Just added You Are My Wild to my daily reads. It is a weekly portrait project that brings together 14 photographers to document how they see their children. I love when talented people collaborate. It’s such a beautiful thing.
Anje Bridge / Becky Zeller / Brooke Schwab / Dera Frances / Isabel Furie / Jessica Kraus / Kati Dimoff / Kelsey Gerhard / Klodjana Dervishi / Meaghan Curry / Rebecca Conway / Ryan Marshall / Tara Whitney / Shelby Brakken
Real Life.
I don’t keep a journal. I never usually blog about my days…but yesterday was a good one. Too good not to write about. Nothing out of the ordinary.
I wake up every morning when my husband is in the shower, start packing his lunch, make his tea and breakfast. I already know what you are thinking...it’s just a little deal we made, if I stay home with the kids, I wake up when he does (even though sometimes I crawl back into bed after he goes to work). Some days I hate it, today was nice. It’s our fifteen minutes. We don’t really talk about much, this morning he called me weasel while I was making his eggs. Some days that would annoy me, but I just said ‘that’s not my name’. When he was walking out the door he said ‘have fun today’. And ‘you look pretty’….I said ‘thanks’. It made me smile. The day before yesterday he stormed off to work mad because I was being a crab. This morning I tried to convince him I need a new computer…that was a big fat NO. We have good days and bad days, everyday can’t be the same. Yesterday, work was normal. A day full of answering emails, finishing up little design projects and revising proposals. The boys were really good. Their nap schedules are changing, but I was able to get some housework done. Something we argued about the day before. When he got home, he said ‘the house looks good babe’. That made me smile. It was a typical Thursday night, his sister watched the boys while we went to crossfit together. We usually are in the zone and don’t really talk to each other much when we workout, but today we were flirting. It made me smile. Sometimes we go out to dinner with friends, but it was just us. Of course we always have a hard time making decisions on where to eat or what movie to see. It actually went smooth. We had an awesome date night. It’s kind of an inside joke, but he opened the door for me…all I could say was ‘yes! yes!’ It made us both smile.
Yesterday is actually kind of unexplainable. Those little things that he may not notice. The unexpected notes he writes. All I know is that I am thankful for my husband and our family that we have made. Friends may not always be there, money can be at an all time low, but we stay strong…together. I don’t know what I would do without him. We are a team…Team TL. (Ha! Another story.) Some people may think our ideas our crazy. I don’t care. I love that about us…not knowing what will happen next. I’m always ready for an adventure. Even though yesterday was just an ordinary day it was positive and made me so happy to be alive.
Dammit! I’m so bad at this. I think my habit started when I was working at an agency with mostly dudes that dropped the f-bomb every sentence. That probably had something to do with it. But now that I have kids, I need to watch my mouth. My eldest son is starting to repeat everything I say. Sometimes I don’t even notice myself saying curse words. All I need is for him to say ‘shit’ when he drops something at preschool. I’m sure I’d get a lovely phone call from the teacher. Cursing may seem like the right thing to do in a given moment, but it might be better if the little ones don’t hear you.
As a mother of two, I have learned loads about parenting and being a mother. I wanted to share some little pieces of advice that I have to remind myself of often. Some of these things you may find helpful. These posts are for all of the parents-to-be, new parents, aunts, uncles, babysitters…anyone who cares for the little people in the world.
These were some of my favorite moments of 2012…I love my family.
2012 was a good one. In January, Jax turned two. My niece, Hazel was born in March and eight weeks later our littlest, Casen was born. In June, my other niece, Addie was born. I joined crossfit. Took vacation to Mexico…and Thomas got a kidney stone. In August, we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! We had to say goodbye to the giant shade tree in our front yard. In November, I made some much needed updates to this blog. Our dog, George turned 7. And most recently launched Frills paper + goods.
This year I have learned:
That I will be packing lunches for the rest. of. my. life.
That potty training is one big emotional roller coaster.
Grocery shopping with two kids by yourself is for the birds.
Being home everyday with my kids is the best thing ever.
I deserve a clean towel…I mean I do the never ending laundry.
The wrinkles on my forehead aren’t ever going away.
Anything can happen when you leave the country.
That I can’t leave Target without spending a hundred dollars.
I can still pull all-nighters, just like I did in college.
That sometimes success takes time.
I am thankful for all the memories, we have experienced some pretty low lows, had some great adventures, but I am so glad to begin a new year. I have lots of little goals for myself. I made a list, but I’m tucking it away until next year. Hopefully I can check a few things off. I’m pretty sure this year will will be a blast because this momma is turning 30…eek!
Thank you so much for reading my blog, supporting my shops and following me on instagram. Y’all are too kind…thank you for the sweet comments and love. Hopefully one day we can meet!
Happy 2013 everyone! xo
Texas Girl Paralyzed by Drunk Driver
I read this article this morning and it brought me to tears. I just know what a journey this little girl is going to go through…my Dad was a quadriplegic, which means paralyzed from the chest down. He died three and a half years ago from a heart attack. When he had his accident…I was younger than her. Hopefully one day she will be able to walk again. I pray for her and her family, for all the days ahead that she may stay strong.
Lately…just reaching for the moon and sittin’ porch. (yes. he eats bread plain.) I just love these two and I am soo gonna miss them when my husband and I take our vacation here next week! Much needed. We have been in such a routine. work. work. work. crossfit. work. eat. work again. We are so ready.
update: As much as I love Casen’s handmade bumper, it has been removed from his crib because he is about to roll over!
I just launched a website for a client this week for her new business, Sweet Roots NYC…a customized menu planning and grocery delivery service, offering the highest quality produce and goods, incredible recipes and portioned ingredients. It’s an empowering resource for people who are in key transition moments…newly married, pregnant or returning to work with young children at home. If you live in New York and want to live healthier and make delicious home-cooked meals, visit the site to learn more!
See this project and more of my design work here.
Teaching Children How to Be Still
Interesting article, even more insightful is the automatic choosing which side of the fence you are on when it comes to parenting…
