My Life. My Blog.

This week I brought home the footstool I had taken out to be reupholstered. Seeing it back in its space - an extension of the rocker brought me so much joy! So much so that I started thinking of all the things that make me smile … I went back into the archives and re-read one of my blog posts on the very subject … Doing that - made me smile! That girl - the one who wrote that - I didn’t give her enough credit … She trusted her instincts far more than I ever understood at the

I recently had a whirlwind trip to see family. It was last minute, less than 24 hours and I was navigating four bebes’ schedules, packing etc. My part of the planning ended - temporarily - when we boarded our first flight … Someone else was responsible for navigating the where’s and when’s and how’s from that point until we arrived back at the airport. It was a great visit, everything went smoothly … Sometimes my brain doesn’t switch off … My papa had upgraded his phone this

I made a joke last week about having a principle that states “I am physically capable of carrying something; that doesn’t automatically make it mine to carry” and then promptly decided to move my sectional - by myself. It was funny. I had quite literally ignored one of my own principles while quoting it. But it also made me stop. I created these principles for myself, to act as guardrails … To keep me accountable, force myself to pause and ask should I be doing this … I lean