Parenthood, age and experience have taught me the best life lessons. It doesn’t have to be perfect to be good.
- I can’t plan every little detail out. Instead I set attainable goals. Life means sometimes my perfect planning will go ary.
- I’ve lost my ability to whisper.
- It’s easy to find Reislings to drink. Oops I meant reasons. I come from a long line of bad habits so I don’t keep it on hand. I’d hate for my children to paint a picture of me holding a glass. That’s not how I want them to remember me.
- I like structure, order, neat and clean. Now that I’m older I’ve realized my rigidity can cause severe eye twitching anxiety. So I’ve created a chore board to get the kiddos engaged in helping me keep the house clean and I pay them well.
- Secret signals fly over my head. I’m talkin’ I miss them like an idiot misses the point. I don’t have time to play charades. Just give it to me
- Nature is one of the greatest healers.
- Parenthood doesn’t come with a manual. We all do the best we can with the knowledge and resources we have available to us. Not a single one of us is a perfect parent.
- I pray a lot. For everyone, even for the clients on my massage table. Prayers of thanks and gratitude make me happy.
- I love and appreciate my husband’s mind. He’s got a big beautiful brain and a heart to match. When you’re young, you take things like intelligence for granted.
- As long as I’m doing my absolute best at everything, I feel fulfilled and productive.
- I admire all of the people that stay home to care for kids or work from home. I’m not one of them. I’m not strong enough to. I believe that requires a special person with much self discipline.
- Music is still one of the most powerful languages, escapes, motivators, and mood changers out there.
- Being able to read nonverbal cues from others is a gift.
- Although I love company, I crave to have my family alone.
- I really could survive in the wild out of the contents of my purse for at least a week.
- Time goes by so much faster the older you get.
- Depression can happen to anyone.
- Don’t collect things. Collect love.
- I now understand what my mother meant when she said “Now I know why some animals eat their young.”
- There are fallacies in using work as an escape.
- The stresses of balancing family, kids, work, school and spouses are real. Just because it seems under control doesn’t mean it is.
- A minimalist lifestyle is so much more appealing the older I get. Seems like shedding years of weighted clutter is much more fulfilling than filling blank walls.
- Your sense of smell never lets you forget anything.
- Children manipulate you way faster than you could ever manipulate them.
- Life is too short to leave important words unsaid.
I’d love to hear random tidbits from you
