New Home

I have been so blessed to live in many types of homes with many types of people. Those memories are held firmly in my heart and have created a great foundation for what I believe a home is.

Now I am living in a different type of home, my own home. I moved back to Seattle and am now living on my own in a treehouse-ish studio. Everyone that I had talked to who has lived on their own says it is one of the most beneficial things they have done for themselves. It has only been a month, so I honestly cannot tell you it has changed my life but I can tell you it is the right place, the right time and the right frame of mind for this time in my life.

My hope for this place is that it would be my refuge. A place where I have space to move through life but also gain energy I can give to others. I want to practice the art of hospitality as described by Nouwen- the ability to provide a place where someone can utterly be themselves. I hope it is a refuge for others as well. That they find peace within this little place.

Welcome home:

Living area
(lesson- learning how to fill my time- I am doing somethings that really need to get done but for the most part I am reading and writing, picture making and picture drawing)

"The Nook"
(lesson- rest, rest, rest- go to bed early, fall asleep reading a book, rest)

The Porch
(lesson- trust fall, let yourself breathe before you come inside, trust that when you sit in the hammock it will hold you)

The Kitchen
(lesson- my dishes stay dirty, my pots and pans are well loved. I like to create)