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    A Pocket Neighborhood in Austin

    Image courtesy of Pocket Neighborhoods

    Our house is officially on the market, we’re thinking more and more about what the next step in our journey holds for us. Of course, in the short term, we’re going to rent a home. But as soon as we can, we want to take giant strides toward creating an intentional neighborhood.

    I’ve always been drawn to community. Maybe because I was an only child for 15 years? I loved slumber parties, and living in a single room in a college dorm was my absolute ideal. I lived next to one of my good friends when I did Teach For America. After that, however,

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    Dwelling in Possibility: Update #3

    The East Side of Austin

    Life has been pretty rough around here, friends.

    First, Matt has been looking for a new job so we can move to Austin, while simultaneously talking with his current job about telecommuting from Austin. Everything in that department has been pretty uncertain for something like three months. Uncertain and stressful.

    Then, to add to that stress, I have taken on way too many projects. I won’t bore you by listing them all again; I’ll just reiterate that it was too much to tackle in a calm manner, while trying to take care of Henry all day, every day.

    Before I got pregnant, I did

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