Friday, January 4, 2013

Hello 2013!

Happy New Year folks! I have been reflecting on the last year over the holidays. Having a baby in February was a life changing event in many ways... Ever since I was 14, I worked summer jobs when I wasn't in school, and never really took any breaks. The longest vacation I took was four weeks to get married and it felt so luxurious. I looked at maternity leave as a big holiday, thinking I would garden, nap, blog, thrift. I got a little less done than I wanted but it has still been great!

The little guy turned 10 months old on Christmas day, and I am gearing up to return to work next week. It will be part time at first, then back to the full time grind at the end of February. I feel very lucky that I have been able to take this much time off, but still have mixed feelings. I am anxious about being away from him, but eager to get that independent part of my working life back!


One of the things I enjoyed this year was baking no-knead artisan breads at home, and then moving on to sourdoughs with my own homemade starter. I hope you all are interested in hearing about it, as I am hoping to write some posts on it. It is a great frugal means of having good real bread, and I use my vintage kitchen goodies to prepare it!


Thanks for sticking with me and my sparse posts through the year. I hope things become a bit more "normal" in the new year and I get a little more thrifting in!

7 comments:

  1. Breadmaking is one of the things I would like to learn to do this year. Wow, it just seems like a few weeks ago you had your little one. The year does go by quickly

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  2. Welcome back! I can't wait to hear how your transistion goes.

    Good Luck:-)

    Erica

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  3. Looking forward to reading about your bread adventures! We LOVE sourdough and I'd love to learn how to make it!

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  4. Good luck with your return to work this week! I'm excited to hear about your bread-making adventures. :)

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  5. Your loaves look fantastic!! Looking forward to hearing more about your sourdough adventures!

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  6. I adore artisanal bread. Your loaves look delicious! I'm looking forward to reading about your breadmaking. Thanks so much for dropping by L'Heure Bleue At Home.

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