Saturday, June 2, 2012

Radio Silence

Simplifying is not as simple as one would think. 


Looking forward to the future and getting to the other side of July. Until then please forgive my bouts of radio silence...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

To Market

 


 

 As I leave full-time employment and dip my toes into a nebulous new world  I wonder who the heck am i when i stop defining myself by my career or relationships? Homemaker? Artist? Educator? What do I "do" when my job is not defined by an HR handbook ?

I do know one thing...I want to simplify and be more mindful. Today's farmer's market reminded me that kind of life is out there. Inspired me to stop for a moment and just be.  Just breathe. Thanks Farmer's Market for a little glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel!!


Friday, May 18, 2012

The Moment- 5:18

Inspired by Soulemama-
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  
Here is mine...

Friday, May 11, 2012

This Moment- 5:11

Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares  
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  
Here is mine...

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Toy, Not a Toy

One of our favorite party tricks is Toy, Not a Toy. We put 2 objects in front of M, our little guy. One object is designed and manufactured to be a toy. One is definitively not. Without fail he will instantly grab "Not a Toy".
This morning I may or may not have allowed him to play with the dishwasher. Look, we pick our battles...
Please hold to this incredible sense of wonder in the everyday.
Thank you for not getting hurt :)

Friday, May 4, 2012

This Moment- 5:4

Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares  
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  
Here is mine...
 
 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Breathe

Being a first time home-buyer 4 years ago was so much fun! First time home-seller now? Infinitely less so...


What does this photo have to do with anything? Saw this out on my counter while putting away groceries and in the middle of a panic spiral about some stupid detail or another. It reminded me to stop. To breathe. That life doesn't need to be as complicated as I tend to make it.
Thank you for allowing me to find beauty in the simple, everyday.
Please help me remember that. And to breathe deeply.

Friday, April 27, 2012

This Moment- 4:27



Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares  
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  
Here is mine...

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Change


Big changes afoot here. Exciting new job opportunity for the husband and a move back to Illinois to the area we have and will always call home. Family. Old friends. And the decision for me to move to, or at least try, part-time work/work from home- so an exciting new job/life opportunity for me, too. It's everything we have wanted.

 And now that it's here, I am terrified. Change is terrifying. Don't get me wrong, I am also unbelievably  excited and I know in my heart this is absolutely the right choice for us right now. But I must embrace the terror, invite it in. So "Hello Terror! Nice to meet you! You and I will be hanging out for a while so let's just get comfortable and enjoy the ride." 

Thank you for this new adventure
Please help me embrace this change  with peace and laughter.

Friday, April 20, 2012

This Moment- 4:20

Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares  
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  
Here is mine...


Sunday, April 15, 2012

A good day


Today we celebrated my little boy's first birthday with close family and good friends. It was small, simple and perfect. Little man had a ball. In another time and place in my life I would have thought this day needed to be HUGE- with themes and a never-ending guest list and every bell and whistle you could imagine. I  would have stressed myself (and others) out with planning and purchasing. Today was a homemade cake, a homemade flag bunting, fresh flowers and birthday cards he had received displayed around the house. It was his closest family and friends looking at the photo albums we made celebrating his first year of life. Our first year as parents. It was eating cake, playing with birthday toys received, and laughing. It cost us $19 and took 30 minutes to clean-up. Today was a good day.

 

 Please give us many more birthdays like today. Thank you for our little boy.

Friday, April 13, 2012

This Moment- 4:13

Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Here is mine...


Monday, April 9, 2012

Monday



Good Morning Monday. Fancy meeting you here.

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Guess whose  little guy developed a sudden case of separation anxiety that meant he could NOT "NO WAY NOW HOW GET ME OUT OF HERE" be alone from 1am-3am and then he missed me so much he was up again at 5am? And guess whose bigger guy has allergies that are almost as loud as separation anxiety? If you guessed This Girl, you win the big prize. I am too tired to tell you what that might be.
Please give me patience. Or a nap. 
Thank you for coffee.

Friday, April 6, 2012

This Moment

Inspired by"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.


Friday, March 30, 2012

This Moment

Inspired by Soulemama- Every Friday she shares {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Here is mine...
I think this is a beautiful ritual. As I begin to discover and embrace ritual in my own life, looking through the moments of my past week and picking one to share seems like a great way to start the weekend...

Monday, March 26, 2012

Crochet- the good, the bad and the ugly

I am teaching myself to crochet with some crazy cheap yarn I found. Many of the blogs I read have gorgeous photo of beautiful hand knits. One day perhaps I will join these incredible artists and post drool worthy photos my work, but today is not that day :)
Instead I am posting my progress. I mean I am making progress right? From first square to last? I even taught myself a 2nd type of stitch! A brownie point? Maybe? Come on, work with me here.
Anyway one day this will either serve as inspiration to myself and others- "look at my first attempts and now look at this delightful afghan/leg warmer/tea cozy I crocheted"- or as a friendly reminder of why I pay good money for other people's beautiful hand knits.

Please give me patience. Thank you for the internet and free online tutorials.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

So much to be thankful for

Been so long since I posted. I am happy. For a long time I wasn't a person who found happiness easily. I was constantly seeking, reaching. But this life I have found, stumbled into- with husband, baby, dogs, teaching what I love- it agrees with me. It feels like home.
Please help me to continue living in the now. Thank you for stumbling me in this direction.