See. Life isn't always so calm.
We had a super busy weekend – a two day swim meet and piano recital plus our company holiday party. Can you say tired? Actually, that doesn't quite cover it. Exhausted is more like it. Sunday night I went to bed at 7:45 p.m. and didn't get up until 6:30 Monday morning. Just shy of 11 hours. Crazy, huh?
Monday was a snow day for the kids. A pathetic – we had one inch of snow – day. Considering our weekend, it was nice to have little on the agenda, but it is the last week that the kids are in school before the holiday break. Losing a day kind of pinched my schedule. I didn't get to quilting the one handmade gift yesterday. I did manage to finish the quilting today, but everything shifted a day down the week and tomorrow the stuff on the agenda can't shift. I found myself agitated and yelling at the kids. Fatty saw it too – told me I didn't seem myself. I hate this.
And then I uploaded my photos from the last two days and I saw calm in them.
I made a list, put my laundry away, went through the mail and neatened up the girls' rooms. Then I walked the dog and celebrated Tuesday with Fatty and a bottle of champagne. And then came to the understanding that I won't make any other progress on the gift wrapping and card addressing and quilt binding until Thursday.
I'm going to be ok with that. I've made it 14 days into December without feeling a moment of this stress and that, my friends, is an incredible achievement for me. So, yes. I'm ok with a bit a stress because tomorrow the calm returns. Until then, take care.
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oh, phew. now i’m calm again, too. 🙂
ok, so glad the calm is back. xo.
PHEW!!!!
That was a BUSY weekend…
I have been enjoying building Forts in the woods with our girls…stepping away from the everyday rushing around and spending time with family….had brought calm here…
HUGS and hope the calm stays with you!
Char.x.
Just keep breathing in and out..enjoy the season!
I know the feeling. You might have heard but we got 17″ here in MN, so we had not 1 but 2 snow days. The week before winter break starts! My week to wrap up all details! Ahhhh! Deep breath. OK, everything is fine.
I have a sick kid at home and we’re all supposed to go to Sunday School rehearsal and carolling tonight. And since I had the day off, I thought I was going to go Christmas shopping…it’s so interesting how a mom’s agenda can change in a wink, and we roll with it, (we might sputter for a moment,) but we roll with it!
I’ve taken to writing my entire calendar in pencil. The continual “crossing off and pushing forward” was stressing me out.
Calm. Yes. I will try again. I needed this message today…thank you for sharing.
Love the code! Tee hee.
Our kids (in Ireland) were off for 7 snowdays in a row, that’s 9 days including the weekend! Swimming lessons were even cancelled on the Saturday. I gave up trying to achieve anything after the first day…I just baked instead and it was all eaten! Calm is better if you can manage it.
i was just beginning to feel the stress myself. thanks for reminding me to let in the calm. {exhale}
I opted for a stress free season this year as well, putting aside some of the things I used to do, and keeping those that were most important! I’m glad you’ve put your one moment of stress aside for now!
I hope the snow days of Thursday and Friday didn’t make it worse! Here’s hoping you were able to get some things accomplished.
I, for one, have kept your “I am enjoying December” line in my brain like a mantra. Never occurred to me to try. It will top my 2011 resolutions (and I don’t do resolutions).
The houses are beautiful, and the small hands behind.
And if you’d like to dish on the yarn, I’d be all ears (February’s fine). I adore Joelle’s book. I’m working on my second basket.
You take fantastic pictures. And I’m liking that pot holder. I think some of the best crafts are the ones you just make on a whim, especially if they are the product of procrastination.