Taking Stock {three thirty-one fourteen}

The last week has been so full of life and chaos and stress and laziness. That's why I haven't written. So I thought now would be a good time to take stock. It's a post I've seen before, and honestly I haven't had the time or the energy to devote to my writing let alone to this blog. It's sad, and it's also very hard for me. Writing is such a huge part of what I do, and how I survive. But most of this has been self inflicted. I haven't wanted to pull myself away from life. It's been full and busy and at the end of the day, if I'm not at work, I want to be fully present. So I'm trying friends. I'm trying to find balance and peace with this new shift in my life. And just when I get a foot hold, something gives a little and I have to readjust and start over. It's a work in progress, like everything else in my life. Hang in there, I'm still here and hopefully in the next week, I'll be writing. Until then, here is a little about me, right here right now, taking stock.


Making:  
My favorite salad that is everything including the kitchen sink. Ok, not really but, it's a little bit of everything.

Cooking:
Using the microwave. That's still cooking you know.

Drinking:
Izze sodas, but need more water. But Clementine Izzes taste way better than water.

Reading:
Pride and Prejudice, and it’s harder than I ever imagined. Like I have to force myself to read a chapter a day.

Wanting:
Benefit The Big Easy, Better than BB cream, because my face and skin are testing me. Also two pairs of Toms, and if it's not too much trouble a trip solo to Target.

Looking:
at Instagram like always.

Playing:
with some short story ideas. And also on the Internet in general.

Wasting:
time on Pinterest. But it's so much fun and cheaper than real life shopping.

Sewing:
nothing at the moment, my sewing table is still covered with Christmas Crafts. Whoops!

Wishing:
For balance, sleep, and a weekend away with the Hubbs.

Enjoying:
A night at home, while it rains outside. The kids ate McDonald's, and I'm in my pjs. The countdown to bedtime is on.

Waiting:
for just a few free moments to write, with abandon.

Liking:
painted nails, because they are almost never painted. My gel mani from Friday still looks fresh. Now to try to make this a bi-weekly event...

Wondering:
if I’ll ever write that book

Loving:
the birthday wishes I got last week. The friends who stopped by our BBQ on Saturday.

Hoping:
for motivation to work out. Also praying about it too. I know it will make me feel so much better, but still... I just can't get motivated.

Marveling:
at being 36, how did that happen?

Needing:
to remember to breathe, to take time out, and to write it all out.

Smelling:
McDonald's french fries that are still on the table, there is no other smell like McDonald's french fries.

Wearing:
my favorite aero sweats and a grey sweatshirt. And it's everything it should be as I listen to it rain outside.

Following:
Scandal on Twitter during the broadcast, try it, it will change your life. Also Mindy Kaling on Instagram, for sneak peeks at The Mindy Project.

Noticing:
those extra five pounds that seemed to creep in after 35, well now 36! I hide them well.

Knowing:
that time always wins, and trying to really live in every moment.

Thinking:
about what book I'll read next, should I see Divergent or read the book, should I enter that writing contest, what am I going to wear to Elevate.

Bookmarking:
writing contests I want to enter, maxi skirts I want to DIY, books I want to read, new tv shows I should watch.

Opening:
and admiring my birthday gifts.

Giggling:
Modern Family while I watch it with my Modern Family. I heart Phil!

Feeling:
old, alive, hopeful, and very very blessed.


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