I have always wanted to do a newborn baby photo session! I finally had my chance recently when one of my best peeps had a bun in the oven! We got quite a few fun shots but this is one of my favorites because of the shape she is laying in. It’s natural but fun. Honestly those shots that they manipulate into weird positions freak me out. I was happy to have something fun to edit during the beginning of our quarantine days! Editing a lot of photos takes hours that I usually do not have, so it was great to have the spare time to work on something meaningful to me!
We are kind of in unprecedented, apocalyptic times so I want chickens! I took the time at the beginning of our coming quarantine time to buy a few Silkie chicks! We are in a state of National Emergency, so I am pretty sure I would win any dispute my HOA could throw at me. I’ve always wanted chickens, so I decided that Silkies seem to be the best “petlike” chickens. I am raising them from chicks so that they are tame and will respond better to my presence as they grow. Here is the thing…as I was shopping for all of my chicken paraphernalia, I kept hearing from people how all the chicks, all the feed, etc were being bought up as fast as they came in. People were quietly prepping! As far as not living on a farm, but getting chicks, I feel that as long as they are kept in a clean, cute space and as long as I do not keep roosters…nobody will care. we shall see how this goes! For now, they all have gender fluid names since they are too young to sex at this point. This one is Baxter! I don’t know that my chickens appreciate the beautiful like I am building for them yet, but I am hopeful! I also chose Silkies because I am in hopes that Blanca thinks they are white puppies when they get older and she won’t want to bite their heads off!
I am one of the lucky ones that still has a job! I’ve been forcing myself to get presentable each day for our video conferences so that I can still feel functional. Preparing yourself for your day goes a long way towards helping mentally to feel that you’ve got it together. My husband loves it when I wear my fabulous Johnny Was kimonos, and can’t believe that I brush my hair, bathe, and put on lipstick most days just to be at home. My office is my favorite spot in the house because I can shut the door, sit quietly and read, learn or work. My Bosscat Beauty orders still roll in online. They keep saying on the news that quarantine time with your spouse is where the rubber meets the road. I would say that getting him to realize that I need my quiet time has been the only real struggle. Other than that, we cook dinner together every night, we have movie night every night and we are intentional about our time. I can say, “ I have work to do so I will meet you in the movie room at 8 and until then leave me the hell alone!” We laugh and he gets it.
I decided to buy a farm. My husband thought I was crazy, so it was my personal thing and somehow he jumped on board with the idea. It’s a run down farm with a house that was probably built around 1900. My plan is to clean it up, and take all of the cedar from the inside of the home’s walls to recreate the fence lines. I’ve been able to sneak away and drive up to map and plan since it’s basically in the middle of nowhere and I’m not around people. After that we will see what inspires me but it feels so good to have a project! After the stock market crashed last month, he saw that land was a great opportunity to invest and build for the future so that’s why he jumped on board. I am super excited and will post updates as things change!
I had to include this weird and funny photo! The other day, I was going to sit outside and get some sunshine. As I cranked our outdoor umbrella up, I saw this. These guys were sitting in the umbrella sockets, having their own family quarantine time! This showed me a lot about frogs. Now I will be super careful about the umbrella so I don;t harm them. They keep going back every day to sit in their same day spots. Crazy!
I had to share this sculpture! As I had mentioned above, I bought a farm. Nothing fabulous, but a run down farm. Basically, there is shit everywhere! I was looking around and seeing what needed to be thrown away, and this filthy old horse stature was sitting on the dusty, dirty floor. Once I saw how heavy it was, I decided to take it home and clean it up! It could likely be from a cheap home store like Kirkland’s…but I prefer to believe it’s a lost Ming Dynasty horse sculpture worth $30,000 ! Either way, I love him! It still needs more work and scrubbing but add that to my list of quarantine projects!
I think it’s important to stay busy with dreams and accomplish what we can during these times. We don’t want to look back and think about the time we wasted. I have started my garden, done some landscaping, started my chicken dreams, altered my budget for tighter times ahead, etc. When things do ever return to normal, I want to have a clean slate and know I spent my time wisely. I am looking at this time at home as a blessing.
