• Grimms Rainbow stackers
• A fun new backpack
• A beginners weaving loom perfect for her age
• Some cool socks
• Pretty set of stamps 

making: anything and everything with apples! last week it was my pumpkin apple bread, today I'm planning on making an apple pie to go with dinner. 

It's been a while since I had a good "everything is wrong" cry and so last night, sitting on the kitchen floor with a roll of paper towels, it felt just right. Ever since school started and life started to whiz by at lightening fast speed I've been trying to keep up with a smile on my face. Appointments, classes, lunches, sick pets and all and so much in between and I kept telling myself and everyone around me that I'm doing great! Really I am!!
And for the most part I am. But as my husband so kindly reminded me it's important for me to check in with myself, to allow myself to be vulnerable and yes, occasionally complain. I never want to be a burden, I always want to be the one telling everyone else it's all going to work out and the glass is half full and so on. But I'm learning this year that grace is putting down my confetti blaster and allowing someone else to tell me that it's going to be ok. And sometimes that involves copious amounts of tears.
Without even noticing it I allowed so much anxiety to creep into my days and nights. I began to feel the familiar feeling of drifting. Drifting away from my life and into those secret chambers of my mind always eager to confuse and deflate. It happens gradually, little pockets of disconnection here and there until days have gone by and I don't know what I've been doing or where I've been. Life breaks down into reflexes as most of my brain becomes absorbed in what-if scenarios.
So I am grateful for last night. For the opportunity to complain, to shed some hot tears and for the much needed reminder that nothing is collapsing and I am in fact doing my very best. And so I put the anxiety to bed, again, and quieted the voice that is always telling me to hurry and that it's never enough. Last night, under the fool moon, I reminded myself to trust my voice again and my place in the universe.
So today I will repeat as many times as necessary "I am exactly where I need to be. I am enough. I am doing enough. I am spreading kindness and love and that is all I have responsibility over. This day and all the moments in it is a gift."

• pumpkin pie - I have no shame. As soon as I see one at the grocery store I buy it. And a can of whipped cream.
• wooly socks - I'm on the hunt for some good wooly fair isle socks. The image above is just from google but if you have any tips I'm all ears! 
• wheat stalks - I just ordered myself a little bouquet of wheat that I think will be such a nice understated autumnal touch to our home.
• mossy candle - I want this gorgeous thing in my life so badly! East Fork pottery makes me swoon. 
• Good Morning, Neighbor - I recently got this book for the kids and we all just fell in love with the sweet inclusive story. They beg to have it read to them every day!
• Everyday Oil - I finally bit the bullet on this oil this summer after reading all the hype and I am so glad I did. It truly does replace 50% of your beauty products. I use it as a face oil, in place of lotion and on the kids after bath time. Love. 
• slow cooker - as soon as September comes I haul out my slow cooker and start to cook everything in it. There's just nothing more delightful to me than a rainy afternoon and the smell of something delicious and comforting wafting out of the slow cooker.
• Noosa maple yogurt - have you tried the Noosa maple yogurt? I'm a huge fan of their products since I don't really like yogurt but this doesn't even taste like yogurt. And this new flavor is so perfectly fall. I can't get enough!! 
• linen napkins - as I continue to try and cut down on waste in our home I've started to grow a collection of linen napkins and tea towels as a way to replace paper. How lovely is this Jenny Pennywood set? I thrifted a gorgeous set of six this summer, I'll have to show you one of these days!
• Serial Season 3 - I am so insanely excited for this. Season two was sadly meh but everyone is hyping up this next season and I can't wait to dig in! 
• Speaking of podcasts I've become completely obsessed with this podcast when it comes to helping me fall asleep. I'm almost always asleep by the second go around and I find Kathryn's voice so soothing. 
• Here are the three books currently in my Amazon cart. 
• And these are my four favorite autumn recipes. One for the slow cooker. One for the oven. One for your sweet tooth. And one just because!