We welcome the return of the light with our whole hearts + minds in our home, because if you’ve lived a winter in the Midwest, you know that you cling hopefully to every additional minute of sunshine while you count tirelessly to springtime. And right on cue, Mother Nature decided to remind us not to get too far ahead of ourselves with a March snowstorm. So as we near the days before the Spring Equinox, or Ostara, I’ve been drawn to a few rituals that welcome the awakening of the earth, and the wonderment of springtime.
To Me, Love Me Florals
With the tease of the tulips + the narcissus peeking up through the ground, it always makes me eager to enjoy fresh florals dotted joyfully through the house. I think of it as a celebration for having made it through the winter months and enjoy treating myself to a bouquet of fresh anemones, or this week a bunch of forsythia branches to force indoors. It is a reminder of the mothering I have done for myself and the gratitude for the liminal spaces between the transition of seasons. With the disruption we’ve had to the children’s circadian rhythms this week from daylight savings, I’m letting these beauties hold me through the exhaustion- along with all the coffee.
Energy Cleanse + Home Blessing
My urge to tidy + organize with the warmer weather has made me intrinsically in tune to the energy objects hold in our home. I let go of quite a few household goods when we recently moved because of the size of the home and wanting to use only what we needed, but I have been feeling called to declutter our space (and maybe even my mind, a little) even more. Our morning ritual has long consisted of burning lavender or other herbs from the garden as an expression of gratitude for our home space, and now we have begun incorporating gratitude that our home continues to protect us, in our health, for all that we have, and to clear out the stagnant, unwanted energy + welcome the new.
Seed Starting for a Summer Garden
Lessons in patience + timing are among the firsts learned by gardeners, myself included. Starting a few varieties of seeds that require the tender loving care of the indoors before being transplanted out after the last frost are almost always what save me from the over eager feelings of growing too much too early in these infant days of spring. If you’ve ever clung commitedly to several peat pots of snap peas that you let your toddler start six weeks too early, you might know exactly what I am speaking of. I am currently nurturing a small tray of sweet peas, a single parsley plant, and some antique shades of pansies for a vision of hanging baskets on the front porch. Our garden plans will look much smaller this year, but we are excited to try and make a little boy’s sunflower wall dreams come true. Stay tuned!
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