If you've been following my Instagram account you may have noticed that I've been out on an adventure in Central / Eastern Europe for the last few weeks. Over the course of three weeks we've been in Poland, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia seeking out adventure. I made sure to keep a close account of the trip by taking the time to write "my memoirs" in "my diary" along the way. These notes started out detailed and precise but by the end of it my writing became sloppy and full of fragmented sentences. Consider that a bit of foreshadowing for you.
After close to 24-hours of sleepless travel we landed in Oklahoma City around 8PM last night. We promptly went to the grocery store and stocked up on veggies and coconut water. After 3 weeks of living off little more than cheese, bread, pastries, gelato and alcohol I'm feeling the need to detox
Today I've been replying to emails, cuddling some kitties, eating clean food, catching up on laundry, doing some hot yoga and washing my hair. Yes, washing my hair very much deserves its own line-item. But I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow I hit the ground running. Over the next few weeks I'll be sorting through my photos and crafting which stories to tell you about our first time in Europe. I'm also looking forward to reassessing what I've been devoting my attention to (or rather, what's been dividing my attention) and honing in on what's important - mostly as it relates to consumption - everything from what I eat to what I wear to how I browse the internet. I've also got some exciting things in the works with Braid Creative - which I'll share more about later as well. This homecoming feels like a fresh start, of sorts - and I'm going to leverage that momentum for all its worth.
Eeeee, I'm so excited for all the trip updates!
ReplyDeletelooking forward to reading about your journeys. eastern europe is a pretty exciting place to spend a few weeks!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you wrote this. And I love this picture. Welcome home.
ReplyDeleteOh I cannot wait to hear about what you thought of Europe and what you all saw and thought and experienced!
ReplyDeleteGood to have you back! Enjoyed your instagram updates:)
ReplyDeleteWelcome home, Kathleen! I can't wait to read about your trip. I'm looking forward to learning about the changes you'll be making too. A lot of my friends have been talking about simplifying, paring down, and funneling time towards the things they really love and getting rid of some of the distractions. I'm always looking for new ideas there, especially for the interwebs.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely photo. I hope the whole trip was this peaceful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet homecoming well wishes, y'all. (I have to say y'all now that I'm back in Oklahoma.)
ReplyDeleteMelanie - It must be something in the air, right!? Or maybe the saturation of screens is just biologically unnatural and we're starting to take note.
Rory - I've been shooting a lot darker lately (though, Jeremy took this photo, of course) - it makes me think of you.