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Sarah is a thirty-something Texan who works as a freelance writer and reads a lot of books.

She loves renovating her house in Dallas, being married to a very tall Dutchman, and having zero guilt about her pleasures.

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We had a storm on Sunday that only lasted about 20 minutes, but had winds over 70mph, hail, and lots of rain. It left a huge branch from an 80 year old tree on our roof, another covering a large portion of our backyard, and caused a few to drop from way up high onto our driveway (but fortunately not on our car, which we were in at the time!). It was wild and we’re still recovering. Our house likely needs a new roof and there’s still a lot of tree sitting on it. 🌸🌼🌺 But somehow this flower and lots of others in our yard didn’t lose a single petal. The trees got pretty shredded up high, but down on the ground you’d never know it happened if there weren’t small limbs sprinkled across our lawn and huge piles of chopped down trees lining the streets right now. 🌸🌼🌺 Not to be ~dramatic~ or anything with this black & white baking photo (😂😬🤗), but I haven’t been able to bake anything in months now because of my spine problem. First I couldn’t because I was in too much pain (mostly due to the nerve being pinched in my spine and hurting A LOT all down my leg) to do much of anything, so hours (or even 30 minutes) spent standing in the kitchen doing nothing was a no go, much less actually carrying things and moving around for any amount of time. Then once it became clear physical therapy wasn’t going to fix it, I had spine surgery and now I’ve spent the past six weeks in a back brace with no bending, no twisting, and no lifting anything over five pounds allowed. (Also, my back hurt quite a bit after the surgery! And the nerve pain from before surgery wasn’t gone instantly either.) But now it’s six weeks and a few days after my surgery and I’m hopeful I can get back to baking regularly again soon. I’m out of the brace, so I’m allowed to bend and twist as long as I don’t notice it hurting a lot (versus just being a bit sore). I still can’t lift anything heavy for two more months, but I can work around that (thanks to my husband). My nerve pain is gone for days sometimes and then shows up again for a little while, so it’s still healing but is significantly better than it was before surgery either way. 🙌🎉💖 So, that was a very long way of saying: photos of bakes in full color coming soon. I’m so excited to get back to it. Baking is such a big stress relief for me and I’ve missed it. 🍪🍪🍪 We are so, so close to having a totally finished new bathroom. It’s all working now and passed inspections, so it’s time to decorate and try it out! Will share a little bathroom tour soon. Check my bathroom reno highlight for before photos/video, progress shots, and checklists/details, if you’re into that kind of thing. Treated myself to some fun new smells. 💕 I’m still on mostly bed rest with some walking (in circles around my house) a few times a day. Spine surgery went well as far as I can tell. Now I’m working on healing the surgical stuff and waiting on the nerve in my leg that’s been so irritated for months to calm down. I hope it’ll all be better soon. I’m tired of being in pain. Looking up when standing on my driveway, instead of rushing straight into the car, is a good idea this month. I’m not able to do much right now and am definitely missing out on several things I wanted to do this spring, but I’m trying to stay positive, enjoy what I can, and keep a list for next year when I’m feeling better and the season rolls around again. Spine surgery is a week from tomorrow. 💖💖💖 | Credit: @stacieswift We visited the @glossier flagship in NYC and OMG I loved it. They had every product out to test and shop employees all around waiting to take your order on an iPad. It eliminated the need to carry around a bunch of little things and just felt fun! I tried so many things and got five as my sort of souvenir for the trip. I already had and loved the sunscreen (No white cast! So slick!) and liked the other four after trying them out. I love a cream blush! And eyeshadow that’s easy to use! Excited to try these out for a while. (Will update when I decide to re-buy or not.) 💖⁣🧴💖 Swipe to see items numbered. ⁣ 1) Invisible ⁣Shield Daily Sunscreen 2) Balm Dotcom Universal Skin Salve⁣ 3) Rich Priming Moisturizer ⁣ 4) Lidstar (eyeshadow) in Cub 5) Cloud Paint (blush) in Beam
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