Completely off the subject of my 31 Days challenge but you may have noticed a new look for the blog. I switched from Blogger to Wordpress last night so may still be a little glitchy for another day or so. And when I say I, I actually mean the talented Marina from Penny Lane Designs. More on that later. Today was a long day for me. I love the fact that my job affords me the opportunity to be home before 4:00 most days, but today I had to stay later for Open House. I grabbed an early dinner with friends that I teach with and then we went back to school for the PTO meeting and Open House. It only lasted an hour so I was actually home before Allen and BK ate dinner. Two dinners in one night? … [Read more...]
31 days of simple joys: day 1
Today started out a little rocky. I overslept, the weather was dreary and I didn't make my usual weekly run to the grocery store yesterday. But when I really thought about it, I felt a little silly and incredibly ungrateful. I snapped out of it pretty quickly. My theme for today was simply, I'm here. So what if it's raining outside and so what if I need to brave the grocery store crowd on a Monday afternoon. I'm still here, living and breathing and enjoying this life I'm blessed to have. And I thought about this little blogging challenge and as insignificant as it may be in the grand scheme of things, it certainly brought a little clarity to my chaotic Monday. At first I thought I … [Read more...]
31 days of simple joys
I'll be linking up with the Nester for the next month as I join her 31 Days series this year. To start off math each day we have calendar time. We talk about the day, month and year and recite the date as a whole. A few weeks back we were saying the date, "Today is Monday, September 17, 2012," and it hit me. This is the only Monday, September 17, 2012 I'll ever have, what am I doing today? It's easy to rush through our days, to get caught up in the day-to-day routine, to long for the weekend. That's where I am right now. I decided to challenge myself for the next 31 days to live each day to it's fullest, to find simple joy in our day-to-day. To play with Braylen more and take … [Read more...]