good for you

I took this last Monday off from work, a sort of mental health day I would call it. I cleaned the house, worked on some art projects, listened to records, and made this delicious meal. It is always sort of a wake up call for me when I have a day off just to be home by myself. I realize quite strongly that I spend most of my life doing something that I don't love.

I love my job, as a job, but not as a way to live my life. If that makes any sense? It doesn't make me feel the way I do after a photo shoot, after I finish a craft project, or after I have time to make a healthy meal. It just doesn't give me that same spark that doing things with my hands gives me. To make something out of nothing, that is what really brings me joy.

So, I had sort of a bitter sweet day off trying to appreciate every inch of my lovely life and also trying to be honest with myself about where I hope I can be in the future. Where is that? Home, I want to be home and make everything in my life out of nothing! Food, clothing, accessories, relationships, so on and so on...

For these photos I experimented with using low light settings and I just love how all the vegetables pop! Almost like the vitality and nutrition is seeping out of them.

What have you been eating for dinner lately? If you need any inspiration check out Inge's weekly dinner posts, they are lovely.

besitos,
rebecca

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Comments

[Megs]

mmmm now I want asparagus. I love your blog!

[Kristen from Try, Try Again]

These pictures really are gorg, holy moley.

[liz]

love the low/natural light shots!

ive found that instead of doing what i really want in a job [and went to school for 2 degrees for..], i have a job that i can tolerate with people i enjoy working with. the amazing hours allow me to do whatever crafts or cooking or adventures i want after 4:30 and there is quite a bit of room for advancement within my company.

as much as i would love to try owning a brick and mortar shop for all of my hobbies, i hate to think my fun off-hour activities would become obligations. then again that might just be fear of unemployment [again] talking.

[Anna Z]

These photos are quite pretty. I love the colors.

[Inge]

That top photo is just marvellous! Your day sounds like a day that I would quite enjoy myself. It's a good thing that you think about what you'd really like your life to look like. You can make it happen, I'm sure! It also resonates with me, making everything out of nothing. Step by step, we'll get there.
Also, thank you so much for including my dinner posts, though at the moment I could use some inspiration myself! xo

[Menekse]

This looks delicious, I'll have to try this. I'm with you on wanting to be at home... I have 3 years of training left before I can work part-time from home and boy am I looking forward to it - making clothes, doing crafts, having people in my home through the day - building relationships with people in our community, spending longer than 20 minutes making a meal that doesn't include pasta or using the microwave... :)

[Audrey]

oh my, asparagus shot makes me so hungry! i'm with you - although it may seem a little old fashioned, there's nothing i love more and feel more comfortable doing than homemaking. not the june cleaver type, per se, but just making food to sustain our two-person family, cleaning our home, making it habitable, making wool socks out of almost nothing, etc. etc. One day I hope to be one of those Etsy 'quit your day job' people but I'm still waiting for that inspiration. It will come. I hope both of us get to be there someday!!

[Melissa {Suger}]

I think the photos are an absolute success. Just gorgeous. I know what you mean about your job. I feel very much the same way about mine. Much the same way.

[Amanda]

Those photos are truly amazing. It just goes to show how beauty can be found all around us. I'm glad you enjoyed your day off and know you'll become the independent crafts woman you aspire to be.

[Dus]

wow your photos are absolutely gorgeous Rebecca!! i am really impressed by how wonderful the food looks. and i definitely know what you mean, I get that feeling when I have days off and go for a hike.. although i'm not sure what sort of career aspirations that leads to since i def wouldnt want to be a field ranger/guide but anyway, you make lovely things w/ your hands and i always love hearing these things from you. cant wait to see where you take yourself : )