How to lose followers (and gain community)

It's been a little quiet around this neck of the internet woods lately. The last year and a half I've been conspiring (and perspiring) with my lovely friend Deena as we threw an idea out into the world and watched Salt & Light Lifestyle begin to grow and take shape... and even change its name to Belong Lifestyle. 

Ginther Family Update 2019

Photo by Lovely Roots Photography

As Emily would say, "Can you BELIEVE?"  

Vintage 1979 - Deena

Let me tell you a story about a girl named Deena. 

Did I quit my job for this?

A version of this article was originally published on Her View From Home.

Missing the trees for the branches

Sometimes we miss the beauty of the whole for the mess of tangled branches.  

Childhood in a Canadian Winter

Childhood in a Canadian winter is slouching on the school bus beside your best friend, sweating in your ski pants and jacket from the blast of the heater on high, backpack still behind you, digging in under one armpit, shoving you forward on the vinyl seat, your Sorel boots absently kicking the metal of the seat in front as you design patterns on the frosted window.

On anxiety and accomplishments

Sometimes I start thinking I'm really nailing this whole life business.