The Sprouted Cottage
Traditional Homesteading For the Modern Family
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We are fairly normal 30 somethings raising one wild and free, curly haired toddler. We live nestled in the pines along the Pacific Ocean in California. Our biggest desire is to see other young families realize that they can feed their families fresh and delicious food grown from their own yards or sourced from local farms without taking out a second mortgage. Homesteading is a lifestyle we love and we can't wait to share our recipes, plans and dreams.
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It’s been a crazy year and we’re only at the halfway point. New job for the hubs, the unexpected stroke and recovery process for Dave’s dad, preschooler life, new baby on the way...it has kept us on our toes these last few months (understatement of the year!) and hasn’t left a whole lot of time for doing the creative things we love to do.
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But luckily, life calms a bit during storms. Joy comes in the morning and new mercies come when we least expect it. Tomorrow we head up to Yosemite to watch as my baby sister and her best friend (my other baby sister 😉) graduate high school and start new adventures of their own.
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It seemed like the perfect time to sit down and do some lettering, something I love to do! It’s definitely rusty and my skills aren’t nearly where I’d rather they be, but it just plain feels good to be creative and to pour my love into something for another human.
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I don’t know where you’re at, whether you’re enjoying joyful highs in life or your life is filled with struggles and sorrow, often it’s a bit of both! Just know that you are precious, loved and created to do great things! I’m totally rooting for you! .
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.#thesproutedcottage #blogger #lifestyleblogger #foodie #handlettering #handlettered #calledtocreate #creative #createsomethingtoday #peace #comfort #joy #smalltownlife #cambria #quotes #inspiration #lettering #smallbusiness #justdoit #calledtobecreative
Lots of fun treasures along Moonstone Beach last night! We’ve never found so many pieces of pottery in one adventure. 🌊🏝🧜🏼♀️ .
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Coffee date with my girl after meeting her very favorite. 😍 (Daddy and Auntie went to ride all the rides we can’t. 😂)
Totally missing the mountains today! There is nothing like cheesy breadsticks from @pizzafactoryinc. It’s the ultimate comfort food! When Dave and I were dating, we used to get these before we headed to the theater to watch a movie. Now we just get them whenever we can. 😍 .
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.#thesproutedcottage #foodie #yumyum #italian #neighborhood #mountainlife #oakhurst #pizzafactory #pizza #breadsticks #comfortfood #gimmethefood #blogger #lifestyleblogger #foodblogger #cheflife #chefwife #homestead #smalltownlife #growingup #datenight #yosemite #gateway #delish #pursueyummy
I’ve been a little radio silent over here on the gram lately. It’s been a busy season of life. Dave started a new job here in Cambria and then our world was rocked on Thursday when we got a call that his dad, my father in ❤️, had a massive stroke. After a few days of going back and forth to Stanford (3 hour drive) we came home for the week so I could have my first prenatal appointment for our new baby! Life is never simple but this baby has given us so much joy already. After being told we probably could not have anymore and then finding out early enough that “Pop Pop” knew about the baby before the stroke, we are walking by faith knowing that the plans for our baby and for us are divinely appointed. So if I’m a little quiet on IG over the next weeks and months, you know why. Please keep praying for our dad, his recovery is going to be intense and long. ❤️
We never get tired of the sound of waves crashing. In the evening we can hear them from our upstairs windows. It’s just so soothing and mesmerizing! It’s just as lovely as the lightning and thunder we grew up hearing in the mountains. What about you? Are you more of an 🌊 or a ⛰ person? .
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.#thesproutedcottage #bloggermama #blogger #homesteading #coastallife #waves🌊 #beachhair #soothingsounds #seaside #seaview #storms #seabreeze #cambria #slocounty #visitslo #visitcambria #moonstonebeach #smalltownlife #cottagelife #coastalcottage #saltylife OR #mountainsarecalling #mermaidORmountaineer #ourheartsareintwoplaces
Today was beautiful! The Sprout and I took our @thebalancedlife pilates workout to the beach. It was warm, not too breezy, and surprisingly deserted. It was amazing to soak in creation! (The kiddo LITERALLY soaked in creation. 😂) I highly recommend it!
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.#thesproutedcottage #blogger #lifestyleblogger #homesteading #coastalliving #coastal #pilates #thebalancedlifesisterhood #beachlife #beaches #mommyandme #beautifulplaces #centralcoast #slocounty #visitcambria #cambria #slocounty #moonstonebeach #shamelpark #takethekids #gooutside #adventuretime
I’ve been practicing allergy friendly cupcakes lately. Our kiddo is lactose intolerant and a couple of her friends have the same allergy or other kinds. It has been interesting experimenting with them, but none of them have come close to the tasty treats we picked out @magnolia last January! Moist cake, tasty frosting, great flavor! Is it really so hard to bake a tasty, allergy-friendly cupcake?! 👇🏼Comment below if you have a recipe I should try! .
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LONGER THAN NORMAL POST: I was pretty active during my pregnancy with our Sprout. I was a nanny at the time so I chased after 2 young children. One emergency c-section later, I was forced to lay low and heal from a classical cesarean (vertical incision internally.) About two months after having our Sprout, my doctor let me know that I had diastasis recti...a separation of the abdominal muscles, and that I would have to take greater care as I got back into exercise. I searched online about what DR was (LOTS of moms have it, not just c-sections) and what exercises help it to heal and improve. This is when I found @thebalancedlife. Her YouTube channel had lots of free workouts and exercises created with DR in mind. After having great results (I am fully healed from DR) and a lot of fun, I ended up becoming a subscribing member to TBL. Robin mixes Pilates and Barre workouts with stretching and HIIT. The workouts are 10-40 minutes long and you can literally do them anytime and anywhere. She recently opened enrollment which only happens a few times per year. I just wanted to share it with you in case you are looking for a balanced, healthy, fun, and easy workout program with meal planning ideas included. It’s perfect for all of us busy ladies! Link in bio to find out more! 👈🏼 .
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It’s been a crazy year and we’re only at the halfway point. New job for the hubs, the unexpected stroke and recovery process for Dave’s dad, preschooler life, new baby on the way...it has kept us on our toes these last few months (understatement of the year!) and hasn’t left a whole lot of time for doing the creative things we love to do.
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But luckily, life calms a bit during storms. Joy comes in the morning and new mercies come when we least expect it. Tomorrow we head up to Yosemite to watch as my baby sister and her best friend (my other baby sister 😉) graduate high school and start new adventures of their own.
.
It seemed like the perfect time to sit down and do some lettering, something I love to do! It’s definitely rusty and my skills aren’t nearly where I’d rather they be, but it just plain feels good to be creative and to pour my love into something for another human.
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I don’t know where you’re at, whether you’re enjoying joyful highs in life or your life is filled with struggles and sorrow, often it’s a bit of both! Just know that you are precious, loved and created to do great things! I’m totally rooting for you! .
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.#thesproutedcottage #blogger #lifestyleblogger #foodie #handlettering #handlettered #calledtocreate #creative #createsomethingtoday #peace #comfort #joy #smalltownlife #cambria #quotes #inspiration #lettering #smallbusiness #justdoit #calledtobecreative
Lots of fun treasures along Moonstone Beach last night! We’ve never found so many pieces of pottery in one adventure. 🌊🏝🧜🏼♀️ .
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.#thesproutedcottage #moonstonebeach #seaglass #seapottery #seashells #cambria #seatreasures #beachcombing #playingtourist #blogger #foodie #slocounty
Coffee date with my girl after meeting her very favorite. 😍 (Daddy and Auntie went to ride all the rides we can’t. 😂)
Totally missing the mountains today! There is nothing like cheesy breadsticks from @pizzafactoryinc. It’s the ultimate comfort food! When Dave and I were dating, we used to get these before we headed to the theater to watch a movie. Now we just get them whenever we can. 😍 .
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.#thesproutedcottage #foodie #yumyum #italian #neighborhood #mountainlife #oakhurst #pizzafactory #pizza #breadsticks #comfortfood #gimmethefood #blogger #lifestyleblogger #foodblogger #cheflife #chefwife #homestead #smalltownlife #growingup #datenight #yosemite #gateway #delish #pursueyummy
I’ve been a little radio silent over here on the gram lately. It’s been a busy season of life. Dave started a new job here in Cambria and then our world was rocked on Thursday when we got a call that his dad, my father in ❤️, had a massive stroke. After a few days of going back and forth to Stanford (3 hour drive) we came home for the week so I could have my first prenatal appointment for our new baby! Life is never simple but this baby has given us so much joy already. After being told we probably could not have anymore and then finding out early enough that “Pop Pop” knew about the baby before the stroke, we are walking by faith knowing that the plans for our baby and for us are divinely appointed. So if I’m a little quiet on IG over the next weeks and months, you know why. Please keep praying for our dad, his recovery is going to be intense and long. ❤️
We never get tired of the sound of waves crashing. In the evening we can hear them from our upstairs windows. It’s just so soothing and mesmerizing! It’s just as lovely as the lightning and thunder we grew up hearing in the mountains. What about you? Are you more of an 🌊 or a ⛰ person? .
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.#thesproutedcottage #bloggermama #blogger #homesteading #coastallife #waves🌊 #beachhair #soothingsounds #seaside #seaview #storms #seabreeze #cambria #slocounty #visitslo #visitcambria #moonstonebeach #smalltownlife #cottagelife #coastalcottage #saltylife OR #mountainsarecalling #mermaidORmountaineer #ourheartsareintwoplaces
