain normalcy was an avocado oatmeal face mask with some oats, and it did help my skin! It's finally getting back to normal and I don't feel like I'm 12 again.

All I did was put in 1/2 a cup cooked oats (if you're gluten free like me, be sure to use GF oats, even though you're not eating it. It could accidentally get into your mouth!) in a food processor and processed until it was pretty smooth, then added 1/2 an avocado and and the juice of a 1/4 lemon and process again until smooth.

Then I rinsed my face with a wash cloth, slathered the Playdoh smelling mixture onto my face, and left if for a half hour before showering. I kept telling Vince I should use this for an Ogre mask for Halloween.

After my shower I used some jojoba oil to moisturize it. That's all! I kept the extras in an air tight container and used the face mask for a few days straight.

I bought the *Black & Decker mini food processor a few weeks ago and LOVE it. I used to have a big one but rarely used it because it took so much time to clean and took up way to much space. This little guy is so easy to clean up and small but still processes food really well. The Nerdy Farm Wife has had the same one for like 15 years or something!

Do you have any face mask or remedy you use for crazy faces in the winter?

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