Yoga With Kelly

Today, almost a month after Christmas, I am sitting down to share my handmade Christmas gifts I made this year with you. This Christmas I was very excited to give my gifts because I made a good amount of them myself from bee’s wax wraps to a hand painted coffee mug tree. I spent months planning, creating, and finishing them. And I was so pleased with the outcomes I couldn’t wait to share them with my family and with all of you. I was overly excited with enjoyment when it was time to finally open them! With Friends playing in the background, my favorite candle burning, and bone broth simmering in the crock pot I have finally put away the Christmas tree and the last of the Christmas decorations. With my bowl of today’s oatmeal and fresh brewed coffee from my coffee press I am pleased to finally share with you my handmade Christmas gifts. First up is the hand knit wash cloth sets I made for my aunts… I used Sugar N’ Cream yarn for a soft, cotton texture and the double bump seed sti...

  "Winter is a season of recovery and preparation."  - Paul Theroux Seasonal Living: Winter Edition Hello! Welcome to 2021 from my homestead to yours. May we find peace and comfort in the New Year. After a very hectic 2020 may we take this time to slow down and appreciate our new normal. May we see the sweet in all the bitterness. If 2020 has taught me anything it is just that, to see the sweet in the bitterness. Most of Christmas has been packed away save for a few bits and bobs here and there. And winter is in full effect with a snow storm on Christmas Eve and snow flurries on and off since then. With the welcoming of winter I begin to slow down my pace. Even putting away the Christmas decorations took time. My yoga practice slows down. My routine changes. Life as I know it slows down. However, I always kick off the New Year with 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene. This is the seventh year of this 30 Days of Yoga series and my sixth year practicing along with it. It is a love...