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I did it. I finally have a super bubbly sourdough

I did it. I finally have a super bubbly sourdough starter. This sweet, delicious ball of goodness will be sourdough english muffins... 12 hours from now.
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Sourdough recipes (which I have only 2 in my repertoire - the starter, and pancakes) have taught me about planning and prepping. If you need sourdough pancakes (which, everyone needs in their life b/c they are truly my kids absolute most favorite thing ever), you need a lil' bit of starter discard. Which means, you need to make the starter at least 1 day before Pancake Heaven. I have been tending Becky (the starter) daily, and am always rewarded with lots of bubbles and a popping lid soon after. I am good at sourdough-ing, I am not good at meal prepping. Or planning. Or doing. But, I think I'm seeing the light.
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In The Porch (my newsletter, sign up in my bio) this week, I mentioned @thelazygenius 'The Lazy Genius Way,' and IT'S SO GOOD. I've always struggled to meal prep and plan and pinterest and chef it up... but I literally hate it. So I have just decided to... not do it. I don't mind cooking, I don't like when I make it over complicated (95% of the time). Sourdough is simple and one of my Genius things. I want dinner to be simple and in my Lazy category, so that's what it will be. Tonight's dinner will be @stayfitmom_krista One Pot Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo (bc we're hitting all our macros over here!)!
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And so we meet again. I made sourdough almost a ye

And so we meet again. I made sourdough almost a year ago to the day (I think it was one of the first corona projects we did). I got one perfectly perfect deliciously bubbly loaf, and some gorgeous pancakes, then I killed my starter amd couldn't find the ratios again.
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I have been binging an insane amount of sourdough videos on YouTube, and feel like I know where I wrong. I decided today was the day, pulled out my food scale, and measured 113g of whole wheat flour, 113g of water, mixed, and prayed over the good bacteria to please make bubbles over the next week.
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Sourdough starters are a metaphor for life. Finding ratios of flour and water. Finding ratios for work and chill. Finding something important and not important things. I have been reading The Lazy Genius Way @thelazygenius , and it's been an epiphany. Which really sounds stupid as I type it. I am halfway through, and I am loving it. My dominoes today are all falling in line because I made the lunches early, which lead me to doing dinner early. That lead me to finally pulling the trigger on this starter. That is leading me to some quick clean up & to the garage to sand chairs because I am not running around like crazy person between my kids zooms trying to accomplish 900 things that don't matter!
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In closing, lettuce pray over this starter, and my meatloaf. 🤣
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#farmhousemade #farmhouseliving #farmhousekitchen #sourdoughstarter #lazygenuisway #sourdoughbreadbaking #bradleonesavemybread

I have frothy coffee maybe 38 times a day. I talke

PSA: The cure for most anything, is salty air & wa

PSA: The cure for most anything, is salty air & water, and watching your kids get stoked on catching waves.

#sharethestoke #ocnj #centeryourself #beachbumsforlife

Andrew and I have been home together for over 9 mo

Andrew and I have been home together for over 9 months, and while it's been great on some level, it's also been incredibly difficult and frustrating. Adding 3 kids, and facilitating the education for all 3 of them, while trying to work and grow this, is mentally exhausting.

It's hard to not punch Andrew in his sleep for snoring all night, not lose my cool while finding the brain space to do laundry, tidy up, dishes, keep up with school schedules & mental health needs, who has toilet paper, who is struggling, who is not. I fail quite often at most of these things, but these people give me grace upon grace when it happens.

It takes all 5 of us to make this blog, business, home decor DIY train, whatever we call it, happen. There is no way I could do these things without the support of these people. We took them 🏕 camping to get back to our roots, recharge, center ourselves, and celebrate our 11th anniversary. It was perfect timing this year to fill up on sunshine, fresh air, grass on feet, campfires, and real quality time. We are exhausted from this post-surgery meets Coronacation lifestyle, but we have fed our souls and can keep rolling along. The next fuel station on route is the beach (shh, my first true love). If you're struggling with all the things lately, give yourself grace, turn off the news, and go outside. Find sunshine, fresh or salty air, big skies, mountains, sand, sea, lake, trails, campfires, trees, and stars and I guarantee... it will be well.

It is well here.❤ #campinglife #naturallife #livehappy #soulfood #itiswell #family #coronacation

For us, Week 1 was a dip into the unknown, on an o

For us, Week 1 was a dip into the unknown, on an overwhelm raft inflated with chaos.
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Week 2 was when we found toilet paper and chicken, and caught up on all the review tasks for school.
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Week 3 is when we are beginning to settle in to this new normal, for however long it's going to take.
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If your family isn't settling in, or even if they are, visit the link in my bio and search 👀NEW ROUTINE, because I shared 3 things that have been helping my family begin to find a new routine.
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#coronacation #pacharter #AGCS #IAmAGCS #covid19 #stayathome #SAHM #WAHM #stayhome #schoolathome #slowdown #reluctanthomeschooler #coronavirus #stayathomemom #momsofpreschoolers #kidsactivities #mindfulness #routine #farmhousemade #planner #organizing

Just 👏Stay👏Home. Get your necessities and go

Just 👏Stay👏Home. Get your necessities and go back home. Wash your hands. Spend time with your family. Do a puzzle. Bake. Talk. Find gratitude. Get to know the people you live with. #flattenthecurve by staying home so all the first responders, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, grocery employees, and everyone else out there forced to go to work so your family is safe, fed, and healthy, gets a chance to go home too.

#stayhome
#stayathome
#stayhealthy

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