My thoughts*
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Making Changes*
I haven’t really been feeling myself the last few weeks. I seem to go through these periods where I feel a bit adrift, and then know I need to make changes to anchor myself again. Does anyone else feel that way? No? Just me? Cool. For starters, I knew my eating habits were way out of control again. It’s almost painful for me to think about how well I was doing last February before my brother’s wedding compared to where I am now, just six months later. When I get in a cycle of eating poorly (eating excessive amounts of sugar) it triggers me to just want more sugar. I…
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Finding Time to Run*
I really want to start waking up earlier to run in the mornings before M leaves for work. I’m finding it really challenging to find time to exercise in the afternoons / evenings now as our lives just feel so full. It’s all good, glorious things, but it’s just… full. And I need to exercise. Both for my physical health (which is in a sad, sorry state) and my mental health. I know that I could exercise with the kids–and we do go on walks, etc–but more and more I’m realizing that I need some time every day just for me. I’ve managed to get out for a few runs…
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Figuring out my Future*
My maternity leave is almost over. This time last year, I had this exact same realization… and it was so overwhelming. I was so exhausted and I just knew in my bones that I would not have been an effective teacher by any standard if I had gone back when I was supposed to. The Hubster and I sat down on our bed one evening and I had a big talk while I cried contemplating my professional future. When everything fell into place for me to extend my leave and take my specialist courses, I knew it was the right choice. Now it’s time to make another choice and I…
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A New Home*
It’s been almost two weeks since I last wrote, and as you can see, a few things have changed since then. If you follow me on Instagram and saw the Story I posted last week then you might know most of what happened, but I know I was a bit vague on Facebook and I basically just took down my old blog without warning. Without getting into too much detail, I had some security concerns with my old blog and decided it was time for a change. I wanted so desperately to write everything I was feeling, but for the first time I didn’t feel like I could… and I…
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Beautycounter Lipstick Review*
A little over a week ago, a friend of mine posted a giveaway for some Beautycounter Lipstick she was selling. I have several friends who sell products from home so these posts aren’t unusual, and I often enter them… but I never win anything. Seriously. If you want a surefire way to lose a raffle, just put my name on the ticket. I enter them anyway as I keep hoping that someday my luck will change… and it finally did! My name was drawn last Monday and I won a Beautycounter Colour Intense Lipstick of my choice. It was a Christmas miracle. In April. I’ve been interested in learning little…