
I had a bee in my bonnet a few weeks ago, and decided it was time to rework our shared office/workspace so it felt less cluttered, so I asked Matt to build me a giant table to hide our filing cabinets and storage units, and a couple shelves to store yarn and fabric. I’m so happy with how it looks now, and I’m in there ALL the time.
Here’s the thing about me and my house: I know the way I do things isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok. My home aesthetics are personal to me. They make me want to work, create, live and invite others to join me in these spaces. It’s always evolving, yet stubborn. Deeply personal, yet ready and willing to offer hospitality.
My online spaces are the same way. They feel very personal to me, and make me happy to exist there. I know the work I put out into the universe isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I am not everyone’s cup of tea. I had to come to terms with that in a real way before I ever hit publish on my first blog post, and especially my first YouTube video – the discomfort of being judged for things that are so personally gratifying to me.
I have been reflecting on that a lot lately, especially as we entered the new year, and how it can be difficult at times to keep steady, creating content at one’s own pace and in one’s own way without getting swept away in the momentum of expectation. But putting myself out there has stretched me in ways I couldn’t have anticipated. It has made me both more set in my ways, yet open to ideas. Self-protective, yet embracing of community, and it’s made me a whole lot more comfortable existing in my own shoes.
Or socks, as it were. Sport/dk weight, preferably, with a garter heel.
I think your aesthetic is beautiful. Yours is a podcast I always watch. Thank you so very much for putting yourself out there. I feel so renewed after watching your podcast.
COMFORT and COZY is what I feel when I watch or see your social media. I resonated with you said in this post and am thankful for your words💛
Your home is your sanctuary, your happy place, your comfort, your joy. I think it’s beautiful. I
feel the same way about my home. I enjoy your podcast and posts.
I LOVE your space. I painted one of my walls black last year and couldn’t believe how happy it made me feel.
I feel at home in your posts. I had a room when my children were growing up that was a very deep navy. It was a sewing space and I felt so relaxed and creative there. My materials seem to have a beautiful feeling of belonging. It helped me to focus on my sewing that most will not understand. I appreciate your boldness to be YOU!
Just a note… that room was mine when my children were very young until their HS years. My daughter’s are now 40 and 38 years old. When I watch your daughter’s interact and play I’m taken back to my daughter’s at that age! Thank you for that.
I’ve just discovered your podcasts in the last few weeks. I’m really enjoying them so much! I love your calm delivery, your beautiful knitting, your beautiful little girls, your home, just everything! Thank you so much for sharing your world with me.
I love this post. I also love everything you do. It is authentically you and with so many wanting to do what everyone else is doing it is refreshing.