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A Baby Story

Late on a springtime Saturday night, Baby Dawes came into this world.

She wasn’t due for another couple of weeks, but she and I both knew she was quickly running out of room in there….

Kacie
Life Rustic, Midnight Musing

WTF Happened to the Life Rustic Blog?

A lot has happened since the last time I was consistently updating the Life Rustic blog… But, to summarize: We made our way back to Colorado, spent about a year in Colorado Springs, and eventually ventured down to our land in Alamosa.

Kacie
Life Rustic

Social Media and Quantum Physics

Let me just say, that I am a lover of communication — the sharing of ideas and experiences through photographs, music, writing — I dig it all. So why, then, do I sometimes feel uninspired after spending a portion of my day scrolling through my various social media accounts?

Kacie
Life Rustic, Midnight Musing

So Then I Went Back to High School

I had just asked for a sign, some sort of guidance, in a prayer the night before, when I’m contacted by the high school where I’d graduated over a decade ago. They need an English teacher, they tell me. Would I think about sticking around for the coming year?

Kacie
Life Rustic

Life in the Ozarks

After settling on the idea of spending the summer in the Midwest, we crash landed into a cozy little house in Southwest Missouri. And let me tell you, we were in hog heaven. But before we knew it, summer was coming to a close… and we needed to make a decision.

Kacie
Life Rustic

Rocky Mountain High: The Comedown

When Sean and I left Southern Colorado for the Midwest this past spring, our plan was to stay only long enough to thaw out and warm up, returning to our alpine valley tiny house a few weeks later…

Kacie
Life Rustic