It sure seems like it's been too long since I last posted here on Carrying On. Thank you all for your loving words of support and thoughtfulness. We are still not to the bottom of my health issues, but I've now had serious heart conditions crossed off our list of potential worries. Hip-hip-hurray for that!
So on to other things...
(feathers from the collection we keep adding to together)
My daughter has been home full-time on her Summer vacation for several weeks now and it feels like we are finally starting to get into the swing of things. Those first few days were brutal...let me tell you. The shift seemed to come after I realized that I need to allow a little spontaneous joy to creep into our day. It is easy for me to get so involved in trying to maintain a balanced schedule that I lose track of other things...important things like being goofy with my kid or not letting a messy kitchen (courtesy of my daughter - she is a child after all) ruin my day.
So we've started adding some random bits of fun into our week and it's been great. Just this past Monday we made these surprisingly simple and tasty Peppermint Patties. I even smiled and we had a blast when my daughter suggested that we use her clay sculpting tools to add creative details to the mints (the little voice inside my head was saying "this isn't what the recipe says to do" but thankfully I didn't listen).
So I'm not supermom by any stretch of the imagination (I know...I had you fooled right - wink). Motherhood is challenging for me on most days (I know I can't be the only one that feels that way, right). But I'm discovering that with practice there can be time in our day for all the things that need to be accomplished...including joy!
Have a delightful weekend everyone. ox Ez