Low

You know those times where you think things couldn't possibly get worse..and then they always do? Yeah. I've officially hit the low of lows of the lowest I've ever been. I can't really get into detail without fear of someone calling me a horrible mom and not being able to take care of my daughter or gosh knows what. Point blank right now is that We're poor.

I haven't blogged in a while because I just haven't had anything to say besides just about how much worse things are getting. Everything is such a struggle now more than ever. I have these worries that I don't want to have to worry about. Things that most other people take for granted on a daily basis. Things that most people wouldn't even think could be worrisome.

Tidy-Up Day

I've been very, very, under the weather for the past week. No real need to go into detail except for saying I really couldn't do much besides sit in a curled up ball all day. And for anyone who has ever raised a toddler...well being ill and having a very hyper toddler running around knows that it just doesn't go very smoothly.

Anyway now that I'm starting to feel better (knock-on-wood) I really need to clean this house. We just moved into this house at the end of April this year and I haven't seen it clean-clean since then. There is always some unfinished DIY project laying around, a one year old's mess, still packed boxes in some room, or just a regular mess. Being sick really revved up my "I need to do something" energy. Might as well put that to good use!
I despise the word "cleaning" though. It makes me remember days of childhood with my organized-obsessed mother would pretty much say the word "cleaning" at least 20 times a day. I love her to death but the word "clean" alone makes me think of a chore. Being said, I have made myself a Tidy-Up day.  Feels like some 50's shenanigan housewife party. You really don't hear anyone say tidy up anymore, all the more reason  to use that.

There's always something so revitalizing to me about cleaning the whole house out during the change of the seasons. Air out the house of everything that was from last season and ready the home for new and positive things to happen in the season to come. Hopefully I won't get sidetracked and decide to start another home DIY project in the middle of it all...which believe it or not happens about 8/10 times I try to clean. Oops, lol.

In other great news, I don't think I've mentioned the Etsy.com shop I'm going to be opening sometime in the end of fall, or hopefully sooner. I've been working on jewelry pieces to sell, it's a great hobby and a great way to earn a little extra money here and there. I'm finally putting my finishing pieces together to sell, and I just have to take pictures of them all and make them look pretty professional. Most of the jewelry pieces are very boho hippie friendly. My favourite piece that I'm having a hard time wanting to part with is this super shiny bronze necklace that say's "zen" in cursive that I wire bent myself. I'm sure I'll write about my shop in detail in another post.

The second great news is that I finally got my dance hoop! On days that I had more energy I tried hula hooping and wow. I haven't done that in years so it took a few tries before I got it and so far my record of hooping without stopping is 149. I want to get to at least 200 before I actually start practicing dancing with it.  ..also because I already tried and failed miserably to the point where it's just embarrassing to mention. There were several things knocked over.

Anyway now that I've updated my going-on's I suppose it's back to cleaning.. I mean Tidy-Up Day.

~pieces of peace to all 

Bringing In Autumn

I already love decorating for whatever occasion, so it's just common knowledge that I would go all out with having my actual first house. I love a lot about Autumn and I love using the seasons bounty as opposed to plastic imitation decorations.

This is what I've done to my mantel. We have some dried grass and dried painted leaves and fresh gourds (that I really hope don't rot to soon) and some more dried plant odds and ends in front of my hand-me-down mirror. I actually love my mantel. My mirror (which I'm thinking of painting, just too much brown in my house) is surrounded by two pieces of artwork that I made from scrap paint chips and old picture frame glass, a thrift store lamp, and vintage double picture frame that opens and closes like a book that I got from a second hand store for only a buck!

I know it's different but I just love bringing in all these lovely earth made decorations into my home. There is something that just feels so good about it!


-Peace&Love!

A New October

Well it's that time of year again. The time of flannel shirts, spiced treats, and lots and lots of warm colours. The summer was not on my good side, but now it is officially October which is the complete start of the cooler seasons now which are my absolute favourite. It's only the first but already a pumpkin doughnut recipe is calling my name.

Things (for me) to remember about Autumn:

- It is the season of harvest and thanks. I need to appreciate the things that I have, enjoy the bounty of life that I have every day. Even if it's as small as my delicious left over mildly organic chicken alfredo. I do have a lot to be thankful for but I've come to realize that the more and more I stress, the more and more I take the little things.

- The world is calming down to prepare for it's winter snooze that is just around the corner. The world is calming down around me, this makes it the perfect opportunity to zen out and rid myself of the remaining hectic lifestyle that I've been trying to shake.

Notes for self:

- Everything has a once in a lifetime experience because no two experiences will ever be the same.
- Make memories!
- Finish organizing the house to make it feel like a home.
- Only two more months until Christmas. Start Saving!
- Take Emaline to a corn maze. That will certainly be a once in a lifetime memory!
- Make lots and lots of warm soups and casseroles, yumm!
- Buy a bicycle, perfect weather now.


~Peace Love Happiness people!

Oh Monday

Ah, it is Monday again. Oh the joy of..oh wait, doing exactly what I did yesterday! Monday's really don't come at such a bother to me while the rest of the world groans about the weekend being over. I'm getting a set routine down and that is very abnormal for me. I feel like I'm becoming a housewife. As in married to my house. As in a slave to the thing that keeps the rain off of my head. I don't like this routine I have, no matter how laid back I am about it. it's still eerie for me to wake up every morning and the first thing I do is think about what I need to get done. Not to mention how stressful that is.

I'm actually debating whether or not I should just make a chore chart, but that feels like going a bit overboard. I just hate living with a bunch of people and I'm the only one who has the nerve to do stuff around the house. For anybody that actually knows me that I am the LAST person to want to do housework. I much would rather spend the time I have doing something much more creative. But alas. I am the "mom of the house" and will be the only one to cook dinner or clean up or do the laundry. Damn, make me feel like a petty woman.

For being young, I certainly feel like I should be middle aged. I definitely have the responsibilities of a grown woman of at least 40.

I realize this is becoming yet another rant. Perhaps I will stop blogging now and try again later with something much more interesting and upbeat...

Alright, coffee time.


~peace!