And this is them...
Oh yeah, there are some furry ones too... but it's hard to get good pictures of them.
We live in a tiny, no I mean cozy, little house which lacks in 3 big areas- personality, storage space, and enclosed outdoor space. All 3 of these things will be addressed this year in various (and hopefully cheap) ways.
I'm one of those creative people whose brain never stops spinning. I frequently multi-task and have trouble focusing on one idea because there are too many flying around my head. I generally keep projects going in multiple mediums at the same time and will jump from one to another. If i go too long without doing something i deem a "creative task" i end up feeling very "off".
2011 was a rollercoaster for my family- seeing our highest and lowest points in the past 10 years. We started jobs, quit jobs to stay home, got laid off after injury, started back to work, got laid off, and tried to keep a 6 year old graphic design endeavor going. We survived a flag football season & a tackle football season. Watched my husband take a helmet to his knee in a semi pro game and tear his ACL. Survived a summer all stuck in the house together with daddy "the cripple" and first a pregnant mommy, then a mommy with a newborn... which leads us to welcoming William Ryker White into the family (he goes by Ryker) in June. John had to have ACL surgery in August, but still somehow managed to help coach C's football team. More than half the year (May-Dec) has been spent hoping that somehow we'll be able to pay the necessary bills and keep our house- it's not much, but it's ours.
Our financial situation at this time SUCKS big time.
My house is a cluttered mess.
I've let my weight go unchecked for too long.
I've let my stress (and my husband's) affect my kids more than they deserve.
But i know it's time to change it all!
My word for 2012 is BALANCE... and in I need to find mine.
To find the balance between uberclean and functionally messy.
To find the balance between family time & me time.
To find the balance that will allow me to live my best life
...and this is my journey.
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