Yesterday was David’s 4-year checkup. Our doctor is so nice and sweet and good with David that it’s a joy to watch them. Here he is letting David listen to his own heartbeat. We also did an eye test and a hearing test and everything else. All seems to be well for our healthy little one. Knock on wood.
David was so funny during the hearing test that we had to do it three times. The rule was that you had to raise your hand when you hear a sound and put it down when the sound goes away. David was so distracted that he’d either forget to raise his hand or forget to put it down. Finally after the third time we explained, he did focus for a few minutes and passed with flying colors.
This week’s question was “if i could do it all again, would i change
anything?”
I don’t believe in looking back. When I make a decision, I think for a
long time and I work hard to make sure I believe it’s the best decision
I can make with what information I have available at the time. This way,
I don’t regret anything because I know I didn’t do it haphazardly. I
believe life is about moving forward and looking forward. I also firmly
believe that we don’t know how the paths we didn’t take would have ended
up, so I wouldn’t change anything.
This week’s technique was inspired by the amazing Loretta Grayson,
specifically this
piece. I’ve always wanted to try sewing more creatively and I used
acrylic paint and the back of my brush for the while lines. It doesn’t
come close to comparing to her beautiful art but it was still a lot of
fun to experiment.
I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a
new technique each week. You can see the see full list: here
Love the funny looks he has. I know it’s been a lot of David lately but
I love them and want to make sure I get a lot of them. David’s been a
bit sadder and moodier than usual and I am not sure exactly why.
Otherwise he’s just perfect as usual. Tomorrow’s our yearly checkup so I
guess we’ll see if something is wrong.
I’m doing well otherwise too. Trying to rest as much as possible and
trying to get mentally ready for the little one.
Little boy wanted his teddy bear along this morning which was really odd
as he’s not the teddy bear type. But it looks like he was not being
himself all day cause when I went to pick him up they said he was sad
and out of it all day and wanted to go home. They had even called me but
I missed it cause I was in a meeting which, of course, made me feel sad
and guilty.
I’ve been ok today. I think while Mondays are the hardest meeting-wise,
I am most rested on Mondays so I go through them more easily. David and
I spent the evening being lazy since neither of us felt like being
productive so we lay on the couch and watched TV as we snuggled up.
Happy Monday.
This week’s catalyst was: Create
art around a secret you’ve been keeping.
Here are my words:
It may not seem so, but this catalyst was incredibly cathartic for me. I
spent my whole life being the girl with the diaries and the girl with
secrets. I would never tell anyone anything about me. Anyone. Ever. Many
good friends complained how it wasn’t fair that I knew everything about
them but they knew nothing about me. I agreed it wasn’t fair but I just
couldn’t get myself to share.
But somewhere along the way, I shared once and then once again and then
I realized the healing power of sharing. The connection it created, the
way it helped me resolve my problems just by talking about them. And
imagine my surprise when I sat down to do this week’s catalyst and
realized I had no secrets. Nothing. I feel so relaxed and peaceful. When
it comes to keeping others’ secrets, I am still a perfect confidant who
never tells a soul but now I don’t have to fill dairies with my own
secrets anymore. I have kind souls to share with and I do so as needed.
I am eternally thankful for that.
Happy Birthday little boy! Today he turned four. I can’t believe he’s
four already. The years really are short.
He has grown up to be such an amazing boy. Kind, generous, sweet, and so
loving. Funny, silly, and fun. I am so so proud to be his mom.
This is how he waited while we were singing so he could blow the candles
as soon as we were done. (I blurred the other kids since I didn’t want
to worry about having them on the internet. And here’s one more after
the candles are out.
I don’t know if it’s nesting or OCD but I have been wanting to cleanup
and organize David’s toys for weeks so on our trip to Costco for David’s
party, we bought some containers and some ziplock bags and I’ve just
been cleaning, sorting, and organizing all day.
It was a lot of work but it looks so much better now.
And here’s a little shot of David. This is the face he makes when he’s
done something wrong but says “It’s ok Mommy. It’s ok.” When he wants me
to let him know that it’s ok and I am not mad. Who could ever be mad at
this little boy?
Look how the tulips have bloomed. I love tulips more than any other
flower. Bar none.
It’s been a few rough days here. I’ve been really tired. I mean
really tired. David’s been such an incredible doll. He’s been
playing by himself and helping me out and just doing anything and
everything he’s told. Just so thankful for the little one.
David’s birthday is this weekend and we decided to celebrate it today at
school. It was really sweet and he got to have both me and his Daddy
there with him. The candles were trick candles and kept re-lighting up
which was funny.
Nothing much more today except that I am getting more and more exhausted
and it’s officially starting to worry me a bit. Not to mention frustrate me.
This week’s prompt was “How do I feel TODAY?”
Honestly, I thought a lot about this one. The one prominent thought was
tired since I’ve been so so tired all the time lately but then I wanted
something that’s more specific for these last few days as opposed to the
last few months and since so many friends around me are struggling and
it’s making me blue, I’ve decided to go with feeling blue. It’s not even
that I am sad for myself, but mostly at all the hardships my friends are
suffering and how pensive it’s making me.
The main technique I tried to use on this one was resist. I used clear
embossing to stamp the “blue” and then inked all over the tag to make
the word standout. Then I covered the letters with Tim’s crackle paint
to emphasize the feeling of feeling broken/blue. I then used alcohol
inks to make the bling, ghost heart, and the shells blue. I also used
the sparkling H2O’s for the edges and inside the letters a bit just to
give it a glimmer of sparkle. I used stickles to cover a white heart and
put the two hearts to symbolize relationship related issues my friends
are having. That’s it. I wanted the whole card to be tints of blue.
This is what happens when you take as many photos as I do.
It’s been a long week so far. A lot of meetings. And I am still overly
exhausted which doesn’t help. But I am taking my Iron pills, and trying
to go to bed early and relax as much as possible. Life’s ok otherwise. I
am still able to keep my peaceful inside and considering we’re a month
past the new year, I’m feeling good about this.
My friend Corien at A Million Memories is teaching a wonderful class
called: Winter Wonderland.
You can read
more here and sign up
here. It starts on February 14th and, trust me, it’s absolutely
stunning!
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