The speaker shares their experiences and reflections on life, work, and personal growth. They talk about their struggle with maintaining a large-scale farming project due to time constraints and the realization that they need to focus on growing things for their own family first. They express a desire to slow down and enjoy life more, citing the stress and pressure of adulthood as factors that have dulled their excitement for life.
The speaker also talks about their routine of waking up early and their recent shift towards listening to their body and enjoying the simple pleasures of life, such as waking up with the sun and engaging in manual labor. They share their experience of filming a week of their mundane life, reflecting on the value of finding contentment in everyday life.
The speaker mentions their foraging trips through the mountains, where they find inspiration and ingredients for their cooking. They express their interest in making elderflower cordial and chocolate chip cookies from sourdough. They also share their plans for baking a cake for their sister's wedding and are seeking recommendations for good cake recipes.
Overall, the speaker's narrative is a reflection on their life, their desires, and their journey of self-discovery and personal growth. They emphasize the importance of listening to oneself, enjoying the present, and finding contentment in the simple pleasures of life.
1. The speaker has extra cedar boards from a deck build that they decided to use to create garden boxes for growing produce and vegetables.
2. The speaker has been working towards growing produce and vegetables for their local market for the past three years.
3. The speaker realizes they need to focus on growing things for themselves and their family before they can think about starting a farm.
4. The speaker has big dreams of having a huge farm, but finds it too much work because they are the only one doing it.
5. The speaker is planning to have a modest small garden this year and use the rest of the space to improve the soil.
6. The speaker has been wanting to do various things, including hiking, because their garden takes up so much time.
7. The speaker's sister has just graduated from college and they had a celebration picnic on top of the mountains.
8. The speaker is expressing a desire to regain the excitement and spirit they felt when they were younger.
9. The speaker is considering working less this summer to enjoy life more, even if it means making less money.
10. The speaker is planning to weed whack weeds in their garden and is finding it enjoyable.
11. The speaker has an idea to film a week of their life and has realized that most of their weeks are just mundane tasks.
12. The speaker is considering the value of living a simpler life and finding contentment with the everyday mundaness of life.
13. The speaker went on a walk through the mountains in search of something to forage and took home elderflowers.
14. The speaker is planning to make elderflower cordial to add as a flavor to baked goods.
15. The speaker is using an app to identify plants they see around them in the mountains.
16. The speaker is planning to make sourdough chocolate chip cookies using fermented flour for their strawberry jam filling.
17. The speaker is planning to make a cake for their sister's wedding, and is nervous because they have never made a cake on that scale before.
18. The speaker is looking for good wedding cake recipes or cake recipes in general to test out.