My name is Kristin. I am a single mother to a beautiful little girl and four furry pets, living in the Land of Enchantment (aka the valley of the shadow of death). I love life and find myself most fulfilled when I untangle from the hecticness and get lost in my latest project, a great book, inspiring documentary or insightful conversation. Nature, music, crafting, animals, gardening, singing, cooking, crocheting, incessant thrift store visits, reading lame self-help, re-purposing junk and being with my daughter and boyfriend are among the things keeping me sane and rejuvenating me. Worry, anxiety, bill collectors, being late, television, impossible people, alarm clocks, cell phones and working the ol' 9 to 5 are things that drain me and have got to go. With those things out of the way, I should have much more time to dedicate toward my dreams. I want to savor life and eliminate all of those things that make us miserable, but we assume is the only way to be.
Recently, something within me has changed. One day I woke up and realized all of the stress, sweat, energy, tears and time I have poured into working towards other people's (bosses) dreams. I have put up with ridiculous things from people....all because they sign that glorious check. Well, that's just what we do. We grow up, get a "real" job, a spouse, some kids, a dog and a mortgage and spend the rest of our lives practically killing ourselves trying to keep it all. I mean, after all we have bills to pay. Right?
I tried, I honestly did, but I can't go back to just acting like I'm truly living the life I want. I have finally decided to start ACTIVELY pursuing my own version of "the good life". It has always been my goal to live more intentionally, slowly and simply on my own plot of green. Although I am far from having my own patch of heaven, I am heading in the direction of the hills with everything I've got. Ah...to escape the cubicle and work from home with my hands in the dirt or covered in paint from my latest craft, sun on my face and wind in my hair, where family and friends are the priority and alarm clocks don't exist.....oh, it'll happen.
