A Day in My Life [January]

January 17, 2014

The wind is blowing something fierce today and it's a strong reminder that all things change. The once bright blue skies are now grey and the temperature has dropped at least 20 degrees, taking my motivation with it.

I woke up this morning and decided it was time to start really working with Henry on his speech, letters, numbers, and colors. I want him to be the very best that he can be... but I also don't want him to grow up too fast either.

There seems to be a fine line between the two.

Learning time soon turns to play time and I think I will get to work on the household chores: mainly dishes and laundry, the two that never seem to end.

When I dreamed of growing up and becoming a wife and a mother, I never took into consideration the housework that would go into these roles.

I also never took into consideration the rewarding feeling and overwhelming blessing that these seemingly small tasks could be. Life is full of little surprises like that.

My wrists have been bothering me something horrible lately, and it's hard at time do some of my every day tasks and even some of my favorite things. Perhaps it's the cold, or perhaps it's some other thing...it's hard to tell.

My crochet hook sits idle and there are so many photos that need edited...

I am glad today that I have stepped away from them all, the call is not there and when it is forced, it feels so much more like work. I hate that.

It feels so good at times just to slow down and focus on every little moment. The smiles and laughter of my little one and the warmth of my husband's hug when he walks through the door in the evenings.

It's comforting to the soul, just like the hot soups I've been making on a weekly basis. So good and satisfying and it makes you want to do nothing more than live in the moment forever.

It may be cold outside, but my house is warm and so full of life, love, and new things. Every single day.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

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A Day in My Life is a new monthly photo project that I will be participating in with 9 other lovely ladies for the year. On the 4th of every month (with the exception of January) we will document our days through photos, pick 14 of those photos to share, and then blog about it on the 24th.

I'm so excited to introduce you to each of these ladies but today I want you to meet Clair! Clair is a military wife from Missouri, a wonderful mama of 4, and the editor of The Creative Mama. Follow over to cgdickson [the blog] and see how she documented A Day in My Life.

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