Where we live, there are several new moms so today we all got together at my house. It was really fun and I am hoping we do it again.
David had Thanksgiving at school today and he tried peanut butter for the first time and really liked it.
Nathaniel is so mobile now that it’s hard to get a non-blurry shot.
Another day with no to-dos. Working on it. I am sure it will catch up with me but trying to stay calm and relaxed as much as I can. Let’s see if I’ll get to finish tomorrow’s digital downloads. Let me know if there’s anything you want.
What a great book The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie was! A fantastic job writing from a young girl’s point of view. Wonderful details. As someone who also loves chemistry, what a delightful character. What a great plot. I really enjoyed every single moment of this story.
I think I read about this book in Wendy Smedley’s blog and I wrote down the name and decided that it looked like fun. I am not the type to read mysteries all that often (I don’t really read much genre fiction at all) but this one was truly magnificent. Mostly because the characters were well thought out and kept the whole story going. Highly recommended.
We are not exactly sure what color those eyes are. They are the topic of much debate.
Nathaniel is fully crawling now and discovering the world as he likes.
A wonderful, quiet day where I didn’t give myself any todos. Which meant I could take some time to do math with David tonight and I am enjoying this lack of pressure.
As I’ve written about several times before, in 2002, I quit my job on Wall St. to become a teacher for Teach for America. Relatively soon after I began teaching, I started having serious doubts about my ability to do this job justice. It was a very turbulent time in my life and I still struggle with it from time to time.
One of the things I did at the time was to take a course in the hopes that it would help me decide whether I was ready to quit the job or not. At the end of this intensive three day course, I had many answers to many other issues in my life but I still didn’t know if I should walk away.
A few weeks later, I was telling someone why I had originally chosen to go into the computer field (so I could work from home one day when I had kids) and then why I had quit the wall street career for a more altruistic one (so that what I did with my time away from my kids would be for a worthwhile cause). In talking to this person, I realized that I had made many significant decisions in my life on behalf of children I didn’t yet have. I also recognized that I had managed to setup my life such that I was working way too many hours to actually make room to have any kids.
As soon as I realized this, I quit my job, encouraged my unhappy husband to do the same (and pursue his dreams) and we moved across the country to setup a new life and within a year of moving we were expecting our first baby. I know that if it weren’t for the course, and for the struggles with my teaching job, I might have never stepped back enough to observe my life and notice how misaligned it was with my priorities.
Sometimes an unfortunate circumstance can be the catalyst to something wonderful and amazing.
This is the little journal I made for the journaling class I’m taking. I wanted it to be simple and easy to carry around and something that would give me joy to touch without worrying too much about having too many parts that could fall off.
Here’s the back.
And I can slip my pen into the side.
Nathaniel is really not a fan of peas. I’ve tried giving them to him twice now and each time he’s gagged and made the saddest faces. I am not sure if it’s dislike or he might be allergic somehow so I am staying away from peas for a while.
Relatively happy Sunday here. Finished my book (will post tomorrow), played with my kids, watched some TV, and wrote a little. Hope your weekend was good.
I woke up today with a little melancholy and sadness but then I remembered that I did indeed find my ring and I felt better. I thought it was odd that the feeling had become so ingrained in just two days and that my memory hadn’t really caught up yet.
The first thing that came to my mind was laughter. Laughter and love make me glow.
Simple one this time, I pulled all my scraps, a bunch of border punches and just had fun. Simple but I still love it.
I now sell some of these tags in my etsy store. If there’s a tag you like and are interested in, email me or leave a comment and I’ll be happy to add it.
I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here.
Weekly tags are posted every Thursday, you can see all of them by clicking here.
Guess what? I found my ring! I woke up this morning and went down to cook some vegetables and there it was, amongst the broccoli. Veggies are good for you, I tell ya!
And then I cooked some creamed spinach and this delicious butternut squash casserole. Mmmm.
Nathaniel was in a good mood most of the day.
And so was the boy with blue eyes.
He’s about to stand up any moment now. It’s all happening too too fast.
I had a pretty good day. Especially since I found my ring! I cooked veggies, ate veggies, did some art, made a journal for my upcoming class, read some, watched some TV and am about to read more. Not too shabby.
Last week, I had my first etsy order. I was so excited that I made the order right away. And then I wanted to make a thank you card. I wanted it to be perfect. This was the first person to support me and I wanted it to be special. That meant that I put it off for FIVE days cause I wanted it to be so nice. Finally, today I decided to give myself 15 minutes and I say and did the whole card in 12 minutes, without stopping. It’s not perfect but I think it turned out nice.
Nathaniel likes crawling towards me so it’s a bit harder to take photos now.
He’s also discovered the door stoppers and has been having a ton of fun playing with them.
Still sad about the ring. Really enjoyed watching New Moon. Also enjoying my book of the week. And really thankful and excited about Stephanie’s new journaling clas. Nothing like journaling and Stephanie is amazing.
My friend Sandra came to visit today so I could see her little boy. Both my boys were a huge fan instantly.
Nathaniel was rummaging around the toy drawers.
David kissed him a bunch.
And then Sandra’s little boy woke up.
And even gave me a little smile!
Today was a sad day cause when I came back from picking up David I realized I lost my right that I wear on my index finger. A beautiful elegant ring with diamonds on it. I haven’t found it yet and I don’t think I will so I am really really sorry. I seem to have the worst luck with jewelry. I am so sorry Mom!!
Off to bed now cause I need some sleep before I go see New Moon!!!
My creative therapy journal. This is the best art journal ever. I love it. I love every little piece of it.
Here’s David playing with his friend at school. This girl and David have been friends for a long time now. They get along really well.
And cutie-pie Nathaniel.
Still quite tired. This is a good but long week. Monday night I met with my friend Jenn, tonight we have a dinner guest, and tomorrow night I go to see New Moon at midnight. So I am going to be even more tired on Friday but it’s worth it.
Today, David, Nathaniel and I had lunch together. We went to the Palo Alto Cafe and had bagels and shared an orange juice. It was so wonderful.
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
This is part of a weekly digital download series. They are posted every Wednesday. You can find all of the ones that were posted here.
