Life Rustic - Living Simply, In a Not So Simple World

Why I’m Back on Instagram After Years Away

A few years ago, my Christmas gift to myself was deleting my Instagram account. Ok, to be completely honest — I’d had some eggnog and was feeling bold. But then the next year got wild…

Kacie
Y2Kacie

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
The In-Between

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
The In-Between

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
The In-Between

A Few Things in The New Year

I’ve never really been into making New Year’s resolutions. However, I have set some goals for the coming year. But rather than frame them as stuffy and formal RESOLUTIONS, I’d like to think of them as areas that I simply want to be better at. So, here are a few things I’m working on in the new year.

Kacie
The In-Between

Becoming a “No” Body

I am a people-pleaser. My mother has said that I have a servant’s heart, and on more than one occasion my close friends have referred to me as being easily made happy. But then, I entered my thirties…

Kacie
Y2Kacie

Social Media and Quantum Physics