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    Hey, I have a new blog design. It’s simple & clean. It has my handwriting. It has a pretty pink. I like it. My blogging life is slowly but surely getting to where I want it to be.

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    Time // 10:45 a.m.
    Place // at home on the couch
    Eating // dark chocolate m&m’s
    Drinking // had some coffee, now wanting some water
    Watching // nothing because I’m trying to FOCUS. Last night though I got Meredith to bed early and I turned on my recording of Dancing With the Stars. I barely paid attention to it & I really don’t have the time to devote to it anymore. I guess I’m over that show for now.
    Reading // The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I like a lot of things about it, but it’s starting to drag a little and I think it should’ve been shorter.
    Wanting // Meredith to stop getting sick. She spent last night throwing up again and has been having diarrhea (again).
    Thinking // about what could be causing her recurring sickness
    Creating // blog posts
    Hoping // the weather stays cool(er) like it is this morning
    Needing // to take more pictures
    Anticipating // our vacation to visit friends in a couple of weeks

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    So yeah, we’re stuck at home with Meredith today after a whole lot of throwing up in the middle of the night. It’s weird because she seems perfectly fine and doesn’t cry or anything. I was on duty all morning and now David is taking his turn. He decided to take her for a drive at his own risk, because she might spew in the car. But I have some moments of quiet at home right now, and then when the Texans game starts I’m going to take over for him again.

    Very happy about the new blog design. Still working on the old posts, categories, and preparing new posts. I’m hoping to get back to regular updating again after our vacation, so – end of October maybe.

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend. :)

  • Friday Things

    I’m home today because last night, after a lovely evening at my in-laws’ house for dinner where I got to read uninterrupted for something like thirty minutes and Meredith played outside, and after she fell asleep all cuddled up to me in bed, Meredith lost her dinner four times all over the sheets, herself, and me. Then this morning after a 3:30 a.m. nursing session she repeated the experience. Something new for the baby book! Meredith’s first vomit!

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    In the blog revamp arena, I’ve been going back through my archives from the beginning to edit and update old posts. A few thoughts:

    >I like me from 5 years ago. And I miss my friends & roommates from that time a LOT.

    >It’s soooo weird to read about about David as my boyfriend. Feels like we’ve been married forEVER.

    >I would write posts with, like, one sentence in them. Obviously this was before Twitter.

    >The focus of my writing has changed a ton, just like I have changed. I like where it’s headed now, but back then I used to put more effort into writing about everyday stuff. Sometimes it was boring, but sometimes it was really funny or insightful.

    Also, I’m super excited that I hooked my brother, the actual web designer, into coming over in a couple weeks to redo my design. Either he felt guilty when he read my last post, or he shuddered to think about the outcome of me designing my own blog. Anyway, it isn’t going to happen unless I’m there in person supervising and forcing him to work, so I got him on the calendar!

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    Things I’m succeeding at lately: work (i.e. being a great nurse and not getting overwhelmed there), getting lots of sleep, brainstorming creative ideas, keeping in touch with friends, spending time with family, not spending extra money even though I really really want to, reading, keeping the house basically clean and decluttered.

    Things that aren’t going so well: cooking, carving out child-free time with David, finding time to work on anything creative, social media, taking pictures, eating healthy, any kind of exercising, my spiritual discipline.

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    Meredith is taking an epic nap right now so maybe I can use what’s left of it to AT LEAST do a little something fun.

  • Blogging About Blogging

    Everyone does it once in awhile, right? So here are my thoughts on the state of the blog currently:

    I don’t intend to be a professional blogger because I already have a career that I’m passionate about. At the same time, blogging is one of my most rewarding and favorite hobbies. It provides an excellent record of my life, has helped me meet friends, keeps my family updated, gives me a sounding board, and is a creative outlet. Although I don’t have the time to spend on it to produce content like professional bloggers do, I still want to do it well – and I think I can do better than I am right now.

    You guys, I have so many ideas. So many. But I also have other interests, and a child that needs constant supervision and has a late bedtime and doesn’t nap. For example, this past week I meant to post three times and I had ideas and partial posts written. But work got crazy and I ended up working late all week and coming home exhausted and it didn’t get done.

    So I’m obviously limited in the effort I can put toward my blog, but I’m a big believer in the idea that more is possible than seems to be. When I first started back to work after having a baby I was overwhelmed with the prospect of taking care of my family, working, and also keeping up with housework. So what I did was just take a little time to assess the situation, figure out what needed to be done, how often, and I put a routine in place. Now it’s all second nature, and even though it still takes a little time and effort, it’s part of the rhythm of our lives and things don’t get forgotten. I used to not wash my sheets for months at a time, and now they get washed every single week. (I am actually proud of this fact. Sad.)

    I know that I can apply this same process to my hobbies. These days if I don’t plan for them, they don’t happen. So what I’m going to do is take a break from posting and instead focus my energy on the back end of things. I’m not setting any boundaries or goals for this step, so that means I can post if I want to but I’m going to take it off my to-do list. I also don’t know how long it will take me to get things ready to go so I’m not even going to mention time frames.

    Here is what I hope to accomplish:

    >Figure out what direction to take the blog: what its purpose is, what kinds of posts I want to feature, who my audience is, etc.
    >Redesign the blog itself. It’s a reflection of me and I’m evolving so it should too. (I will probably end up doing this myself with a little help from my brother-in-law so it’s going to be simple. But I’m simple, so that’s good.)
    >Organize my categories.
    >Rewrite my “about” page.
    >Write and have ready to publish 2-4 weeks’ worth of material, and get some recurring features ready to go.
    >Figure out the best way to incorporate blogging into my life (i.e. how will it actually get done?), set up a routine, and put it into place. This is probably the most important thing!

    So that’s the plan. In the meantime, keep up with me (um, when I have time) on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. And tell me – how do you plan for your hobbies, and what’s your blogging philosophy? No really – I want to know.

  • what i wore this weekend

    I’m not a trendy person and I’m on a severe budget when it comes to many things, including clothes. I wear scrubs all week long so it’s hard for me to spend money on them. BUT because of that, I do like to (try to) put a little more effort into my appearance on the weekend. I’m 30 years old now; it’s time for me to develop some sort of personal style. I’m hoping by photographing my outfits I’ll be able to refine it.

    Saturdays I usually do chores around the house and then go on some form of excursion whether it’s boring errands, shopping for fun or just to get out of the house, brunch with a friend, or dinner with family.

    This is what I wore for lunch with my mom and shopping for fun.

    It was still hot, but the weather cooled off significantly enough that I was able to wear a cardigan. My shoes are not pictured because I was wearing for comfort and they don’t really match the outfit. I’m definitely in the market for some more sandals. Another thing that I’m noticing from looking at this picture is that my white legs are not super attractive, but it’s Houston so I can’t really get away with never wearing shorts or short skirts.

    cardigan: J.Crew // tank: Target // skirt: Old Navy // necklace: H&M (old)

    This is what Meredith wore.

    When we go out I have a thing about dressing her like a little adult. I don’t know why, but I can’t bring myself to put her in onesies or rompers anymore. It doesn’t make sense because in most other areas I baby her. She’s wearing disposables here because our diaper sprayer broke and we haven’t fixed it yet (and I can’t face washing cloth diapers without it). These adorable shorts would probably be too small otherwise.

    shirt: Old Navy // shorts: Sketchers // shoes: Pediped

    Necklace also doubles as a baby snack.

  • Messy House Tour

    This morning I let Meredith run wild in the house because I just could not deal. Usually I clean up as she goes but today I just left it all and decided to shoot a video of the mess she made. It actually wasn’t as bad as expected.

    http://youtu.be/pIgY7TITY2o