I AM - BECAUSE YOU ARE

March could not have come fast enough! You know that break I have been saying I need for quite some time now? Well it is finally happening! We have a little weekend getaway to our countries capital starting tomorrow, but later this month we leave for vacation and I couldn't be more excited! I may not look like I am, because I am too tired for that sort of energy right now, but it's there... deep down. As soon as my feet hit the Caribbean ground I will start dancing! And so, you get some travel themed wallpaper this month. No quote as none inspired me these last few weeks, but maybe next month. Enjoy! March 2019

The other day someone saw me leaving work at 4pm and commented that I was lucky because I get to "check out" early and go home to relax. I couldn't help but laugh a little as I smiled. I'm a mom. I rarely, if ever, get to check out early and just relax! My days generally start at 6am with a toddler wake-up call and end just before 8pm with a sometimes unpredictable, but usually smooth, bedtime routine for the LO. Between those hours are a mix of errands, laundry, cooking, cleaning, activities and a full time job involving about 2hrs of travel a day. What about the hours between 8pm and 6am? Well, 8-10pm is the little bit of me time that I usually share with DH. From 10-11pm I am usually wrestling with my thoughts while tossing and turning in bed. And, if I'm lucky, I get to sleep from 11pm through 6am without interruptions. Why interruptions? Because a mom is on call 24/7! So, yes, I take a half hour for lunch instead of an hour just so that I can "...

Yesterday was a snow day for most, but it was more than that for me. A friend recently posted that 2019 was time to end the stigma round calling in to work "sick" due to mental health, and that is what yesterday's snow day was for me, a mental health day. For a couple of weeks now, I have felt a strong need for some real down time. Just a chance to be alone; quiet, mindless, unplanned… a disconnect to reconnect sort of thing. I had even considered taking a day off to just sit around and do nothing, but that never turns out as planned because I have time to “plan” it which is counterproductive. But, an unanticipated snow day did the trick! A lazy morning followed by a chance to put on some snow pants, shovel our way out of the house and play in the snow. We ran some errands while stores were pretty empty. I had lunch with my little girl and follow it up with a 2hr nap on a Wednesday! I baked a cake simply because she asked for one and, lastly, threw in a movie to en...