I have a pretty intense case of writer's block this week, it seems. But I'm about due for a fresh episode of currently, so...no time like the present! (I just looked back and my last 'currently' post was while I was on maternity leave. Waaaahhhhh look at tiny baby Millie!!!)
For the record, it is 9:00 p.m. on a Wednesday night...
Eating...nothing, but I'll probably hit the fridge for some leftover birthday cake any minute now. Matt got me a Spanish lemon cake from my favorite bakery...and it's a cake suited for about 20 folks...and there's just two of us, soooo...you do the math. (Sorry, thighs!!)
Drinking...water. ALWAYS WATER. I'm about to complete my 18th consecutive day of drinking a gallon a day and I'm finally getting used to it. And I haven't seen any miraculous changes in my body whatsoever, so...I'm really not sure what the point is, besides doing it to say I can do it. I'll keep up with it for the rest of the month (because that's what I said I was gonna do, dangit), but after that I may scale back to a more natural amount. I think I could easily do 96 oz a day. I drink four 32oz bottles per day to get to the gallon...the first three are pretty easy. And then it's 10:23 p.m. and I'm staring down half a bottle and chugging it so that I can just freaking go to bed.
Wearing...sweats and an old sweatshirt. Not matching, though. And lipstick! I just got some new lipsticks (or..."lip lustre creme," as the case may be) tonight for my birthday, so I needed to try them out.
Feeling...happy. We've started going on walks in the evenings after dinner (gotta get my steps in to appease the Fitbit, ya know...) and it makes me so happy. It's freezing cold (well, by my pansy Georgia standards) and dark, but we bundle up and make a family event out of it. Millie loves cuddling in the Ergo and looking at the lights, while Lola just loses her mind every time we spring her out of jail the house, so it's really fun for all.
Post-walk photo shoot tonight...can you spy a baby?
There she is!!
Weather...cold and windy. 41 degrees (but feels like 35, according to the Weather Channel!) and 82% humidity...like, how is that even possible? But it's been really great weather this week...it does get cold in the mornings and evenings, but gets up into the low 60s during the day...and sunny...so I really can't complain.
Wanting...to reread the Harry Potter books. Working my way through the movies now has me wanting to go back and read from the beginning...slowly, this time. Last time I just rushed through, so anxious to get to the end and see what happened. Now I can really absorb. I've been debating whether to ask for the paperbacks or Kindle editions of all of the books for Christmas...I'm leaning towards Kindle, just because it would be so much easier to have them with me all the time to capitalize on using down time for reading? But Kindle books are so unshareable...wah.
Needing...ummm...someone to clean my floors? Someone that isn't me, I should add. I've never been very good at mopping with any sort of regularity...and normally I'm happy to just live in my filth, but it just occurred to me that Millie will probably start crawling at some point, and suddenly I'm disgusted at the thought of her on my (swept and vacuumed, but not exactly mopped) floors. But I really don't have time for mopping. Or a strong enough back. Or the desire. So I think I'm going to outsource it when I write the 2015 budget. That's the dream, anyway.
Thinking...about when I'm ever going to do my Christmas shopping. I'm WAY slack on that this year. Other than a few random things I ordered from Etsy shops and Amazon...um, well, no. That's it. I haven't so much as stepped into Target or the mall. I've gone to a few shops downtown on my lunch break. I have no idea what I'm even getting like half the people I need to buy for. Waaaaah. I just wanna cuddle my baby, I don't want to spend my free time shopppppinnnnnggggg!!!!
Enjoying...everything about life right now. I can't remember a period of life where I was ever so blissfully happy for so long. I know that hard times will come again, but I'm completely happy to just soak in this joy while it's here. Last night I walked through the house and saw my sweet dog resting on the couch by the Christmas tree (against the rules, but whatever) and heard Matt and Millie laughing and playing in the bathtub, and I just couldn't even deal with it. My heart is so full.
These are my favorite posts. It's a little glimpse into your precious life.
ReplyDeleteYour been thrown some crazy curve balls in your life. Enjoy every moment of joy you now get to experience. Millie is your early Christmas gift.
"…my pansy Georgia standards" made me laugh! Way up here in SW Michigan, it's currently 28°, and tomorrow's high is 33°. I am actually kind of hoping for a white Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou can walk into my house at any moment and are 99% guaranteed to hear the dryer. Goodness the laundry.
ReplyDeleteLove that pic of Matt and Mille in the tub. . . so cute!
Sometimes I think we are pretty similar; then I read about your thoughts on Christmas shopping on December 17th and that thought flies out the window ;)
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ReplyDeleteA few things. First, 80% humidity while it's only 40 degrees - thanks, Georgia, for being so weird. Second, your water story sounds like my dairy story. When I gave it up for those 6 months and everyone (well, all my crunchy vegan and paleo people) were like "don't you feel so GREAT!" I had to burst their bubble and say "NOOO, I don't feel any difference except that I'm bitter and craving a REAL PIZZA!!!!" Lastly, I clean my floors pretty often, and JB still has piggly wiggly feet and (when he was crawling) knees. Just go with it - BUILDS IMMUNITY. :)
ReplyDeleteI've been following your blog for over a year, and it's so gorgeous to read about this happy joyful season in your life. Millie is a treasure!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you can always count on HP to draw me in. I say Kindle. You were the last person on the face of the earth to read them anyway, so there's really no one you need to share them with.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Christmas shopping. Ahhh... I'm normally done by like two weeks out. I'm a FIRM online shopper, but I'm also very pro Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping. Not December 18th shopping. We're trying to scale waayyyy back this year, but somehow in my head, that turned into not ordering anything. Thank God for Amazon Prime, right?
Also... glad Matt speaks love in Cecilia's Spanish Lemon.
DeleteI love that Lola's giving you the "Please don't make me get down" shifty eyes.
ReplyDeleteAs far as floors go, I agree with Jennie: the dust sort of gives you a gauge for how they're progressing. When the bottoms of the socks are dustier than the tops, you have a walker! But, if you are really concerned about mopping, I can recommend a Shark Steam mop. We bought one on Black Friday and I finally got around to using it last weekend. Floors look brand new!
Third Amanda comment in a row! Reppin' the 80s hardcore over here!
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the blissfully happy phase. That is my life, too! That's also a big reason for my writer's block. Like, how many times can you all listen to how everything is perfect and just how I imagined it would be? That's why I've gone a different route and started complaining about work. I have to complain about something.
Speaking of complaining... ugh, yessssss on the floor situation. I am sort of dreading the (near future) day when Molly starts crawling. My floors are all sorts of nasty! I vacuum once a week but let's be honest... that's not enough to beat back all the dog hair. Yuck. I've seen people put their kids in pack 'n plays to play once they reach the crawling phase, but is that ok? Like, isn't it just a baby cage? I don't know! I cleaned my house for a party once (vacuumed, dusted, mopped), and my nephew, being a kid, was rolling around on the floor a mere 3 hours later and came up caked in dust and dog hair. Mortifying! Is this my future?!
Don't you love taking baths with her!? We do that with Lilly...and while it's kind of a pain to get in my swimsuit every night...it's so worth it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to take baths WITH her! So sweet! I love how your dog looks totally busted! Keep filling that heart with warm baby snuggles. I say skip the presents this year in lieu of them. Isn't that what this time of year is all about? ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my. That bathtub picture is PRESH!
ReplyDeleteThe water thing will prove itself later... You get so used to staying SO hydrated that when you slack off, it'll be noticeable and you will crave water surprisingly. Maybe not by the gallon, but you get my drift.
ReplyDeleteYour happiness is just so refreshing. I love it! xo
ReplyDeleteLove it! Love your full heart <3 Girl, I need someone to clean my floors too! How do we make this happen? And, so glad to hear cloth diapering has been good! Is it weird that I'm excited about using cloth diapers????
ReplyDeleteHaha Lola in that picture! I feel like she's thinking "Oh you're back…do I have to get off??" Your happiness is so so fun to read about :) And she's extremely adorable :)
ReplyDeleteI can feel the happiness in ur writing. U definitely have a full heart. Lol Lola's picture reminds me of my dog when she use to get up on the coach. She would either jump off right away when she saw me or look at me as if she was saying "Do I have to?". Lol!
ReplyDeletePraise God for the utter joy that has no end right now. It's hard to come by. I'm so glad God has blessed you in this way!
ReplyDeleteThose pics are great :-) I"m so glad cloth diapering is working for you!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I have to ask: does Matt normally wear a swimsuit in the bath with Millie? Because Ryan and I just go, you know, in our bath-time "suits", and now I'm wondering if we are a weird nudist family or what. Was it just for the picture? Is this the weirdest most inappropriate blog comment ever? Will Matt think I'm a weirdo?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering the same thing because my husband never wore a suit in the tub with our kids. I hate baths so I never bathed with them. And I wasn't going to ask about it for the same reasons as you! Ha! So now there are potentially two weirdos out there :)
DeleteEvery single post you write about parenting Millie makes me cry happy tears of joy for you. I just figure all these happy tears are making up for all the ones of heartache I cried for you. It's so much fun to see you completely enjoying this season of parenting!
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