After a long week navigating my childcare state renewal (which always leaves me feeling like I’ve run a marathon of checklists and paperwork), I gave myself a different kind of weekend reset — one rooted in rhythm and restoration.
I simmered ten gallons of beef stock to freeze dry, turned over 80 pounds of pears into juice, sauce, and vanilla spiced butter (thank goodness for my Amish water bath canner — 45 jars at a time, yes please!). I chopped, blanched, and freeze-dried about 40 pounds of green beans.
But it wasn’t all work — I hiked around Hoyt Arboretum with one daughter and our dog, carved pumpkins with another and my grandkids, and ended the weekend being a total couch potato watching my favorite Jackie Chan movie, Big Little Soldier.
As Jackie says, “I embrace the cycles of life, finding peace in both light and shadow.”
That feels just right for this season — honoring both the hustle and the hush. 🍂💛
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