Here are some random thoughts from January.
- Everything that is required of me right now is basically the opposite of my skill set.
- If I manage to make it through the next few months with my marriage, my sanity, and the majority of my friendships intact, I’ve basically won at life.
- I’m bouncing between procrastination, overwhelm, and squashing my to do list.
- While procrastinating, I’m Knitflixing dishrags, socks, and watching the BBC/Masterpiece Theater Victoria and Vikings (I think from the history channel) from Amazon Prime.
- For someone who is NOT a keeper of stuff, I really have way too much stuff.
- I think it would be really lovely to sell off every earthly possession, buy an Airstream, and just spend a year trekking around North America with Jesse and the kids.
- Or have a hobby farm.
- But only if I had someone to help take care of the hobby farm. (Because there is a gaping hole between the person that I would love to be and the person I actually am and that gaping hole is made up of laziness and a distaste for physical labor/discomfort).
- If the world is really going to hell in a hand basket, this is going to be my guide for how to deal with it.
- Discomfort = growth. Growth = good.
- All of the problems I’m facing right now are GOOD problems.
- Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
- What other people think of me is none of my business.
- I want to write again. Not just lists and Tuesday Things but actual writing. It may not be for awhile though.
- Once this remodel is done, I’m going to get back into the habit of creating art and cooking with my kids. I’m missing it.
- Days with inches and inches of snow and warm winter temperatures are some of my favorite.
- Houseplants can actually kind of become like pets.
- Down comforters in January are basically a requirement.
- It’s always fun to see your kids find a passion and then work toward it despite setbacks.
- When the list gets too long and everything is swirling – taking a nap is magic.