My boys decided a fun activity with their friends yesterday would be to carve pumpkins. This is an activity that has tortured me for years. This is why. Carving with knives is dangerous. We can never seem to find our cute pumpkin carving kit this time of year. Out come the butcher knives. I am not artistic. It takes the strength of Godzilla sometimes to get through a pumpkin. It is so freakin messy. But fun is fun and you're only a kid once so of course I can't say no to what seems a reasonably constructive activity.
So off the boys go on bikes to buy pumpkins. First pumpkin in process of getting cleaned out gets dropped. Son finds picture of something you can still do with a cracked pumpkin. I'm only half paying attention. Boy that dropped pumpkin goes and gets another one. Boys research again on computer more pumpkin carving ideas. I say, "that one with the pumpkin throwing up seeds always makes me laugh". Someone should have stopped me at this point. The truth is I really did not realize that the pumpkin had partied too much and that is why he threw up the seeds. Again, only half paying attention.
This is the problem with only half paying attention to what your 13 year old boys are doing. See above picture. Well, aren't they creative. Happy Halloween and join me in listening a little better next time. Maybe not the most appropriate door step for a house with just teenagers.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Change and Finding Balance = Peace
Now, I'm not trying to be like a 21st century female Aristotle. I'm just writing about what I'm thinking and what I'm going through at this interesting stage of my life and I think maybe some people can relate (and it will never be about hot flashes)! I am all about change. I like change. I am always thinking of ways to reinvent myself. Improve this - tweak that; say yes to this; no to that; it's all good. No settling in; too boring. Plus, I think if we're always changing then we're ready for life's curve balls. Today, I'm bored. Today, I'm too busy. There's no perfect day. The trick is the balance. Everyday you wake up, your feet hit the ground and you make decisions. Some good; some bad: but it's still all about the balance.
I've started working the past couple of weeks. One of my sisters hooked me up. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile and now here it is. I like it. It's throwing me a lot of curve balls. It's challenging me and making me feel a little more important. I know not everyone needs that but I think it's okay to admit I do. I didn't realize how much I do during the day for my family. It's very interesting shuffling priorities around. Does my house really need to look like it could be shown by a realtor at 10am? Not that there is anything wrong with that. When I can, I will and I do take pride in that side of me. But I can actually let it go here and there and it's okay. Again, for me it's about changing my way of thinking and balance.
I know someone who just changed jobs after 23 years in the same job. My mom didn't work a full time job until after she had been home almost 13 years. I've been doing the mom job pretty exclusively for 13 (almost 14 years) and I am positive that I needed a change. The good thing to remember is change isn't permanent. It can be for as long as it is good and adding value to your life. This is definitely a life lesson learned from my mom (see picture above).
So balance - that is the challenge. Update here - I'm not at my skinniest and I'm not at my fattest. I've been enjoying the wine, but not necessarily downing Oreos. Now, that is good balance. See this is easy. I've been very consistent with exercise. I changed my hair do for the fall. I changed my purse. If you don't know about the Dooney & Bourke trade in program; let me fill you in. You can send any old Dooney & Bourke purse or wallet to www.dooney.com and they will send you a gift certificate towards the purchase of a new bag. So join me this week and embrace some sort of change. Peace out....
I've started working the past couple of weeks. One of my sisters hooked me up. It's something I've wanted to do for awhile and now here it is. I like it. It's throwing me a lot of curve balls. It's challenging me and making me feel a little more important. I know not everyone needs that but I think it's okay to admit I do. I didn't realize how much I do during the day for my family. It's very interesting shuffling priorities around. Does my house really need to look like it could be shown by a realtor at 10am? Not that there is anything wrong with that. When I can, I will and I do take pride in that side of me. But I can actually let it go here and there and it's okay. Again, for me it's about changing my way of thinking and balance.
I know someone who just changed jobs after 23 years in the same job. My mom didn't work a full time job until after she had been home almost 13 years. I've been doing the mom job pretty exclusively for 13 (almost 14 years) and I am positive that I needed a change. The good thing to remember is change isn't permanent. It can be for as long as it is good and adding value to your life. This is definitely a life lesson learned from my mom (see picture above).
So balance - that is the challenge. Update here - I'm not at my skinniest and I'm not at my fattest. I've been enjoying the wine, but not necessarily downing Oreos. Now, that is good balance. See this is easy. I've been very consistent with exercise. I changed my hair do for the fall. I changed my purse. If you don't know about the Dooney & Bourke trade in program; let me fill you in. You can send any old Dooney & Bourke purse or wallet to www.dooney.com and they will send you a gift certificate towards the purchase of a new bag. So join me this week and embrace some sort of change. Peace out....
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