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I just got off the phone with my Mom.
And perhaps maybe you can relate…
I was explaining how I am not ready to give up our Summer days and send our 3 girls back to school in a week.
And yet?
I also crave quiet.
Maybe you have been hosting company for extended stays or simply been on the go…loving every inch and minute..but also needing slow stretches of silence.
Right now, I am sorting out the minute to minute tension of having loved our fun in the sun days spent with our daughters and also craving quiet time, to process and produce work projects that call for clear minded attention.
Yes, right now…
I bounce between shooing and shhhing our girls during Momma work mode…to the finicky feelings of making a quick Target run without them…and missing them!
Why does their nonsense drive you nuts one moment and then leave you missing their crazy antics the next?!
Motherhood is tricky like that isn’t it?
I am SO glad that you loved this post from last week.
Your comments and personal messages relating to these August thoughts were so appreciated…and I am glad to know that last Saturday’s post offered you the soft place to land that you needed right now as you slow down to embrace the Fall season ahead.
Similarly to how I was feeling last week…
I am going to purposefully pause my writing for the next week or so, in order to savor our last few days of Summer, before the girls board that yellow school bus again and step into a new season of learning and growing up.
Which leads me to the very first thing that I am loving right now.
1. I am loving & Savoring these last Summer days…
If you have been following along for a bit of time…then you already know I like to pop these little thoughts of what I am loving right now into your inbox every few months or so.
Actually, it turns out…I published my first What I’m Loving Right Now post, exactly one year ago today!
So if you wind up liking this current post, I think you might enjoy, what I was loving last year at this time, along with more sentiments in regards to staying in the moment, and allowing for the necessary pause HERE.
You can also catch Volume 2 of What I am Loving Right NowHERE, published in the Winter and Volume 3, published in the early Spring HERE.
Ok then friend…
Are you ready to find out what else I am loving right now?
It’s quite a mash up of home decor, favorite joggers and fashion, books, music and strange but super simple hacks that have me smiling…and I think they will have that effect on you too!
This new area rug is from Target and is the perfect blend of all of my favorite colors. We ordered it in size 6’7″x9′ in order to be placed under my desk which is moving from it’s perch in the bay window to a new spot in the room. This accent rug was a little birthday treat to go along with my home office makeover that Shawn is currently smack in the middle of.
(Side note: Thank you for all of your super sweet birthday messages!! I read them all!! 42 feels super good so far!)
For now, I am going to keep you hanging on this little home office makeover…but here is a little hint of what we are working on that will be ready to reveal in the coming weeks.
The big DIY project has to do with this wall.
I can’t wait to share with you what this space looks like.
If you followed the blog last Summer, then you already know that I love to do a little room refreshing when we visit our beach place. Last Summer, Shawn hung shiplap on the largest wall of our beach place and we replaced old metal mini blinds with my favorite woven bamboo Roman shades.
You can see our beach place and the updates from last Summer HERE in this post.
This Summer, we took it easy and did more light decorating.
We hung these new floral curtains in our bedroom in our beach condo and they are PERFECT!
I loved reading this book while we were on our beach vacation.
I had to force myself to slow down so I didn’t finish reading it in our first two days!! I have read every single one of Emily Giffin’s novels and every time I dread her stories to come to an end!! I love reading her books!
So good!!!
And last but NOT least?
Here’s one last love for the road…and it’s a pretty special one…
9. I LOVE seeing pictures in the sky…
The girls and I spotted this heart while taking our first bike ride on a new part of a trail, near our home.
And?
It was my birthday…and that heart cloud was hovering just above the cemetery where my brother, Steve is buried.
Coincidence?
I don’t believe in coincidence. 🙂
And just after we spotted the cloud heart in the sky?
We snapped this quick pic…before getting back on our bikes and pedaling home.
Because?
My heart was full of love and I wanted to remember this moment for a long time.
Sending your heart lots of love today friend.
Living on a prayer,
Heather
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Heather Krout is a free-lance writer, home decor consultant and personal stylist. She lives in Maryland with her husband and three daughters, Eve, Maci and Livvy. Heather enjoys writing, decorating & sharing the seeds of encouragement that God is sowing in her heart while free-styling her life along the path God has designed for her.
Oh my Gosh, I love your beautiful way of expressing yourself. Beauty is what I seek to find, see, and create around me. You’ve inspired me! I value the contagion to create lovely, peaceful spaces! Thank you. Keep having fun! Lovely home! Lovely family! Your new fol!ower, Vicki with an i.
Oh Heather, once again your post has made me cry. So beautiful … Katy Nichole’s song, the heart cloud….your love for those beautiful girls and your own beautiful heart. I look forward to your words and realize each and every time just how blessed I am to have you as my daughter.
I know your words touch many hearts and souls.
Love you my dear daughter,
Mom
Beautiful post today. Love your inspiration, always. What a beautiful birthday captured with sweet moments.
Thank you Leslie. I am so grateful for your friendship.
Oh my Gosh, I love your beautiful way of expressing yourself. Beauty is what I seek to find, see, and create around me. You’ve inspired me! I value the contagion to create lovely, peaceful spaces! Thank you. Keep having fun! Lovely home! Lovely family! Your new fol!ower, Vicki with an i.
Aw thank you so very much Vicki!! I so appreciate your kind words and lovely comment!! Glad you are here!! Merry Christmas and WELCOME! XO
Oh Heather, once again your post has made me cry. So beautiful … Katy Nichole’s song, the heart cloud….your love for those beautiful girls and your own beautiful heart. I look forward to your words and realize each and every time just how blessed I am to have you as my daughter.
I know your words touch many hearts and souls.
Love you my dear daughter,
Mom
I love you Mom. XO