Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
Today’s Prompt: Posts I’ve Written That Give You the Best Glimpse of Me (Share the blog/Insta/Twitter posts or YouTube/TikTok videos you’ve made that showcase your personality the most and offer the clearest window into your personality. These are the posts you wish everyone would read!)
This week’s prompt had me scratching my head and furrowing my brow. I wasn’t sure exactly what it meant or what to do. Am I supposed to define myself by book posts? That might be tough, I am not consistent with book reviews really. Or is just posts in general? So.. I am just going for whatever here. So. I am including pictures I posted on Instagram, and pins I pinned on Pinterest as part of a collage (and a few books too), and then some links to a few posts.
Throughout the years I’ve blogged about so many things! If I go all the way back to my previous blogs (Cinnamon Owl and Quixotic Magpie) I talk more about my life pre-motherhood. My work as an animal rescue volunteer at a local shelter, about my jobs, about vacations and books and different events Billy and I went to.
Now, my life is slower paced in some ways, but also much busier, which sounds crazy but it is true. I am enjoying this new season of my life, staying at home with Wyatt, homeschooling, watching all the British things with Billy, our family adventures, our crafts and hobbies. We are snug here, and it is a cozy little life.
My first post was written one morning when Wyatt was little little, like a year old or so.
This next post is all about how my love for British nature writing began and grew.
And this one – about our love for British cozy mysteries on television. This is when we first started watching. If I were to write this post now, it would be so much longer!
I love homeschooling Wyatt, and one of our favorite days is art day! It’s even more fun when we involve Billy. We have studied many different artists, from Van Gogh and Matisse to Gaudi and Hopper and just so many in between. But none were as happy as when we had a Bob Ross week. I just couldn’t leave him out!
So many of my summers in Michigan involve going “up north” at some point. Except this one! We have been busy building Wyatt’s ramp so no up north trip this year. Good thing I have so many memories and blog posts to sustain me!
This year I have really loved reading old-fashioned children’s books. It was really comforting over the winter for some reason, and this is a post with a few little reviews.
It seems weird to leave these next two out, so I am going to include them. They are just little summary posts of our hobbies and pets – we have a very full house here!
The County Fair is a fair I have gone to ever since I was a little kid, and I try to get Wyatt there every year as well. I am not always successful, and looking back I realized it’s been two years since we have gone. I guess we better put it on the list for next summer!
and maybe another up north post just because.
I also made a collage of some things that feel like me, and some of my favorite photos as well.
I am looking forward to what everyone else did, because I really struggled with this one!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
I think you did a great job showcasing posts/things we can get to know you better by 🙂
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And Bob Ross forever! 😀
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Thank you Rebecca!!
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It’s cool that you’re homeschooling. I was homeschooled for several years and learned a lot that way.
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I love to hear stories of people who were homeschooled and enjoyed it!
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I can see why it would be hard to choose because so much of our blogs, or at least blogs like yours and mine, are showing who we are and what we love. Your selections — many familiar to me — made me smile.
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It was very difficult! And you are right, I share so much here that it was hard to narrow it all down. 🙂 I am glad that this made you smile!
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This small glimpse into your life makes it seems so cozy and idyllic. I love it! I also get very excited when people talk about Winnie-the-Pooh, because I love him and we share the same birthday! That collage of things that feel like you has such warm and cozy vibes!
Haze
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Thank you Haze! We are big Winnie the Pooh fans here as well! How fun you guys share the same birthday! Lol.
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I think you did a great job! It is a very wide open prompt and would be hard to narrow down to just a few posts.
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This was very hard!! Thank you for popping by and reading!!
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I really loved how you structured this post – with a little of everything and so many gorgeous pictures! I grew up loving Paddington Bear, another British bear. And for older children’s books, I remember absolutely loving My Magic Telephone by Daphne Doward Hogstrom, it was published in 1975 and my original copy was so beat up I duct taped it together and donated it to my great-niece.
I’m impressed by Wyatt’s painting skills, he’s better than me! I went to a van Gogh themed paint night this month and my skills don’t even come close to his. I’m super curious about British cozy mystery shows now, and can’t wait to learn more about them.
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I never read or watched anything Paddington which seems so odd to me!
Aww I will have to look for that book!
He is pretty artistic! That one we did together though, hand over hand, according to Bob Ross’ video instructions. We had so much fun painting that day. I would love to go to a Van Gogh themed painting night. We did a whole month of Van Gogh here this past year and we made some cool stuff. I should do a round up post of all of my favorites that we did.
I am obsessed with these mystery shows. They are just sort of relaxing to watch at the end of the night!
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You are such a wonderful writer, Erin! That first post when Wyatt was a wee one was absolutely beautiful. I could feel your peace and contentment. With every one of your posts, I feel like I know you a little better. You’re my good, virtual friend in the Mitten State!
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Aww thank you Marsha! My mornings now are so chaotic! LOL. Those mornings were so peaceful, and I definitely can still remember Billy making me a cup of tea or coffee and leaving it for me in the hall, so he didn’t wake Wyatt. 🙂
You are my good virtual friend in the Hoosier State!
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Oh I love all the things you’ve shared! I’ve really enjoyed reading about your homeschool journey and all the other things you share of your daily life. I can’t wait for Wyatt’s ramp to be done and adventures will be even easier.
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Thank you Katherine! This was such a difficult post!! I can’t wait either. I feel like sometimes Wyatt and I are so trapped!
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