In This Moment

On my mind today...

My head is somewhere up in the cloudless sky today. Oh, sure I should do some dishes. Maybe organize that pile on my desk. But is it so terrible that I would rather put on a cute dress and a pair of fancy shoes, and just go sit out in my backyard and dream?

I might just forego this nonsense of folding laundry and give into those daydreams about...

The plants I want to fill my new garden beds with (yes, we have garden beds this year!)...
What color I should paint my bathroom...
What to do for a certain special someone's 30th birthday (no, not mine)...
What do with all of this broken concrete all over my yard. Make more garden beds? Make a terraced herb garden?....
How to make that quilt out of those left-over swaddle blankets...
Actually allow myself to pause on those tender thoughts about the people whom I love...
And what really do I want to accomplish in this life...

Maybe I just will go give myself 10 minutes on those back steps...the laundry can wait.

Balance

Right now I hold up to three jobs. I know I have mentioned that here before, but it's true. And it's exhausting. I proof read and copy edit scientific papers, I write in this space, I work part time at a summer camp as a sales/marketing guru (oh yes, guru), I am a co-partner with a dear friend in our PeaceLove Swap Venture, and I am a mom...oh and I sort of have a shop on Etsy. Ok, that's like SIX jobs. No wonder I am tired.

The point is that lately I have hit a wall and need some more ME time. More than one gets during that  five minutes in the bathroom now and then during the day. I do look forward to those times, though...deep breath.

 Typically in this space I don't like to be a complainer. That's not what this blog is all about (oh, heavens no). This blog is about the happy, peaceful and inspiring moments from my daily life. Brief snapshots of what I have been exploring, working, or experiencing with myself and family.

Recently a coworker at the camp was talking about a bit of wisdom she received from a dance teacher when she was a child. The teacher was pregnant and had announced that she would be leaving her job to spend the time with her family. The little dancers wanted to know why, and this is what the teacher replied:

" If you drop your career life you will be able to pick it back up and start a new. If you drop your family life it will shatter, never to be put back together."

I paused and considered what my coworker had just shared. Her words lingered. I brought them home. I shared them with my husband. I shared them with one of my best friends from High School. And now I find myself sharing them in this space with you. Funny how the world presents you with little wake-up calls. If only I would listen more often. Clearly, this is my wake-up call to readjust my 3  6 jobs to bring my life back into balance.

Don't worry I won't be giving up on this space. It brings me far too much happiness, and reading all of your loving comments always makes me want to continue. No, I will be saying my farewells to some of my other occupations. In hopes to spend more time with those I love and doing those things that make my heart sing.

Do you find yourself struggling with finding that balance too? What has been occupying your time recently?

Monday Wisdom:: How You Take It



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 ***Monday***

Today is just another Monday for me. Working, resting, and moving along in my daily routine.

This week promises some wonderful moments for me and my loved ones. Hopefully time well spent with cousins from the East (coast, that is!), more time spent playing with some very special friends outdoors and fingers crossed we hear some news on this BIG transition I keep hinting at (seriously, more to come on that once I know more).

So, yes it's all about that road and how you take it. No matter how quickly you travel along the road of your day, week, year or life it's all about enjoying the moments along the way. Stop and take a moment to absorb some peace. Smell something you love. View something that makes your smile. I know, I will be doing that this week!

Wishing all of you a joyful Monday and week friends. Check back in this space for my second rendition of Vintage Back talk (See last week's HERE).

XOXO,

Julia

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