Barefoot & Breathless

The Age of Innocence

It is a happy accident that makes a photo such as this. I feel blessed beyond measure for having this girl in my life :-)

Developing my new virtual home!

 
Image found here.

Just like moving in real life...you need to not only have a destination in mind, but have a house built to move into! I've spent the last week or so figuring out those details. I've got a location here on TypePad, and I've got the basic structure nailed down. However, I still need to choose which posts from my existing blogs are going to come along for the move, and get going on some new ones, too! I'm pretty excited about the whole thing. This is the basic rundown:

I've combined my old Barefoot & Breathless blog from blogger, as well as 365 Day of Discovery...and have even added a few others. Yes it probably sounds crazy and overly ambitious, but I think you'll see that it works wonderfully. I am in love with TypePad, to say the least. I've been able to set up my new home as if it were a website, rather than just a blog, with links from page to page. Now I'll be able to focus more!

What you are reading now will be my home base: Barefoot & Breathless - A Renaissance Soul in Flight.

Under Daily Adventures you can expect to see notes regarding progress on this blog, any tips or tricks I've discovered, videos of my daughter telling crazy stories from her imagination, what's on my mind as I finally go through the boxes in my basement that I took from my mother's house after she died, a pic-nic on any given sunny day, a hike through Kettle Moraine, a visit with us as the holidays come and go, and general glimpses into the daily adventures from a family life of four (maybe five) creative, hardworking, and loving individuals with two dogs and a mouse. From here you will also be able to access:

Barefoot & Breathless - A Naturopathic Journey is where I focus on holistic health and wellness.

I'll be sharing my 28 day journey to discovering my food intolerances, as well as natural remedies and recipes that I believe will provide some answers regarding how to deal with/overcome fibromyalgia, depression, and weight loss. This portion of the blog is an effort on my part to really focus on overcoming my health issues. I am taking this next year of my life to consciously work at this EVERYDAY. I can't wait any longer. I can't expect medicine and endless doctors appointments to fix me anymore. I've done that for the last three years and it isn't working. I know I can go back to being a vibrant, healthy, and energetic individual. If I can find my own answers to my problems, I want more than anything, to share them with you in the hopes that you or your loved ones that suffer from chronic illnesses can find your way to a life free of pain and stress.

Barefoot & Breathless - Urban Homestead is where I share my family's journey towards a more sustainable life.

You'll be able to find a lot of info here about becoming more self-sufficient, going green, organic gardening, preserving your harvest, environmentally safe cleaning products that you can make yourself, and much, much more! I'll show you how we transformed our suburban backyard into a place that can feed a family of four. And you'll most likely hear more about my attempts to get my town to accept chickens and bees in our backyard! I'll also be looking into how you can start your own community farmer's market, a farmer's co-op, and a farmgirl sisterhood! I'm not quite sure how it will all pan out...but I'm ready to get my community going, to raise their awareness, and for as long as I live here, encourage them to come together as a collective. I don't think we should be living solitary lives, devoid of friends and neighbors that could add to our experiences. We need to know our neighbors and find kindred spirits with whom we can work together with if we are ever going to make a difference on this planet.

Barefoot & Breathless in the Studio is where I will share moments of living, working, and exploring the creative life.

Here you will be able to see what I've been up to in letterpress, photography, interior design, and graphic design (just to name a few of my current interests). I'll talk about art for art's sake, and how to make a profit off of your creativity. I'll also be showcasing crafts/art projects that will get your kids involved! It's never too soon to encourage and develop their creativity. Once I get a little more established, I'll also be opening up an Etsy store! Soon you'll be able to purchase some of my letterpress work and photos (for starters). I am also considering some graphics kits/vector art for purchase, as well as craft/project kits. You'll just have to stop by regularly to see what shows up!

Barefoot & Breathless in Mexico is where I will share my story of learning to live and love south of the border.

And here....there is so much I intend to do here. You'll come along with me as I meet my in-laws in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico for the first time, learn what goes into making the decision to uproot your life and build a second home south of the border, as well as learn about Hispanic culture along the way. I will tell you now, the first thing I need to do is learn more Spanish! I am going to feature a daily vocabulary word in Spanish for starters, expand into more complex lessons regarding sentence structure...and even add a few videos of my lessons with my husband! I'll especially focus on what you need to know to travel to Mexico and communicate on a basic, functional level, without a handy guide or translator nearby!  It should prove very interesting. You'll probably get to see us argue over pronunciation as he says a word, I repeat it, then he says it again, and I say "That's what I said!", over and over. Nah...it'll be a little more intersting than that!

Throughout all of this I will be adding photos galore! There is so much in this life to see, do, and document. I only hope I can do it justice.


So, here we go! Wish me luck, let me know what could be improved upon, or what just doesn't make any sense. I look forward to meeting everyone and I hope we have many friendships ahead of us!

Darcey