oh….
wait…
(checks calendar)
it’s January?!?!


51 degrees and sunny. In January.
It is wonderful. Glorious. But slightly off-putting. It’s supposed to be winter, after all.
…and I’ve yet to write about my resolutions. goals. whatever you will call them.
I’ve got loads.
And they’re all written down on a list. (I’m sure you’re shocked)
But then as I’ve kept reminding myself to pop into this space and share my little list, it all started to seem a bit ridiculous. (sound familiar?)
Truth be told, last year wasn’t quite the year that I had hoped.
I had a birth that I still struggle to deal with some days. The resulting little guy is absolutely amazing, though. And now 10 months out I can at least separate the babe from the birth.
I had a rough patch as I adjusted to being a mama to two. A long, rough patch.
My husband was hit by a car.
But now, well, things are really looking up.
My husband is improving day-by-day.
My boys are growing in crazy cool ways at break neck speed.
I’ve adjusted, a bit better, to meeting both of their needs.
And let’s not forget my own.
So, really, life is pretty good and I’m pretty pleased with it all.
And I’d actually be ok if it all just stayed just like it is now. Just like it was today. Writing letters with my boy, cuddling with the babe, making cookies and eating them, printing during nap time.
I know that it can’t stay just like it is now, these boys will grow through the year and will be so very much different come 2013. But I’d like the feeling to stay the same. I’d like to try to manage to stay present with them and with my husband, while also continuing to carve out time for myself and my endeavors. I’d like to continue to try to move through our days with grace, without getting as overwhelmed or short-tempered as I’ve been prone to in the past. I’d like to laugh and smile and have fun and really sink my teeth into this year.
I’d like for 2012 to be grand. To be filled to the brim with greatness.
And I’d like to continue sharing that greatness with all of you.
Happy 2012 to you and yours. Grab onto it, hold tight, it’s going to be fast.
Inspired by Amanda over at Soulemama, I’ve chosen to spend Fridays taking the chance to record a single moment from the everyday around here. One moment that I just don’t want to forget
A very sick mama. As I lay in bed that morning, trying to imagine how I would manage on my own, I cried tears. Not sure that I would be able to.
My boys came through. The oldest watching movies and even, mostly, getting his own lunch. The youngest content to eat Cheerios and play independently.
We did it. Our little team.
So, it’s a new year.
How’d that happen?!
I mean, really, wasn’t it just days ago that I was here, in this space singing the praises of egg nog.
Oh, that was two weeks ago. Wow. Sorry about that.
Anyways, the New Year.
Fresh.
Shiny.
Full of hope.
Promise.
Dreams.
And, boy oh boy, do I have dreams. Big ones. Giant huge ones. For the shop. For this blog. For me. So, let’s start with the shop (we’ll talk about the blog and me tomorrow).
What began last year as a whim, a single listing on esty. Dipping my toes into the water.
Has, in just a matter of months, become so much more.
More designs.
Napkins.
Towels.
And, I’m hoping that this year, will be more of the same.
More designs.
More sizes (adult shirts coming soon!!!).
More art prints.
More shows. (three already on the calendar!!!).
More doing what I love.
More doing what I can to help my little family continue to live the life we’ve chosen.
I hope you’ll be here. I hope you’ll be with me in this New Year watching, commenting, and sharing.
It’s going to be an amazing year. I can feel it.
This morning a fellow blogger posted her recipe for egg nog. And before the breakfast dishes had even been cleared we had a batch of our own in the works.
So. Delicious.
So. Simple.
So. Dangerous.
Because now when that egg nog craving strikes, I know I can just go in the kitchen and make some.
Just like biscuits and gravy.
I’m powerless to resist the pull.
How about you?
Enjoy the holiday, my friends. I’ll be checking in with pictures and few words over the next two weeks. Well be savoring our holiday, visits with family and a little road trip too.