I am embarrassed to say that my life has gotten away from me for the moment.
I have been ridiculously busy. Crazy busy. And I love it! But it leaves little time for writing. I have several posts that are in progress, but haven't had a chance to polish any of them for the public yet. (And I'm not posting crap just to *have* something new on here.)
Why am I so busy, you ask? It's summer. And we spend lots of time outside!
I try really hard not to be "couch mommy", I try and be on the floor (or at the table or on the grass) with my kiddos. So instead of doing housework while they are playing, I'm playing too. This means that instead of writing during nap time, I'm cleaning.
And I also started a little online Etsy store. So instead of blogging at night, I'm sewing. And not to diss you guys, but I love sewing. It's very therapeutic and stress relieving. I didn't really need anything new on my plate, but I'm a little bit of an overachiever, and I needed a "me" project.
As a mommy to 4, I do few things that are only for me. I can't even tell you the last time I had a pedicure. But sewing is for me. Only me. It doesn't involve my children, my husband, my job, or anything else. It's all about what I can do, and what I can create.
And it gives me a personal sense of pride.
Plus, I make some pretty cute stuff!
But I do have a lot of things on my plate right now. I need to learn how to say "NO!" more and take on less. Before summer started we had began simplifying our lives for the better, but when that sun shines, it messes with my "NO" gene, and therefore I have a super-duper full calendar.
And I like having time for my children. I will not compromise that. We have parks and picnics on the books, and I try really hard not to cancel (except when our awful Washington weather kicks in). We have squeezed in as much fun stuff as we can before my little girl (gulp!) goes off to kindergarten!
So if you want to get together, you should have called 6 weeks ago when I was booking out through August. I don't have many slots left for coffee, play dates, or grown-up dates. I am booked and full. And I like it that way!
So, I apologize to all who like to read my mindless droning, but being an almost-perfectionist, I just haven't had time to sit and proof read much. My kiddos want to play in the sand box, we have walks to take, picnics need to be done, and fun in the sun is way more important than the computer!
And by the way, I spent one evening looking into graduate school. That ought to fill any gaps in my schedule!
