love letters by linen and lodge

in this portion of the blog you’ll find a collection of writings about motherhood, sharing the art of restoration, cozy living, romanticizing the mundane, and the art of simply being. i write each post as if i were writing a little “love letter” to my friends. i picture you reading each one while drinking your morning (or late night) coffee with hopes of inspiring you to explore and restore yourself.

have your cake and eat it too.

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lamppost

I aspire for life to feel like a rom com. always. there is a constant theme of romanticizing life within our home. maybe i’m delusional or maybe i’m a genius for taking this approach in the depths of motherhood. cast your vote my friends.

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a letter to my daughter

This loss you are about to battle won't be easy, it’ll feel like you swallowed a million burning stars that get stuck in your throat and down to your stomach. Your heart will ache deeply for the love you had…

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a cozy new years

We wanted to wake up all together on January 1st, a small way to remember that this year, after a hard one, that we can and will brave it all together.

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life update

We laid in our grief that night under a heated blanket as if the warmth would somehow hush the pain… we looked at each other, a silent nod, a quiet understanding and uncomfortable handshake with death.