Changes II: A Happier Life

*Picture taken by my boy, Scotty*

Hi, guys! How's everyone doing?

Well, it's Thursday afternoon and I've just finished my daytime work. Justin should be calling to tell me he's on his way home from work soon and the kids are just finishing up their schoolwork. All is well.

It's chilly outside for the end of May, and it's been raining off an on for the last few days. I hope the weather turns nicer for the holiday weekend. We don't have any fantastic plans, but Husband will be taking a three day weekend so there'll be more time for family fun and togetherness.

My new regime of allowing myself to mainly focus on those things which are most important (foundational) has been such a blessing! I'm still doing the same things I've always done every day, but I'm no longer reaching for the *above and beyond*. Friends, let me tell you, this has been so freeing! A huge amount of stress has been lifted from my shoulders and for the first time in a long time, I'm not constantly trying to figure out how to squeeze more 'important' accomplishments into my day. Life is goooood.

I've talked about my 'normal stuff' again and again here. It's what I've always done since being a stay at home mom, and now I'm calling those things 'my day'.

My usual routine looks exactly the same: My time in the Word early in the morning. The kids get up and tackle their morning chores (taking care of themselves, showers, their rooms, their bathroom, etc). Breakfast. Their Bible study. I check messages online and then work on the finances. Polish the house from top to bottom and do the laundry. Break for the kids. School, lunch, and more school. I do my workout and get my shower. And then it's break-time until I put dinner together. Evening chores are easy. I call it wind-down time. The kids and Husband go to bed at around 9, and I hit the sack not long after.

I do have time in the middle of the day to tackle some extra little chores I may feel up to doing. Today I did a little ironing. It was relaxing. Some days I go shopping.

So, that's how things are going. Not terribly exciting on paper, as I said in my last post. But offloading a ton of stress is super exciting for me! Thank you, Lord, for opening my eyes!

I made my last blog entry in several steps. hehe! I started by publishing the text. Thought I'd just call it good. But later as I was thinking about it, the song (Turn! Turn! Turn!) kept going through my head, so I went back and uploaded a header pic, a Scripture, and the music. Of course my boy helped me with the music. He's so awesome!

Anyway, to keep blogging easy for me, I'll probably just wing it. I might call a simple entry good enough. Or I might come back and tweak it a couple of times. Silly, huh? It's a creative outlet for me, what can I say?

I'm going to bring this entry to a close for now, but don't let me forget to tell you about the spaghetti sauce I made the other night. It was so weird... and sooooo goood! You won't believe the ingredients! Don't let me forget, k?!?

More later, lil dahlings!!