Adjusting. I haven't worked outside of our home since before the girls were born, so being gone 3 days a week has been a major adjustment for our family. Honestly, there are both positives and negatives to it, but overall I think we are finally starting to get into a groove.
Teaching. We got a late start on home school this year because of our move, but we have finally started back up again. I especially love the beginning of the home school year when all of the books that we've so carefully chosen start showing up on our porch. There is so much excitement! I'm planning another (windy) home school post soon. We learn more and more of what works for us every year.
Creating. As I mentioned above, working for A Beautiful Mess has taken some getting used to, but I am loving it. I don't know if it's like this for everyone, but for me, the more I'm creating the more creative I become. When I get home from the studio after a day of DIY, I'm pumped to make something on my own watch. It's a great feeling. :)
Appreciating. My best friends just moved away and it's been a good reminder for me to just be thankful for the people I have in my life currently. No, it's not like they're gone for good, but there has definitely been a little bit of heartache since they've made their trek to Colorado. (That darn state keeps stealing my friends away!)
Loving. This crisp Fall air. I can't wait to go to the farmer's market this week and stock up on mums. Oh! And plan our trip to the pumpkin patch! Oh! And pick apples at the orchard! Okay, I love October SO much.
Eating. Donuts. Too many. It's my replacement for the ridiculous amount of ice cream I consumed this summer. Have I mentioned that Johnny and Hope are a HORRIBLE influence on me??? ;)
I love you! YOU'RE the fab gal! ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso: I always love reading what you've been up to. Wish we could grab some coffee and tea and gab in person. <3
What a beautiful picture :) And you're right about crisp fall air- it's so refreshing. x
ReplyDeleteit's always hard to make adjustments from staying home to working outside the home and vice versa, which is what i did a few months ago. hopefully it starts to go a little more smoothly after a while! beautiful picture!
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That is the cutest photo of you and your girls! You have a beautiful family. I loved the DIY that you did on ABM today.
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Almost Endearing
Lovely pic - and I should start having donut days too, love them! :-)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more... the more creative work I do - sewing, photography, art - the more I want to do. It's an addictive drug being creative.
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Totally agree on the creativity front. PS- Fantastic Mr Fox is one of my fav children's films EVER!Rx
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I just can never get over how adorable Poe is!
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to start my own donut day!! Xx
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I adore the list format you've given to this post (I'm a new reader, is this a regular thing?)!
ReplyDeleteI also love that ABM is inspiring you so much, it's the most fantastic blog. It's my online happy place!
What cuties. I love that you homeschool, it's such a great alternative to the public school system.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to more of your stuff on home schooling. I'm still in the great debate with myself if I want to do that with my daughter (she's 2 1/2, so I have time to think about it) I'm torn because she is thriving in her preschool, but our school system is not the greatest and I'm an opponent of No Child Left Behind and private schools are expensive. If you don't mind sharing, I would love to know about what your yearly costs are and if they're less than a private school.
ReplyDeleteI also love seeing what you're doing with ABM.
doughnuts and ice cream sound pretty amazing right about now :).
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture of you three!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I often find that if I'm doing something creative at work, I come home fired up to do some more; when I'm spending all day copying and pasting text in front of a computer screen, I come home exhausted. Funny how our minds work.
beautiful pic, you three are such a dolls, i'm glad you are adjusting to your new life, changes are always kind of difficult, but for some reason are for the best
ReplyDeleteThis is like the "Currently...." posts that I do whenever I'm bored and nothing I have in the works is timely.
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Sara
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have you heard of twyla tharpe's "the creative habit"? the jist of her message is that creativity is a habit we form, and when we nurture this habit it only gets stronger!
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Meghan
alionheartblog.blogspot.com
Oh my gosh. Saturday morning donut day watching Fantastic Mr. Fox sounds SO delightful. I'm getting super pumped for the October goodies too. Hooray for pumpkin patches!
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It sure is hard being a working home schooling mom who works. I do agree that you learn something new every year. I'm interested how you stay organized as a teach with your lessons and your schedule?
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That photo is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to say, I really love getting peeks into the daily lives of my favorite bloggers!
glad you're enjoying your fall. i can't believe your homeschooling and working!! go you!
ReplyDeleteOne of my best friends told me she was thinking of moving about 14 hours from me, (she is 10 minutes from me currently) and that is really taking a toll on my heart, though I understand why she wants to do what she is doing. Homeschooling is fun and challenging. I can't imagine being able to teach while working a job too. I homeschool my two sons. This is my third year doing it and I wish I could have been homeschooled!!!
ReplyDeleteYour girls are beautiful and I hope you have a great week.
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