Friday, May 21, 2010

Stepping Forward

 


Next week is my last week in the crazy busy-ness of the full-time music studio.


 


We have big plans for summer- projects, cooking, crafting, living . . .


 


And I'll be back to share with you June 1st. For now, I'm finishing up the school year session and making the adjustments we need to step forward into summer.


 


 


We'll see you in June!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Best Thing Right Now

I love music, I love the radio, I even love television. I am a movie and t.v. geek and I will certainly admit that.


 


But the day our t.v. broke was maybe the best day we've had this year.


 


Okay, no one was really happy on that particular day (because honestly it felt like just one more thing going wrong during a particularly trying month) but the affects of that event are still being felt today.


 


It wasn't even about the t.v. We actually watch very little t.v. while the boys are awake, and because we use a DVR to record the evening shows Superman and I want to watch, we made a decision quite awhile ago to "catch up" on everything on just one night a week so the other nights would be free for other things after the boys were asleep.


 

So if it wasn't about t.v. what was it about?


 


Noise.


 

I'm an introvert by nature and I dearly need quiet and solitude to feel up to my best. I was at a place where I felt like I couldn't put another foot in front of the other because of lacking that time. It couldn't be helped- was I going to ask my husband who was working 7 days a week and taking 21 credit hours at school to give me a break? Certainly not. I knew we'd be through this particularly difficult semester soon enough and surely I could wait . . .


 


Except that I couldn't. Not really. I wasn't myself, I felt like I was run ragged all the time, and it was starting to become a problem with my kids and my husband- and all because of being unable to find a bit of space.


 


So when the t.v. broke, it seemed like the perfect chance. We had no television, decided not to purchase a new one, and we silenced everything else too- no radio or music (not even K-love) and cell phones on silence at home. I check my work messages at particular times now and that is all- something about knowing there is an assigned time for the task keeps me from feeling the need to check the phone constantly.


 


It has been the best solution for our time-crunched family during this season. There are only 2 weeks left in our crazy spring semester and then we can adjust again. But for now the quiet is providing much need space.


 


** We did acquire a "new to us" t.v. from my brother-in-law who works for a moving company. He told us awhile ago that people leave things behind or give things to the movers quite frequently and when he came across a half-working t.v. he thought of us. The boys and I haven't used it at all, but Superman the baseball fan has caught a few games on it in the evenings. :)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Rainy May Daybook

Outside my window…

It's still dark and wet from the huge storms we had all weekend. Our front yard looks like swampland.



I am thinking…

about how wonderfully light our summer schedule will be!



I am thankful for…

Quiet time in the morning. Me, coffee, and writing. What a lovely way to start the day!



Always Learning…

We're re-organizing shelves and supplies this week. We're still between projects (I think this may be our longest "between" stretch all year) so we're mostly just reading through the most recent assortment of library books.



From the kitchen…

Back into some healthier habits for me and Brian. During school this semester we were having a hard time with meals since he was hardly home for any! Between the two of us we were able to pack some of the meals, but since he doesn't have access to any way to heat his food at work, it kind of limited his options. We're getting back to healthier habits now that he won't be in school during the dinner hour any more!



I am wearing…

jeans, a brown sweater, and a pony tail. Plain and ordinay today, but comfy for the rainy day.



I am creating…

another little baby sweater, this time for the nephew due to arrive in August.

  

I am going

to get to bed early this week. I need the extra sleep lately.



I am reading…

The Graceling by Kristin Cashore, and also Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye. The first is a little slow so far, and the second is amazingly descriptive. I have laughed out loud a few times because I can see so precisely in my mind what the author is writing about.



I am hoping…

for a bit drier weather before the strawberries drown!



I am hearing…

the quiet of the morning. No music, no television-- more on that tomorrow.



Around the house…

I'm enjoying the fruits of the re-organized house! There are only a few things left before it is completely done- our coat closet, and my work desk. Both are a little scary.



One of my favorite things…

Hot chocolate on a rainy morning..



A few plans for the rest of the week . . .

a trip to the library, establishing a new morning routine with the boys, and planning a new quiet place in our home.
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