Friday, January 20, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
A Day In The Life Link-Up - January 2017
1. Record any day from now until Sunday, January 22nd. Type it up and turn it into a blog post. You can do it!
2. Email me the following to mylifeintransitionblog at gmail dot com by January 22nd at midnight:
*your blog title,
*your location (state or country is fine),
*the link to your post,
*attach the file of the photo you want to be featured in the round up post.
*optional: give me your Instagram name, perhaps I will attempt to tag everyone over there if extra energetic.
3. I will post everyone's link and picture by January 26th here on my blog. Get the popcorn and clear your schedule for this one!
2. Email me the following to mylifeintransitionblog at gmail dot com by January 22nd at midnight:
*your blog title,
*your location (state or country is fine),
*the link to your post,
*attach the file of the photo you want to be featured in the round up post.
*optional: give me your Instagram name, perhaps I will attempt to tag everyone over there if extra energetic.
3. I will post everyone's link and picture by January 26th here on my blog. Get the popcorn and clear your schedule for this one!
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
How We Organize for the Week (As a Family of 6)
I stopped teaching a year and a half ago, which means I stopped having a nanny and a cleaning lady and having groceries delivered (well, I still sneak that one in!). It has taken this long to really develop some organization routines that really work for us...as there was a bit of trial and error! I'm sharing in hopes that it might help others in the process!
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Friday, January 13, 2017
Friday Favorites 2017 - Edition #2
Happy Friday! This week seemed extra long! And then there is the holiday on Monday...the day the kids have off school but Daddy doesn't have off...just another day of Mommy entertaining them all day long. But until then, here is our random list of favorites from the week :)
Sunday everyone was feeling healthier and the girls had been asking to do Jamberry, like their Mommy :). So following my friend's suggestion to soak their nails in black tea to help the wraps adhere, we had a nail day. The girls got junior wraps in cherry blossoms and panda bears. The tea made a big difference and as of today, only one wrap has come off! And, of course Bubba had to join in for one panda on his nail :)
And here you can see my Jams...almost 2 weeks old and still looking great!
Then on Monday, this guy turned double digits! And loved his special day all about him!
I broke out my Valentine's Day decorations and decided to transition the boys' red Christmas tree into a Valentine's Day tree (more so because I didn't feel like putting it away...lol!). But it make for a festive corner of my living room!
And finally, I ran a quick errand to our local shopping area and saw the signs up for our new Chick-fil-a! So exciting that it's almost open :)...because we all know the signs mean it's close!!!!
Have a great weekend and may you all survive the three day weekend!
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Post In Which I Have a Little Pity Party...
...and feel a bit guilty about it.
My life isn't easy. We live away from family. We have kids with complex medical and emotional issues...and once one thing seems to be resolved, another thing surfaces. We feel like we are barely holding our heads above water. The husband has a great job with great pay and benefits (that we've worked hard for!) that allows me to be home with our kids...but it comes with stress and uncertainty and pressures and the unknown. It's not his forever job and he knows moving on to grow in his career is inevitable but it so hard to trust the story God has written for us and know when to act.
I know people look at us and see a life that is "together" - organized, successful, smooth. I appear to be a mom who can do it all and seem calm about it. I have a loving husband, kids who are kind and respectful (in public, anyway!), a home with nice things...picture perfect. But I feel like I present such a pretty picture that most people miss the things we struggle with. Our kids are sick with unusual illnesses - none truly life-threatening overall but scary at times. But we do what we do because we have to.
I wish someone would could see what we struggle with and offer to reach out and step in. I'd love to hear "You have too much on your plate, let me {insert a helpful gift}. This summer, after one of Bruiser's hospitalizations, a friend texted and said she was coming to take the girls for the afternoon. She didn't ask...she told me. It was amazing. It was needed. It was perfect. And it was rare.
I belong to a supportive moms' group...supportive to most. I often hear it said to other moms "You have ___ kids, let me take this over for you." or "You have too much going on right now, let me do that." I can honestly say in a year and half - though deaths, grief, illnesses - I've had none of that. I know I tend to downplay things, to sit in the shadows, to smile through the challenges...but it weighing heavily on me lately.
All this said and the guilt hits me. I know I shouldn't feel sorry for myself and be critical of others for needing support. I know God has created me to shoulder it all and be strong...and I truly am proud of it.
And there is my pity party...and now I'll move on...carry on as I usually do. I'll complain to the Husband a bit, justify why I shouldn't complain, and then do what needs to be done. Thanks for letting me air my heart of hearts :)
My life isn't easy. We live away from family. We have kids with complex medical and emotional issues...and once one thing seems to be resolved, another thing surfaces. We feel like we are barely holding our heads above water. The husband has a great job with great pay and benefits (that we've worked hard for!) that allows me to be home with our kids...but it comes with stress and uncertainty and pressures and the unknown. It's not his forever job and he knows moving on to grow in his career is inevitable but it so hard to trust the story God has written for us and know when to act.
I know people look at us and see a life that is "together" - organized, successful, smooth. I appear to be a mom who can do it all and seem calm about it. I have a loving husband, kids who are kind and respectful (in public, anyway!), a home with nice things...picture perfect. But I feel like I present such a pretty picture that most people miss the things we struggle with. Our kids are sick with unusual illnesses - none truly life-threatening overall but scary at times. But we do what we do because we have to.
I wish someone would could see what we struggle with and offer to reach out and step in. I'd love to hear "You have too much on your plate, let me {insert a helpful gift}. This summer, after one of Bruiser's hospitalizations, a friend texted and said she was coming to take the girls for the afternoon. She didn't ask...she told me. It was amazing. It was needed. It was perfect. And it was rare.
I belong to a supportive moms' group...supportive to most. I often hear it said to other moms "You have ___ kids, let me take this over for you." or "You have too much going on right now, let me do that." I can honestly say in a year and half - though deaths, grief, illnesses - I've had none of that. I know I tend to downplay things, to sit in the shadows, to smile through the challenges...but it weighing heavily on me lately.
All this said and the guilt hits me. I know I shouldn't feel sorry for myself and be critical of others for needing support. I know God has created me to shoulder it all and be strong...and I truly am proud of it.
And there is my pity party...and now I'll move on...carry on as I usually do. I'll complain to the Husband a bit, justify why I shouldn't complain, and then do what needs to be done. Thanks for letting me air my heart of hearts :)
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