Tag: slow living

• This Week’s Forecast: Chronic Chaos with a Chance of Recovery 

  

  The past week has been nothing short of a beautiful mess—and not in the charming, cottagecore way I usually romanticize.  I’ve been completely knocked down by a combination of a brutal sore throat (think swallowing lava and sandpaper at the same time) and a flare-up of my not-so-favorite chronic illness, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).…

  Kristy

  July 1, 2025

  lifestyle, Uncategorized

  chaos, chronic chaos, chronic illness, disability awareness, honey, invisible illness, lifestyle, POTS, service dog, sick day, slow living

• Zone 10: Paradise or Chaos Central?

  

  Living and gardening in Miami (aka Zone 10 Paradise or Plant Chaos Central) is like trying to grow a jungle on the surface of the sun—with a 90% chance of surprise thunderstorms. The heat? Relentless. The humidity? A full-body experience. But oh, the growing season? Practically year-round. While the rest of the country is digging…

  Kristy

  May 16, 2025

  Garden, Homestead, lifestyle, Pests

  chaos, Chickens, cottagecore, Fruits, gardening, homesteading, Iguanas, lifestyle, Mangoes, Miami, Paradise, Pests, Plant Chaos Central, slow living, Thunderstorms, urban, urban homestead, zone 10

• Welcome to the Chaos!

  

  Let me begin with a welcome and an introduction.  If you haven’t already read my “About Us” portion of the blog, go ahead and do so, or don’t. It’s up to you.   My name is Kristy (Your neighborhood AuDHD chaos coordinator) and welcome to my chaotic life as I begin this journey of urban homesteading…

  Kristy

  May 1, 2025

  lifestyle, Uncategorized

  baking, chaos, city, cottagecore, crafts, dogs, lifestyle, slow living, urban, urban homestead, welcome