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Two of my Ohio friends have a wonderful blog where each week they post their confessions. I have to admit that I love reading their confessions. I've often thought about sharing my own confessions, as funny or not as they may be. Tonight, as I feel overwhelmed, I feel the need to confess lots of things on many different levels. And so it is that...
I confess...
- that I am overwhelmed. For those of you who think I do it all... I don't. I fail all over the place.
- that I am exhausted. Seriously... days like today sleep evades me.
- that I overextend myself. Oftentimes I see wonderful and gorgeous swaps occurring on craft blogs ALL the time, and I wisely do not sign myself up to participate. It's not that I don't want to participate - it's that I know myself and know that if I do sign up to join in on the fun I won't get it done on time, or if I do get it done, i almost NEVER get it to the post office on time.
- And... so it is that I've WAY overextended myself for Silver Bella swaps this year. 10 swaps... what on EARTH was I thinking? I'm almost done with almost everything, but .... OH MY STARS and BANANAS... did I lose my mind or what?
- that my house is a disaster.
- that I suck at doing laundry. Rather... i ROCK at washing and drying... but SUCK at folding or putting away.
- that since the freezer defrost/death of 2009 - I have not restocked my freezer with pre-made dinners. Convenience dinners (read that as freezer meals from the grocery store) is my mainstay.
- that I love being a mommy way more than I thought I would.
- that being a mommy takes WAY more out of me than I ever thought it would.
- that I miss not having my parents closer WAAAAY more than I ever thought it would
- that I wish I had time to fly down to my parents and WAY more than I do.
- that I am really, very very much, looking forward to Silver Bella but ...
- that I am very very much dreading being away from my little man (and the big one too) for 4 nights. I just know he's going to take his first steps while I'm away... I can feel it and it is stressing me out that I might miss out on seeing that milestone.
- that I drink way more caffeine (diet coke, diet mountain dew, and sugar free Rockstar or Monster) than any one person should.
- that I have not lost the baby weight I thought I could "easily" lose.
- that my studio is a horrific disaster.. and it's getting worse as the days up to Silver Bella get closer.
- that as much as I am excited, I have not started packing for Silver Bella. At all.
- that I miss hanging out with my bestie, but that there is just no time at the moment. It's hard.
- that I update my Facebook page by Twitter, which is updated by texting from my phone, rather than hanging out on Facebook all day long (contrary to popular suspicion)
- that I know I said that I wouldn't let my son zone out on Sesame Street, but it is one hell of a blessing. LOVE Sesame Street.
- that I didn't know what the heck I was saying when I said I would "never" do things as a parent. Dude... sometimes you just do what you can to make it through the day.
- that I have WAY more respect for single parents now than I ever did before. We're making it with two parents.. BARELY. How on earth to single mom's do it with little kids? I don't get it.
So there you have it... a few of my own confessions.
Do you ever have one of those days or times where things start to click? Where maybe you felt confused or just discombobulated, and all of a sudden a little ray of light popped in and made things just a little clearer? I've been having those moments occur, on an infrequent basis but more commonly lately than in the past. I'm realizing things about myself, that I didn't before...
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I want to simplify my life.
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I want to spend less money.
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I want to have less stuff.
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I want to make my home a refuge for my family in this crazy world.
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I want to have pieces I love, and pieces that I created idecorate my home.
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I don't have to be the best at everything - I don't even have to be really good. It's okay to be just okay.
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I want to have less obligation (or self inflicted obligation).
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I want to have a tidy (note I didn't say immaculate!) home.
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I want to be physically active - way more than I have been as of late.
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I want to do more with less - in all kinds of ways.
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I don't have to have (or want to have) a cookie cutter, catalog perfect house.
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I love to sleep in a warm bed (love my electric blanket!!).
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My thighs don't have to be incredible - I just have to learn to deal with them.
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I want to learn how to cook meals out of boxes and use canned sauces - I don't have to MAKE everything.
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I want to get more out of life.
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I want to enjoy more of my life.
All kinds of lights coming on my life... some have been trying to flip on for quite a while and I've been taping them down. I think it's finally time, and I'm finally ready to turn them on and let them shine.
image via Google)
Obviously I haven't been a very good Blogger as of late. I think I may have taken the whole "blogging without obligation" thing a little too far. Today I have decided to finally clear out the dust bunnies from my blog and give it a complete makeover. It will most likely be in total disarray until I am finished, so if you are reading this and wondering why my blog looks like such a hot mess... there's your answer.
I've been out of it for so long, I didn't even realize that my website subscription had expired... I'm going to renew it, so be sure to bookmark www.heatherales.com as I'm also moving to another blog site provider.
Motivation is a wonderful thing. I just hope I can keep it going...
Today is the grand day... Karen Valentine's Blog Party.... Where Bloggers Create.
And my computer card reader isn't working!!! AND... the cable I can use to connect my camera to my computer is missing!
So, I won't be able to share my photos until after work when I've acquired either a new cable or a new card reader.
Supper bummed because I have some GREAT photos to share!
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