First, it’s been a month since I posted because I got stuck on posting one specific post that I’ve been working on for, like.. ever. It’s a hard post so I’ve been struggling to complete it and for some reason, I couldn’t move past it without finishing. However, when I saw today’s prompt: Unravel, I …
It’s been a hot minute since my last very post, which was a stressed out, verbose and ragey rant. This year has been a whirlwind of activity; a constant go-go-go with all the feelings., this year has been well lived! It has been terribly sad, extremely joyful, overwhelming, peaceful, beautiful, messy, scary and full of …
Just because I strive to find and share everything lovely and good in my life doesn’t mean I don’t encounter the bad and the ugly too. This balance is what makes life real and while this blog is designed to highlight the good; I would be remiss if I did not share the whole story, …
Last year Jennifer and I decided that 2016 was going to be the year we purchased our first home. We prequalified in late March and then started our search in early June. The market was really tough for us to navigate. Homes that we liked/placed offers on were getting scooped up right up; low inventory …
Lover and I took a few days off from work and while she went back to work today, I used it to campaign for the role of housewife all the while failing miserably at laundry and rocking the kitchen/cleaning duties. Who cares if I ruined our super yummy wannabe down comforter, I made homemade corn …
If 2012 was a pretty good year than 2013 really was amazing. It could also be aptly described by my blogs namesake: Simply Abundant.
I made my first pie (of the season) last week and it was, hands down, amazing. I found the recipe off of Pinterest, it was submitted by Miss. Homemade. Anyone who is willing to put the words best or greatest in front of their recipe must feel very confident and so I had to check …
I’m not so sure why I find it necessary to write and blog my year-in-review but after beginning the tradition last year, when I was searching my memory banks very hard for anything precious and good that had happened I realized just how gratifying this small cognitive act can be. Now that I am …
Why do you choose your pain If you only knew How much I love you, Love you I won’t be your winter I won’t be anyone’s excuse to cry and we can be forgiven And I will be here. Old picture on the shelf Well it’s been there for a while Frozen image of ourselves …
I’ve stirred myself into quite the fine drink today. I’ve felt anxious, sad and worried since yesterday. There are a multitude of things going on in my life now and it seems that they are all on the list of top ten stressors. I can’t complain because I know that the end result of it …
everything lovely & good 