Tuesday morning, as I drove Ayden to the sitter's house, there was a thick layer of fog. As I crested the hill, I looked to my left and noticed a section of trees that I had never noticed before. The trees were short and dark and the fog casted a gray coloring on the morning. It was a very beautiful sight that I had never noticed in the past four weeks. At that moment, it struck me that I yearn for that kind of clarity. That sometimes life can be very foggy but to see something I've never seen before would be nice.
Well Thursday night was that clarifying moment...thanks to my very wise husband. We had had a very busy week and Friday would be no different. After Ayden was in bed, I came to the kitchen to make lunch and get things together. Noah had just gotten home from class and wanted to have a hug moment. I quickly brushed him aside and said "I don't have time...I want to get this stuff together." As the words left my mouth, I felt awful for saying them. Was it really vital that I make lunch that moment instead of hugging my husband? So I went to him, wrapped my arms around him and said "I'm sorry. I love you. I'm just exhausted. After tomorrow, I'll slow down."
In that moment, his wisdom shone through. "I know you say that. But what if there was no tomorrow?"
I have to say I was taken back. He was absolutely right. I realized that although things in my day to day life can be kinda foggy at times, I need to take a minute to stop and notice the beautiful sights.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Taking a leap of faith...
Have you ever wanted to do something but the fear of the unknown stopped you? Maybe the fear of failing is what stopped you...or fear of what others would think? The possibility of losing money? Maybe being afraid that you aren't good enough or smart enough? Either way, you didn't do what you wanted for one reason or another. Being on the ledge is a scary place to be and sometimes even the thought of jumping can be worse.
I've been in that position and find myself in that position a lot. Of course, this situation always seem to relate to my career and schooling but either way, there are always ledges to jump from.
My issue is that I can never seem to get up the gall to jump. I try to weigh the pros and cons...I make lists...I really try to think about the consequences and benefits of each choice. However, it seems as though fear always makes me chicken out. Fear of the unknown, fear of failing, fear of letting people down, fear of what people will think, fear of being out of the comfort zone.
I guess I'd like to hear about a time when you took a leap of faith. What did you do? How did you push yourself off that ledge? How did it turn out? Perhaps hearing about others jumping regardless of the fear will inspire me to jump...
I've been in that position and find myself in that position a lot. Of course, this situation always seem to relate to my career and schooling but either way, there are always ledges to jump from.
My issue is that I can never seem to get up the gall to jump. I try to weigh the pros and cons...I make lists...I really try to think about the consequences and benefits of each choice. However, it seems as though fear always makes me chicken out. Fear of the unknown, fear of failing, fear of letting people down, fear of what people will think, fear of being out of the comfort zone.
I guess I'd like to hear about a time when you took a leap of faith. What did you do? How did you push yourself off that ledge? How did it turn out? Perhaps hearing about others jumping regardless of the fear will inspire me to jump...
Sunday, March 11, 2012
So much for losing weight...
During pregnancy, I gained approximately 45 pounds and although I understand that I lost most of it right after having Ayden, I would really love to shed that last 15 to get back to normal. Now in all fairness, I'm not actively trying to lose that last layer of "baby fat" but I am not sitting around eating bon-bons either.
I say all of this while my wonderful husband works in the kitchen making homemade perogies. Yes...perogies. And yes...my husband.
Noah is an amazing chef. I have often said he needs to open a restaurant. Noah is also a gadget guy, so he has everything kitchen thingy-ma-jiggy to assist in his delicious treats. The latest addition to the kitchen cabinets has been a pasta maker he got for Christmas. We have made fettuccine alfredo and spaghetti but we desperately wanted to make ravioli. Oh yes...ravioli.
I'm not much of a cook so Noah was on his own but he did an amazing job (as expected). After making the dough, he switched contraptions filled the raviolis using the kitchen aide. AMAZING!
So all in all, (and the perogies are done) there are two words of advice out of all of this. One, get a kitchen aide of you don't already have one. We use ours all the time for all kinds of things and it is awesome! And two, get yourself a Noah. ;-) I'm so lucky.
I say all of this while my wonderful husband works in the kitchen making homemade perogies. Yes...perogies. And yes...my husband.
Noah is an amazing chef. I have often said he needs to open a restaurant. Noah is also a gadget guy, so he has everything kitchen thingy-ma-jiggy to assist in his delicious treats. The latest addition to the kitchen cabinets has been a pasta maker he got for Christmas. We have made fettuccine alfredo and spaghetti but we desperately wanted to make ravioli. Oh yes...ravioli.
I'm not much of a cook so Noah was on his own but he did an amazing job (as expected). After making the dough, he switched contraptions filled the raviolis using the kitchen aide. AMAZING!
So all in all, (and the perogies are done) there are two words of advice out of all of this. One, get a kitchen aide of you don't already have one. We use ours all the time for all kinds of things and it is awesome! And two, get yourself a Noah. ;-) I'm so lucky.
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