Currently

currently:

date: February 2, 2015

planning: a list of February goals, to do's & blog posts

reading: Gone Girl

listening: Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars & Mark Bronson (all.the.time)

eating: chia pudding

drinking: coffee with coconut milk & pumpkin spice

dreaming: about a fall 2015 trip to California

scrapping: Project Life January 2015

loving: holding Anna’s hand

currently

currently:

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date: January 13, 2015

watching: Food Network

reading: Room to Create (magazine)

listening: Taylor Swift 1989 on repeat

eating: paleo pancakes with frozen raspberries

drinking: coffee with coconut milk & cinnamon

planning: a trip to Jasper

scrapping: Disneyland & summer photos

pinning: fitness inspiration

fitness: working on arms & abs, getting coached on a pull up

loving: a house full of lit candles

Currently

- Time: 8:41am

- Drinking Starbucks Blonde Roast  (True North)

- working on a work schedule / block schedule: designating certain days for certain tasks instead of my current mish mash

- feeling beat down by the work - life balance (there is no such thing is there?)

- trying to understand and not get frustrated that my 3 year old doesn't care if I have deadlines 

- making lists, lots of lists

- excited to eat a blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese

- sketching out cards for my August demo

- writing down notes as they pop into my head for my Christmas classes

- dreaming of floating in Lake Annette again

- enjoying some quiet and calm before Anna wakes up, she is really sleeping in today

- wishing we had a babysitter and that I wasn't terrified of leaving her with someone other than the usual volunteers

- dreaming about how nice it would be to have a nanny two days a week

- remember to call Mom & Dad and wish them a Happy Anniversary

- thinking about having a painting party next month for Anna's little friends

- happy that the air blowing in is cool and loving the thunder in the distance

- wondering where the week went

- making a blog post schedule

- wanting to bake

- wanting to get back into my Project Life

- super glad I discovered Podcasts

- scheduling play dates

- battling the comparing game dialogue- "She can make it work and makes it look easy, why can't I?"

- Crazy excited to work this weekend at the Bollywood themed crop at Treasured Memories

-  Surprisingly not feeling overwhelmed... today ;)

- Time: 8:45am (ha ha ha, just kidding but this list pretty much sums up my jumbled thoughts these days)

Currently

Photo taken Friday on my drive to work using the timer app... 

at a red light... I realize that would be illegal... as my loving husband pointed out....

Time: 12:44am
Eating:  Nothing
Reading: The Happy Herbivore Cookbook
Watching: Bones
Creating: Finishing up a custom scrapbooking job (should really be doing that but yet here I am)
Thinking About: I haven't had any alone time with Cory since April 13 and that makes me sad
Wanting: a slice of cheese pizza or maybe a grilled cheese or maybe cheese whiz on toast (can you tell I haven't had cheese in over 2 weeks)
Wishing: I had a blog post written for Blissologie
Forgot to: send out work emails 

currently

I love...

Singing the ABC's with Anna.

Opening the screen to let in the fresh air.

Spotting the Canadian geese as they return.

Oranges.

Texting with a sweet friend after a couple margaritas.

Capturing random Anna happenings, like finding the peanut butter in Anna's (clean) potty.

This post is inspired by this girl.

Currently: Life with Anna

Life with Anna. 

She has her own (strong) opinions.

She loves to tell me I'm beautiful.

She spends a good deal of time not listening.

She tells me she missed me when I go get her in the morning.

She has to be the pickiest eater ever... I am sure of it.

She loves to sit together on the couch in the morning and watch cartoons.

She fights every night at supper time.

She falls asleep on me at night and I fall in love more & more.

She refuses to bath at night so we bath during the day.

She smiles a smile that stops people in their tracks.

She kicks me when it's time to do a diaper change.

She gives fast, sudden and unexpected hugs.

She runs away from me in stores and outside and it scares me.

She wishes me sweet dreams if I lay on the couch.

She yells at Cory if he tries to talk to me.

She tells me I did a really good job when I do my work.

She runs away and hides when I want to leave the house.

She loves to cuddle and read books.

She cries and kicks when it's time for pj's and teeth time (teeth brushing).

She rubs my back if I'm sad and tells me it will be okay. (and I know it will be but at the time...)

Life with Anna has been very challenging lately and then it has also been so very wonderful. But all the ups & downs are mentally and physically exhausting. I am so very grateful for the "easy" days I just wish I wasn't so drained to enjoy them. Our biggest obstacle- eating. Any advice would be appreciated on how to get a little to try something new.... just try. She doesn't even have to eat it. I just need her to try it. Email me or leave a comment....
xoxo

ps... Have a fabulous weekend friends!

Currently...

photo taken by Anna: December 15

Currently I am...
Reading: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Watching: Vampire Diaries
Creating: Project Life & December Daily
Thinking about: how to make a difference
Wanting to: delete facebook
Baking: banana bread
Should be: starting a quilt
Wishing: that having a baby was more about love and less about science
Listening to: Mindy Gledhill (on repeat)
Forgot to: put air in my tire