I feel like this post may jump around a bit. Please forgive me because this is just how my brain operates when I'm mentally overloaded. I'm a true introvert that has spent entirely too much time around people without time to myself to recharge. But I'm also slightly a perfectionist so I'll probably read, reread, edit and adjust until it's mostly coherent. At this point I feel like my brain won't return to normal until I've spent a week secluded from humanity. Seriously, I love my family but experiencing solitude is where my heart and soul is its best. Without time to recharge I find myself anxious, fleeting and constantly distracted.
Where have I been you might ask? Where I always am. At home, being a mom, working at a job that I really don't enjoy, rescuing baby duckies from teacups and toy cars from booster seat cup holders. All for the sake of family. If only dreams would happen overnight! But I have a plan and it will happen even if it takes a few years and a few thousand miles to get there.
And then there are times that I've realized I've been unkind to others. Specifically those of you that have wondered where these posts have gone and where I've been. To those of you I'm sorry. I will try to do better because I love to share as much as you enjoy to read. This little message from my sister lit the fire to get something up here again.
And then there are times that I've realized I've been unkind to others. Specifically those of you that have wondered where these posts have gone and where I've been. To those of you I'm sorry. I will try to do better because I love to share as much as you enjoy to read. This little message from my sister lit the fire to get something up here again.
Here are my highlights over the past few months:
♥ TJ's 12th birthday
He's at that age where we've given up and offered cash. He seriously wouldn't let us in on anything that he thought he wanted except a hat that matched a hoodie he got for Christmas.
He's at that age where we've given up and offered cash. He seriously wouldn't let us in on anything that he thought he wanted except a hat that matched a hoodie he got for Christmas.
♥ My first pair of Muk Luks - Comfortable! They were my "I'm not ready for warmer weather" purchase. Retail therapy + me = ☺
♥ CJ's first t-ball game! *sniffle* Where has the time gone?!
♥ CJ's first t-ball game! *sniffle* Where has the time gone?!
♥ CJ's 4th birthday
Major crisis averted! For weeks he asked for monster cars and a monster track. Which we thought was something like this:
Turns out that by a fortunate turn of events and a phone call to CJ for clarification he actually meant this:
Although last week he started claiming that he asked for a dog. Lol
A few realizations I've had:
♦ I never realized how much a sing along to just about everything until I had no voice a few weeks ago. Candid camera would have made some major money with the way I was belting out songs while cleaning last weekend.
♦ For my mental sanity I MUST make time for myself where I think about nothing. Absolutely nothing! Perhaps I should take up meditation? It appeals to the hippy, intuitive side of my soul.
♦ I need a new project! I'm constantly daydreaming about decorating but my hands are tied since we're currently renting and will be until we leave this damn state. I blame this daydreaming on the following blog: http://www.addicted2decorating.com/
I am contemplating on refinishing a vintage French Provincial dresser and matching nightstands I picked up last year. Isn't she beautiful?!
Major crisis averted! For weeks he asked for monster cars and a monster track. Which we thought was something like this:
Turns out that by a fortunate turn of events and a phone call to CJ for clarification he actually meant this:
Although last week he started claiming that he asked for a dog. Lol
A few realizations I've had:
♦ I never realized how much a sing along to just about everything until I had no voice a few weeks ago. Candid camera would have made some major money with the way I was belting out songs while cleaning last weekend.
♦ For my mental sanity I MUST make time for myself where I think about nothing. Absolutely nothing! Perhaps I should take up meditation? It appeals to the hippy, intuitive side of my soul.
♦ I need a new project! I'm constantly daydreaming about decorating but my hands are tied since we're currently renting and will be until we leave this damn state. I blame this daydreaming on the following blog: http://www.addicted2decorating.com/
I am contemplating on refinishing a vintage French Provincial dresser and matching nightstands I picked up last year. Isn't she beautiful?!
I'll try my best to keep these posts from having so much time between them. Sorry for my neglect!
As always, thanks for reading. ☺
