Making Time to Slow Down

I haven't felt 100% in over two months now, and it has been draining.  Once I started recovering from one thing, something else came up, and it's just been that chain reaction since the second week in August.  I know there are people who deal with a lot more than I do, health wise, and more power to all of you--I don't know how you do it with a smile on your face most of the time.

What I've realized during this time is that you don't realize how much energy it actually takes to do something, until you don't have all that energy.  Or, you don't realize which muscles you really use for coughing and sneezing, until you've pulled all those muscles and can hardly move.  But, from all this, I've actually had to MAKE myself chill out, do some things a little bit slower than usual, and actually relax.  I know, it's hard to relax in today's time. Heck, even laying down to relax isn't as relaxing as it sounds, because some days, I can barely pull myself up to sit...and then I laugh at myself.

The Type A side of me created a daily checklist for us to use each day to make sure daily tasks get done and we're better prepared for the next day (although, there are still some mornings I'm rushing Marshall out the door because I somehow got us behind, haha).  In the beginning, it was great, and we were checking things off the list left and right.  But, I've had to remind myself lately that simple things like unloading the dishwasher CAN in fact wait until the next day.  All those ants will still be in our kitchen regardless of whether or not there are dishes out.  Haha.

Side note: I cleaned our kitchen and every last thing in it this morning, and I swear we have more ants now than before.

And don't get me wrong, I still love our lists, but I'm just also getting a little bit better about not being as hard on myself if there are unchecked boxes when I'm heading to bed.

So, this post isn't to get everyone to write "hope you feel better or anything," but instead, I hope it's a reminder for you to take time to slow down for yourself.  The dishes will be there tomorrow.  Watch another episode of Mickey with your baby...they're only a baby for so long. (How do I have an almost 2 year old?!)

I'm baaaaack. Take Two.

I’m doing a great job with this blogging thing that I said I was going to pick back up on.  Haha.

But, as much as I love blogging (I really do!), I love spending time with my family more!  I’m still working with LuLaRoe, too, which is so awesome and fun!

Marshall is growing like a weed! He has been talking so much more--it’s mostly gibberish, but he is definitely very intentional when he talks!  He loves Mickey Mouse and gets so excited when he sees it coming up next on TV.  The Puppy Dog Pals theme song is his favorite, and he gets so giddy and happy when the song comes on and starts dancing!

When I went back to work at the end of summer, Marshall started daycare.  It was definitely a brand new transition for him, as he had never stayed with anyone other than family before.  After that first week, he was a pro!  He’s eager to play and eat breakfast as soon as he gets there, and he always has a huge smile on his face when he sees Matt or me when we pick him up :)

Since going back to work, Friday nights have been relaxing nights for us. What does this look like? Matt’s probably playing Overwatch, and Marshall is in bed with me watching TV and staying up past his bedtime ;)  And I don’t hate it one bit!

I have several posts either written out or planned out in my head (and some that require me taking the time to take pictures from my camera and put them on my computer), so hopefully I really will start posting more.

But we'll see.

iTunes Shuffle

The laptop I have is the one I got for college, which when I really think about how long it's been since I entered as a freshman, it's crazy to me!  Needless to say, this laptop has really seen its day.  It's super slow now, but I'm still able to get work done.

I'm putting together LuLaRoe outfits right now and making sure my inventory is up-to-date, and I decided to open iTunes for some background music.  I put it on shuffle, and was really entertained by this random mix of songs, so I decided to share a few :)  Maybe some I shouldn't even admit to having on here, haha.

1. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train

2. Dialogue from Winning London (a really good Mary-Kate and Ashley movie, if I do say so myself)

3. Last Christmas by Hilary Duff

4. I Am the Walrus -- the karaoke version from Abby's graduation party. haha.  I hope you guys had the pleasure of seeing my cousins, Gabby and Alison, and I perform this song back then.  Between the 4 of us, we put on some GREAT concerts!

5. Merry Christmas Baby by Hanson (their Christmas CD is amazing!)

6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland

7. Your Crowning Glory by Raven and Julie Andrews (from The Princess Diaries 2)

8. Mysterious Ticking Noise from Potter Puppet Pals* (thank you Lindsey & Jordan for putting this on a CD for me senior year at Longwood!!)

9. That's Just the Way We Roll by The Jonas Brothers (not gonna lie, after hearing this song again, I still love this song just as much as I did when it first came out, haha).

10. All Over the World - I'm not sure who it's by, but it's off of the MFUGE soundtrack from the mission trip in 2006!  Brings back some good memories hearing this song again!  We had some GREAT times on those trips!!


*If you're a Harry Potter fan and have never heard of Mysterious Ticking Noise, you need to go look it up on YouTube right now.

Are y'all even the slightest bit shocked at the amount of Christmas songs that came on in a short time frame?


P.S. These outfits I'm putting together will be posted in my Facebook Group Page on Monday ;)