June in Pictures!!

I'm addicted, absolutely addicted to soulemama.com. She models the kind of home I want to have. Very crafty, making lots of things from scratch. I've had to make peace with the fact that I am simply a domestic person. Home is where I feel comfortable. Whenever I had a break from school, I would stick close to home, either in Eau Claire or Madison. Now, my activities at home aren't always "mom-like" - quite often it involves playing video games - but I've been testing out the truly domestic life this June, thanks to SouleMama and other crafty-mommy blogs I've found through her. So enjoy this peek into my domestic accomplishments!

The beginnings of a stuffed nativity set. Because my sewing abilities are not... quite at the level of my mom's... these may be going to some kids I babysit as playthings. Lots more work to go on these.
Mmmm, fresh baked bread. It's rather squishy in the middle. Good for eating hot, but must leave in the oven longer.
Clothes on the line! Sooooo happy! If it weren't so cold today, they might have actually gotten dry.Before and after. Voila! Dishes gone! This took at least an hour and a half, mind. I don't do this often.June reading consisted of eight Tamora Pierce books (Song of the Lioness quartet and Immortals quartet) as well as Praise Habit by David Crowder (the musician). The Creative Family and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies are my newest purchases. The former is by Amanda Soule, which is how I was led to her life-altering blog. The latter has only been read up to the second chapter, but promises to be worth a good ole time. Sorry the picture on the cover is so disgusting. Add to the June reading list Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, which I read this morning.

Not pictured, but highly delicious menu items: steak kabobs, carbonara, tex-mex chicken casserole, marashino pound cake with chocolate frosting, date pinwheels.

So that's June around the house for you! I did a few other things, but honestly, not much. Like I said, I'm just a natural homebody. July holds many more books (Pierce's Protector of the Small quartet among them), adventures in felting (!) and embroidery, repurposing clothing from thrift shops, recipes to use up the food I still have (chicken and mushrooms with creamy sauce, scones, scalloped potatoes, coconut shrimp), and plenty of housecleaning chores. I think I'll take a break tomorrow - I'm exhausted!