Dec 23, 2017 I really enjoy working hard and setting goals and reaching forward and I think a really important part of that is knowing when to sit down and enjoy. On my own, as a couple, and as a family we've worked hard this past week or two--and especially the past couple days--to get … Continue reading Christmas Eve Eve

Dec 22, 2017 Ruh-roh. Woke up to go to the bathroom and realized I didn't write on my blog before falling asleep! Eeek! First time all year! Haha. But I'm still counting this because, first of all, it's still kinda the middle of the night and I haven't woken up for the day for reals … Continue reading Yipes!

Dec 21, 2017 Organizing Doing the budget Not following the budget Wrapping gifts Walking fast Taking pictures Complaining Choosing good children's books Spending a long time in the shower Noticing things that need to be cleaned Making lists of things that need to be cleaned Getting other people to clean things Coming up with excuses … Continue reading Things I’m good at

Dec 20, 2017 Coming down with a cold Feeling a little bit dead Moving along but I'm tired Maybe it's all in my head

Dec 19, 2017 Finish inlaw gift Wrap all gifts left in the house Be on time to preschool Christmas program Start sugar cookie dough Figure out 1st Christmas ornament for youngest Sew kitties for my own kids' stockings Get to bed by midnight

Dec 18, 2017 There have been times When I fully embraced it Perhaps unaware of The smallness to it And times when I felt big And important And above it But the truth is It's at the heart of me somehow I was back at it tonight Embracing the smallness And I hope I'll never … Continue reading Embracing the Smallness

Dec 17, 2017 I've been tired for several days Going down too late Waking up too early Sealing my own fate I've been hungry too often And get still gaining weight Eating, eating, hungry still Taking all the bait Trying to break that cycle Trying to kick the guilt Trying to change my habits Changing … Continue reading Trying

Dec 16, 2017 The old days when we were little kids and there was a bakery in the middle of the store across the aisle from the peanut butter. When the shoe section was where the electronics would later be. There was a wall with Saltwater Sandals that one of my best friends always wore … Continue reading The ways that I remember Freddy’s

Dec 15, 2017 I often imagine my husband Doing all the things I hate Waking up kids from naps for after school pick up Everyone crying Nursing bras that fit wrong And you have to sleep in them anyway Pantyhose Pregnancy And while I've no desire To live my fair share of his equivalent There's … Continue reading The thought that counts

Dec 14, 2017 Tonight I listed 45 kitties for sale in the shop and now before I'm headed to bed there are only 4 left. It has been such a joy to make them. I can't even tell you what it's meant to me. And I'm already planning to make more in the new year, … Continue reading Christmas break