Ok, so my lack of blogs and information sharing is starting to get to me lately. Why can’t I sit myself down and just get all those easy recipes out there or maybe some new tool I found to make your life easier?
Simple I guess ... seasonal summer brain.
I love lazy and carefree days.
And I am seriously off schedule. As much as I try to get up and follow the routine that is in my head, I just love to wander off and explore other stuff. Like what flowers are blooming today in my garden, or what flower wants to be photographed, or maybe if the hummingbird found that feeder yet? I am probably attention deficit as I'm getting older. So hard for me to finish the task put in front of me.
I wonder if it’s my aging brain (trying to keep it active with those memory games on my ipad), my lack of set schedule, the weather, or maybe the kids being home. I mean I write about the importance of keeping a set menu and shopping with a list! How is it that my refrigerator is empty and we are ordering out *gasp* more than ever? I am actually hungry as I write this at my daughter’s speed school!
I never want to wish for Fall because that means Summer will be over.
But I am hurting for some semblance of a schedule.
I guess I don’t hate schedules like I thought I did.
Deep breath ... two teenage girls in the house ... money being spent like crazy ... not much time for my husband and I to do date nights ... vet bills, dental bills, soccer teams, and the list goes on. But you know what? It’s all going to be ok ... I am grateful for the craziness. Maybe not at this moment, but I am very thankful to have a family who makes me happy and proud most of the time. I am in love with my furry best friend who is showing signs of aging lately, I am grateful we have two cars to shuttle around our busy kids, and I am grateful we get to spend a lot of time in our cars catching up with each other as we go to the events. That’s what I’ll remember when they’re gone. Not my lack of cooking meals this summer or keeping the house presentable.
I know so many people going through the never-ending challenges of raising a family and are strapped financially, emotionally (did I mention I am the mother of two teenage girls?) and just plain tapped out.
My only thoughts right now are be grateful for what you have right now, at this moment. Look around you. Where are you right now? What makes you happy right now?
There are always things we would like to be better. It’s how you deal with them that give you the strength to pull ahead and not fall behind and feel lost. Gratitude journals make it simple to ground yourself and put it out there that you’re happy, even if this day is not the easiest.
Ok, thank you for listening. I will go home and make a shopping list and get some food back in the house. Sometimes a good meal does wonders for everyone. And maybe a glass of wine ;)
At least that’s what I am expecting.
Be Well,
Krista
**Keep an eye out for my newly designed website in the near future. I do have my program for 30 days of meal planning and shopping lists available at your convenience! I did the planning for you - you just have to test them out with your family!
