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I’ve been working a lot on getting the house situated. For it to really feel like our home. It’s taken me so long to find the ways to settle in here since moving. I think I’ll forever miss the home we lived in in Louisiana, even if I’m glad we moved to Vermont.

Lots of organizing and deep cleaning has happened but there is still so much to do. But my body is exhausted.

Joey took apart the closet a couple days ago to widen and reinforce the shelf because it was seconds away from falling down completely and WRECKING my nervous system.

Also, just take a moment for this mirror Natasha sent me years ago. She found it while thrifting and thought of me. I finally decided where I wanted it to go so Joey hung it for me and I repainted it gold to make it stand out on our dark bedroom walls. I’m so grateful for the items from Natasha that help serve as a physical reminder of her presence in my life.

And here’s two items I had been missing for a long while now. The necklace is my favorite. It feels like an energetic shield for myself in navigating the world. An old friend once tried to steal it when I accidentally left it at her house. And when I haven’t been able to find it again for the last few years, I feared the worst for its fate. But I randomly started looking through a container of odds and ends, like CDs and old phones, cords and flash cards from Joey’s dive school days, there it was in the bottom, a little tarnished but as beautiful and powerful as ever. I definitely screamed when I saw it.

And the metal star garland is one of my favorite little decor items. I’ve used it a lot as overlays in editing photos over the years and also to add a fun piece to outfits sometimes. I’m just so excited I found it in the bedroom deep clean.

And here’s just some photos from around the yard and also of my precious angel baby Midna.

Was excited to see the neighbors grapes that I’ve been watering for them are ripening up.

A tomato with a peenie weenie.

::👀neighborhood watch 👀::