Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Hi

Oh my goodness, is it ever stagnant in here?

Sheesh.

The doors to this here blog of mine haven't been opened up and aired out in a while.

Sorry about that.

With homeschooling 2 of my kiddos, trying to get my house back in order after our summer long kids room project, decorating for fall, desperately trying to keep up with my daily chores and getting my health and fitness on, I've been kinda busy...

to say the least.

Most of my blogging lately has been done over at www.peachesandprayers.tumblr.com, otherwise known as my motivational habitat. That is where I have been documenting my daily journey about finally losing this blasted weight.

So far, I'm down 11 pounds since September 16th!

Yay!

I didn't feel like Tumblr was a particularly healthy place for a personal blog but for a weight loss blog, it's genius.

So much motivation and support and it's been really great being over there so far.

Feel free to follow along if you're interested!

As far as this blog goes, I do have things to share.

Every day, it seems I have something worth blogging about but time just hasn't allowed for it.

I used to blog in the evenings or whenever I had a break during the day but since beginning school this year, once the kiddos are in bed, I've taken to lying on the couch with my husband and watching TV or retiring to my bedroom for the evening with a good book.

[I just finished The Wolves of Mercy Falls series (Shiver, Linger and Forever) by Maggie Stiefvater if you're interested - check it out!]

Blogging often seems like too much work and at the end of the day, I'm just ready to blank out for a bit.

I do think it's important to document life. In a world where life is constantly go go go, it's nice to sit down and go over the many blessings of the day.  

Anais Nin once said, "We write to taste life twice".

I love that quote.

So, with that being said, I am really going to try to make more of an effort to take a few moments of my day and blog about what is going on here.

I, personally, love reading other blogs. They often help inspire, motivate, challenge or otherwise engage me and teach me something that I didn't already know.

I won't pretend to think that is what you'll find here because often we're just regular ol peeps having regular ol days but maybe at some point somewhere in my writings, you'll get a smidge of something you haven't gotten before.

Or maybe this will just be for me. I'm okay with that too.

This is all just to say...hi...I know it's been a while. I'm still here. We are still living life. This year is busier than we've ever been. Exciting things are happening...we just don't have much time to document it these days.

I do plan on finding more time to write though...starting with today...

Laundry is going...sink has been cleared...beds have been made...more laundry has been put away...kids have been dressed...fed...teeth and hair has been brushed etc etc etc.

School is about to start up again and on the day goes...

Hoping this rain lets up at some point this week b/c I'm looking forward to taking the kiddos out for school pictures.

Be on the lookout for those in the coming week or two.

I've got props and I know how to use 'em.

:)

Gotta get back to work here so...have a wonderful day, friends!




Monday, September 24, 2012

Life's Lessons

STILL Trying to Get My House Back Together!

I am abandoning school for this morning in favor of reclaiming my garage. We'll reconvene later on.

These days, I have to strike when the iron's hot!

Filed Under: Why do we have soooo much stuff?!


Monday, September 10, 2012

First Day of School



Our welcoming chalkboard

A few changes for this school year...



Miss Diligent and Mr. Up-to-No Good - yup, that's about right!
First official piano lessons - Daddy is their teacher ;)
Reading time outside today - it was too beautiful to stay inside! Another benefit to homeschooling - we can have     school wherever we want!
Absolutely...every.single.one.
Candy for "Good Behavior" - they definitely deserved it today!
Ended our day on a great note at one of our local parks - shot some hoops with Nick, pushed Nat and Noah on the swings and even got some time to myself under a pretty shade tree with a good book - this is the life!

 And that sums up our day in photos...hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Excellent first day...praying we're blessed with an even better week ahead.
Wishing you the best as well! 
XO







Sunday, September 9, 2012

It's Back to School Week...



My mission for this week is as follows:




:) 

This weekend is consisting of operating in over-drive mode to get my house back in order and our school room prepped for tomorrow's first day back to school. 

I have high hopes! Prayers welcome! 




Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Desperately Seeking Regroupification (a word, no?)

I'm seriously starting to wonder if I will ever feel like we are all put back together again. 

Since we began our kids room re-do a couple of months ago, our life has literally been in shambles

Contents of our entire upstairs is scattered all over our dining room table and litters part of our living room as well.

Meanwhile, life presses on. 

School starts on Monday which means that my life HAS to be PERFECT before then. 

Or at least according to my new schedule it needs to be. 

Laundry needs to be done and put away...

House needs to be tidied, vacuumed, dusted...

School room needs to be cleaned, organized and new school supplies purchased...

Schedule needs to be nailed down, dolled up and printed out...

Ideally, I'll be all decorated for fall by then...

Oh and my yard...flower beds weeded and grass cut please! 

Tad bit tired of being a mess this summer. 

I'm ready to regroup. 

So why do I look at this list and the first thing I wanna do is take a nap 'til next summer?

((sigh))

Overwhelmed, party of me.
P.S. I do plan on posting all the fun details of our kiddos room remodel so be on the lookout for that...just need to scrounge up some more energy for writing! 

I think a pumpkin spice latte is on the horizon for me this week...