so long, farewell, aufwiedersehen, goodbye

after lots of soul-searching and debating, i’ve decided to give up blogging. it’s a forum that isn’t serving me anymore, and while i still enjoy reading other people’s blogs, i honestly feel that i do too much even of that. 

i have a slow life. i bike instead of drive. i cook from scratch. i make all of our bread and baked goods. i sew. i garden. i play with my girls and watch them grow and grow. i can and preserve and freeze. i knit our socks and sweaters. i hang my laundry to dry. i spend candlelit nights reading with my husband. i’ve been sleeping with my little family of four in a two-person tent in the backyard since summer solstice (we did it as a treat, and i still haven’t been able to talk them into moving back indoors!). i watch stars and hummingbirds and ants. i dream about building a cob house and letting go of my dependence on electricity.

i know i’m not alone in doing these things, and there are plenty of bloggers out there who can do it all and still find time to be online- but sadly, i’m not one of those bloggers. 

actually, i’m still blogging. but now it’s in a composition book, and i use a pen instead of a keyboard. remember that? journaling gives me everything i really need- a way to take notes on what i want to do, what i have done, what the girls are like right now, and now, and NOW, because it changes every moment. i’m writing letters (remember that, too?) and thinking more. 

my blogging break was precipitated by something totally mechanical- my computer had a little hiccup- but i found the longer i kept it off, the less i wanted to turn it on. my phone has (gasp) unlimited internet access, which frankly freaks me out. i can google at the grocery store! email in line at the post office! i’m trying to break myself of that habit, too. i love my slower life, and my phone feels like an intrusion.

and so i’m leaving this blog up, but i’m stepping away from it. i’ve enjoyed my time here (i’ve been blogging for over four years now!) but i’m happy to leave it. and that’s as it should be. i’ve met some pretty awesome people along the way, and been able to connect (and reconnect) with many awesome people already in my life.

thanks for everything- i wouldn’t have changed a bit. you can still reach me at the same ol’ email address if you have an inclination, but don’t be surprised if i don’t answer for a week or two. i’m busy living the good life. :)

xo, k