about me

Chasing IL DOLCE Far NIENTE Among The POTS & PANS

Hey, Iā€™M KELSEY.

Iā€™m a Bay Area wife and mom of 3 boys + 1 moose of a labradoodle. Iā€™m here on the internet, because why not? But really, I am a classic do-all-the-things-er that really just wants to make life more simple and live in joy and peace of the Gospel.

Sounds simple enough, but itā€™s taken a few decades to get here. So if you are into loving Jesus, making a home that feeds the soul, and just making pretty stuff ā€” welcome! If you donā€™t, itā€™s okay we can still be friends. Letā€™s just hang over a Cabā€¦or maybe Cadillac Margarita. Good? Cool.

 So Kelsey, WHATā€™S WITH the blog NAME?

Can you blame a girl for taking a chance with word play? To give you the low-down, my married name is Szenderski. My favorite childhood movie (second to Mary Poppins, of course) was Cinderella. Szenderski + Cinderella = Szenderella. Itā€™s great, right?

Iā€™ve forgotten my love for the Cinderella movie over the years. I think the Holy Spirit has been giving me gentle reminders of my old love for this sweet princess. But I see her with completely new, admiring eyes now. I see her human-ness first and the ā€œprincess-nessā€ as second.

Besides relating to her in the housework sense, I love her humility, I love her care for everything and everyone around her (especially those

who are harder to love), and I love her constant hope for more ā€” and in the end, she marries her prince and lives happily ever after.

Thatā€™s the goal as a Christian, right? To live in humility, to love one another, and to live in hope so in the end we can be with our sweet bridegroom-prince in the Kingdom of God.

I love the Christian journey being akin to the child-like wonder of a fairytale story. With this blog, I want to document my own Cinderella journey where I find beauty, love, and joy in my seemingly boring ordinary, very messy life. I have many creative interests youā€™ll most likely get a bit of this and a bit of that. So *bippity-boppity* here we are!

My Blog DREAMS

(BECAUSE THEY ARE WISHES MY HEART MADE)

01. FIND TRUE FREEDOM
Letā€™s focus on what matters and forget the rest.

02. DISCOVER CHILD-LIKE WONDER
Play is the best medicine and joy is contagious.

03. CREATE COMMUNITY
Iā€™m here for me, but Iā€™m really here for you too.

The FUN STUFF

  • This or That

    Q: Fall or summer?
    A: Fall (October baby here!)

    Q: Sweet or salty?
    A: Salty

    Q: From scratch or store?
    A: Non-discriminatory :)

    Q: Red wine or white wine?
    A: Red

  • My Personality

    Q: Introvert or Extrovert?
    A: Introvert

    Q: 1 word to describe you?
    A: Compassionate

    Q: Dream home location?
    A: By the ocean

    Q: Craziest Dream Job?
    A: A dancer for Tina Turner

  • Favorite Things

    Living in Wine Country
    Dancing

    Tea parties
    DIY crafts & projects

    Family gatherings
    British mystery shows

    Organization
    Christmastime

  • This Season

    Q: Favorite art tool?
    A: Fudenosuke Brush Pen

    Q: Meal on Repeat?
    A: This sheet pan recipe

    Q: Drink of Choice?
    A: Americano

    Q: Health Focus?
    A: Minimal footwear