By Katie and Claire
Scene opens on a split screen to two women in their mid-twenties. One short, one tall, both with pixie cuts. On the left sits Claire at her kitchen table, typing away at her laptop. On the right Katie’s kitchen shows, where she paces on the phone.
Both have a dream of one day being famous writers. In the meantime they have each other and their love of writing, reading, and living a holistic lifestyle. With these interests in mind, they have combined to create something amazing: a new blog!
“An amazing blog, yeah right!” some may say, but hold on to your pants folks, cause this one is gonna… well, not steal your pants. But it MIGHT rock your socks off.
This is definitely going to be something new. At least for us, because we’ve never done anything like this before!
Our great minds (perhaps diabolically great) conjured up the scheme whilst discussing their passion for all things holistic. Health, gardening, self-sufficiency, spirituality-
Beauty!
Yeah, yeah. That, too. And then Claire strong-armed me into agreeing to write REGULAR blog posts. What the heck!
For those that know Katie, that’s not easy to do… It took me YEARS.
Stuff it!
Make me!
Jk, I <3 you. But I’m a busy woman! I have a job, a house, a husband. Not to mention a novel I’m in the middle of. This is exactly why I thought it was important I do this blog, though. It forces me to slow down and take time to focus on the essentials. What I really want in my life. I’m sure it will be a blessing, or some feel-good nonsense.
All jokes aside *Claire glares at Katie* I think this will be a very good experience for both of us. Now that she has introduced herself, let me tell you a little about me. I’m a Senior at BYU-Idaho. I study Creative Writing, Spanish, and Music. I am set to walk in April, and then I plan to go to Mexico for the summer to teach English there. However, writing is my real passion, and I especially love blogging so I decided to pull my best friend Katie into it with me. I thought it would be something good to do together!
We are also working on a story together. Something fantasy, wasn’t it Katie?
DEMONS!!
And Angels!
Those, too. Though I hate to admit it, I am excited to write this blog, because it’s all stuff I love. Also, I’m going to be gardening, canning, exercising, and trying to incorporate a higher way of living into my life, starting this year. PERMANENTLY! Which makes it easier to write, since I’ll be interesting for once.
And I’m excited because it gives me the chance to try something new! I am so excited to be learning how to be more healthy holistically, and I’m especially excited to be doing this with Katie and sharing it with all of you! This will be an amazing adventure. I hope to share something new with each of you. Together, we can learn, grow, and become!
As you read each post, please share your thoughts and ask questions! We’d love to find answers for you or have discussions. The more we talk to each other, the smarter we can be, collectively! Cause trust me, I am not all-knowing, despite what I tell my husband. (Shh.)
And, if you have any suggestions for future posts, let us know! We love research and all that stuff. Seriously, I LIVE for research.
I live for cake.
Shut up, Katie. Cake is not healthy.
BUT IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL. Just not keeping the same pants size.
Despite what you may think, we aren’t going to be telling you that you can’t eat unhealthy foods, just teach you how to moderate it. Right, Katie?
Why you gotta spoil the surprise? Okaaaaay, yes. I will share healthy recipes and crap like that.
And you’re gardening, too, right?
I finished spreading the last of my woodchips yesterday! Which is technically late, because you want your ground covered in fall (like God does with leaves). But it will still be ready for planting in spring.
Well, I am excited to read more about that! I do not have a green thumb at all. But I will be sharing a bit about food allergies and celiac and some other things like that, and recipes. I will also share my love of yoga, meditation, minimalism, and downsizing (which I will be incorporating in my own life this year, which is super exciting!)
No one needs a green thumb with Back to Eden gardening. The earth does it for you, how God designed it. More on that later. ;)
Wow, that’s really interesting! I am SO excited to hear more about this!
I’m just as eager to share about it! The thing about holistic living is that it’s simple. It makes sense. It’s not just healthy food, but a healthy mindset. It’s getting back to nature and God’s proper order. It’s a wholeness between body and spirit. We all crave balance and simplicity. I truly hope our findings will bring that into our life and the lives of others.
Well, I think we’ve rambled long enough. Perhaps we should just show them? How often will we be posting, Katie?
Don’t ask me hard questions! Every Friday! I can haz cookie now?
Yay! This will be fun! Katie… *sighs*
That’s what they all say. LET’S PROVE IT.
YEAH! Let’s go! <3
See you all next Friday. Claire will be sharing… something great?
Yes! I will be talking about allergies and food actually, so stay tuned for more!
In the meantime, if you’d like to learn more about the type of gardening I’ve been studying, watch these videos. You will be so blown away!
Live well,
Katie and Claire
(some photos of Katie’s woodchip garden)
This was a good intro, girls. Good luck! Now, I'm off to eat cake. (just kidding)
ReplyDeleteMmm, cake! Did you see today's post? :)
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