I have been loving my 10 item wardrobe, ahem, I mean 13. It has been amazing. I feel great every morning and I get to wear my favorite pieces of clothing without digging and feeling overburdened or overwhelmed. Everything goes with everything. It's peace, and I like it. When I originally set it up I got rid of a huge bag of things I knew I would never wear again and today I got rid of three more small bags--two I donated and one I gave to a friend. Oh, and I started asking people to hang out again even if they are busy and I have a playdate with one good friend tomorrow and something already set up for next week! And I'm going to make a point to make it to co-op and Reuben starts football practice too... so many good things on the horizon. God is good and he is reminding me always that I am not alone, if I but turn my eyes to him.
I really wanted to shop on thred up yesterday and I didn't. I remembered my promise to buy no clothes and went and looked at my closet and was content! I hope I can keep with my self-inflicted challenge!! For fun I pulled out all my summer pieces and put them in two empty dresser drawers so they are ready and able to be swapped out if it starts getting consistently over 80f.
I want to make a point to make it to the park once to twice a week with the kids this summer. If I get pregnant again things might really slow down (we aren't trying) but hey it could happen and I want to soak up the time I have while I have it. The kids are at an age where they love the park and Reuben and Becky can play pretty much independently while I do the slide 30 times with Esther, hah. She's adorable. In a year or three Reuben will be 'too old' for the park even if we still go--I see some older kids there reading books next to their moms while littles play--but I want him to enjoy it while he can.
Trying to have good boundaries with my phone lately. I still have parental controls on it and I have played around with turning the internet off at times but I always want to look something up or need to distract the baby with Bluey and its just nice to have on hand as long as I don't become a screen zombie or start using it to disassociate from my life...it's a tool, and I want to remember that. And use it as thus.
It's raining now so I put a movie on for the kids while I wrote this post. It's a nice little break in the day before I go down and finish cleaning up the dining room, kitchen...and a load or two of laundry to switch out and put away, and some things to get ready for tomorrow. I want to make sourdough pretzel bites and I have those in my cooking-attempt list. I made an azure order and can't wait to pick it up next week. We are out of so many things that this time around was quite a big order!
Trying to build a life I love, even with the hurdles and obstacles that living throws at you. God is good and I"ll be okay, I trust him.
How are you all?
