So my lovely mother in law recently eluded to me doing everything perfectly. Just to set the record straight, she is sweet, but totally inaccurate!
In case it brings anyone comfort to know some of my serious imperfections:
1. I am barely able to keep things picked up/ organized around the house. *see #5
2. My craft area is a DISASTER. Seriously. Bad toppling over piles of random crap. Everywhere. I am actually writing a post in my head of a before and after of the craft area- yes, I'm using this blog as motivation.
3. I loose my patience. I yell at my kids- well at the 3yo. I'm not proud.
4. I get into my head and feel sorry for myself and all my "white people problems"
5. I am guilty of watching shows like Hoarders and Real Housewives of... which make me feel better about myself RATHER THAN actually working on the things in my life I want to be different- namely loosing clutter and figuring out what direction my career will take next.
6. Did I mention procrastination yet? PROCRASTINATION!
This list could go on and on, but those are the big ones. I know we all have our own crap and that's some of mine.
Yes, but you're the only person I know who:
ReplyDelete1. Dyes rice and grains for craft projects. With toddlers.
2. Make her own wrapping paper.
3. Makes her own pizza with a one year old and a three year old. And it's not just edible, it's great pizza!
4. Still writes thank you notes for each and every gift AND your tiny baby daughters do, too!
5. Takes pictures of those beautiful children that do them justice. And videos!
6. Puts up with my son.
You may not be perfect, but you are amazing!
Thank you very much for the compliment... and the side splitting laugh on #6.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome and thanks for calling me lovely and sweet. I'd thought I was way past my expiration date for adjectives like those.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for writing this blog. For those of us who miss you all very much, it makes it OK, even if you are still far away. But I also deeply appreciate how hard doing what you're doing is - giving up your career to stay home with the kids, in a strange new place, without friends or family. Not everyone would respond the way you have, and the avalanche of creativity this has precipitated is well worth documenting! Because, seriously, who would believe that anyone could do all that without photos?! If I read it in a novel, I wouldn't believe it!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, I am trying and appreciate the support. Posting here has made me feel more connected to everyone we are far away from too, so I think it's mutually beneficial :)
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