Hello. Meet Me. Again.

I have some songs running around in my mind today. "Sunrise, sunset. Sunrise, Sunset..." from Fiddler on the Roof and then quickly followed by Matchbox 20's "Every New Beginning is Some Other Beginning's end..." Maybe this is kind of silly. But as I am working on shifting- is adult life nothing but shifting?- and watching my children grow it feels like I am in a constant state of beginning and ending. Circling around and around. Starting and stopping.

It can be frustrating.

I am often frustrated.

At times I am startled by this forceful voice that shouts from within "Move FORWARD! Get Moving!"

Let's be real, I often feel stagnate.

Stuck.


Perhaps that is one of the purposes of life. Learning to go with the quick succession of time and the absolute sluggish feeling of, well,  time. I guess that is why that saying exists, "The days are long, but the years are short." Because, um, my days are soooooo long but yes, my years are too short. It can be disorienting and I often feel like I am viewing life through a glass window while swimming around in my head of "what ifs..." and "Oh I could/should do that..."

I have been having a lot of those feelings these last few years. Wanting to suck up all of the precious baby time of my kids, suck up all of their kid time, and be present.

I am finding that the more time I give myself to pull back and take a momen; look at what is happening and reevaluate where we are doing I begin to have a better sense of what my part of this whole thing called life is.

For me, life is a spiral not a straight line. I am constantly circling towards and away from the things that are important to me. Right now I am circling back to rediscovering who I am. Who I am as Adult Julia. As I meet myself in this form I am also greeted by so many pieces of my former self along the way. Reminders, or clues maybe, of who I have always been.

So, Hello. This is me. Julia.

I like to play.
I like to create.
I love to read and dream.
I pretend.
I imagine.

I am beginning...

Sharing a Little About Me

hello fabulous GoatNotes Readers! I am slowly pulling myself up out of the pile of work I have been buried under this last week. I'm still not done, but I can see the finish line.

While reading countless papers, I did make a little time to write a guest post for the Lazy Lollipop. I tried to share a bit about me, what I do, my hopes, my dreams and maybe just a little too much information about labels. You can find the whole article here.

Would love to hear your thoughts, and I know comments are always loved! Happy Tuesday friends.

a-z of me

A

to Z....of me

I have seen this identical post floating around on several of my favorite blog friend's sites (here and here), and thought I would jump on this band wagon, since you probably don't want to hear about my recent moving freak-outs or see my house covered in boxes. I am literally typing this from a cave of boxes. Really. A cave of boxes. Anyway, enjoy this narcissistic venture. I had fun answering the questions!




A. Age: 27 
B. Bed size: Queen, I think.
C. Chore that you hate: Dumping the compost bin. Sorry, but yuck.
D. Dogs: None. Just a curmudgeon of a  bird. He's 12 years old!
E. Essential start to your day: French pressed coffee, read the BBC news via my phone, snuggle time with my boy. 
F. Favorite color: Mustard Yellow
G. Gold or Silver: I used to be a silver only girl, but I find myself attracted to gold more and more.
H. Height: 5'6
I. Instruments you play: Ukulele
J. Job title: Mama 24/7, writer of words-maker of things
K. Kids: One wild toddler man
L. Live: San Francisco Bay Area
M. Mother’s name: Mary Lynn
N. Nicknames: My close family and friends call me Jules
O. Overnight hospital stays: Several. I 'm accident prone
P. Pet peeves: People who call me Julie....um, NOT my name. Thanks.
Q. Quote from a movie: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: One (younger) sister
U. Underwear: Never...j/k
V. Vegetable you hate: Being a vegetarian it is sort of hard to dislike vegetables, but in all honesty I HATE Okra. 
W. What makes you run late: Daydreaming. Oh, and that small person who governs my life. 
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth (don't most people get this one?), neck, back and probably several others. Really don't remember. 
Y. Yummy food that you make: I love to cook. Not to sound too egotistical but  I can make anything....usually perfectly by the second try. Our household faves are my vegan chocolate cake, homemade pizza dough, homemade flour tortillas, Vietnamese Pho Soup and I make a mean cup of coffee.
Z. Zoo animal: I have always been an elephant girl. They are just biggest most adorable creatures!