We've had a busy couple weeks, and that's my excuse for not posting anything before now. We had an unexpected death in the family, my cousin's (ex)husband (though he didn't really act like an ex. He still came to family gatherings and felt like a part of her family), and that's been hard to wrap my head around. I want to be supportive to the family, especially my aunt who's been such a support to me since I moved to Utah for college. But I just can't find anything meaningful to lift their spirits. What's the best way to support someone after a loss? Give them space and let them grieve on their own? Provide a listening ear? Distract them with a cute baby? I haven't quite figured out what's the best option, so I'm just hanging back and sending my love through texts.
And beyond that, we've just been busy! I've finally found the energy/desire to do something productive during the day, thanks to Everett taking some better naps! For the past 5 months, Everett would only take 30 minute naps at a time. And that is still largely the pattern, though he'll sometimes give me an hour long nap once a day. Even more infrequently, like once in the past month, he's had a solid, 2 hour nap.
Since his naps are getting longer, I have more time to get things done! I always feel silly starting a project when by the time I get it going Everett will be awake, so I haven't really done anything fun/productive the past few months except for keeping up with the house. But with the prospect of better naps on the horizon, I've started evaluating my hobby options:
Sewing
I am a very novice sewer (is it a seamstress when I don't really make clothes?), but I love finding new projects that I can make! So this week, I made a skirt! Everett slept long enough that I started and finished sewing a skirt! And I also learned what a pain in the rear it is to sew with knits. The dang unfinished edge kept curling which made it nearly impossible to keep straight! So I used 200 too many pins to keep everything secure. Next on my sewing to-do list is some fun Valentine's decorations.
Decorating
I've also been largely dissatisfied with our front room since we "finished" it. Since posting about it, we've gotten a rug, replaced the floors, gotten a new coffee table, hung new drapes... and it still didn't feel right to me. So I've worked this week to identify what the problem is and find a solution for it. And I think I've solved it. The walls just felt too empty, and one piece of art was just the wrong style/color. The room is still a work in progress, but I'm hoping it'll be finished tomorrow (that might be a little ambitious...?), and then I'll create a post about it. After our front room is finished, my goal is to work on our bedroom. We have stuff up on the walls, but it was mostly just thrown together stuff, and I want it to feel intentional.
Blogging
Aren't you sick of hearing me talk about how I need to be better at blogging? Well this is mostly just to remind me what I can blog about on days where I feel my life is too boring to blog about.
I need to share our kitchen renovation that's been a year in the making (it was our Christmas present to ourselves last year), a look back at 6 months(?!) with Everett, and a record of that silly mom-guilt and how I'm getting past it.
Photography
I recently got a new camera lens for my camera and have been playing around with it. And then I stumbled across a free trial of Photoshop/Lightroom. So I'm trying to decide if I need it or not... I might drive around and look for a spot to take some family photos so I can finally try out my tripod and remote shutter release. Maybe. That still just feels awkward to me. I need to get over it.
I told Spencer that I need to find a hobby that doesn't involve me spending money. Any suggestions?
But for today, my goals are:
1. shower (it hasn't actually been that long since I've showered, but I always put it off till the middle of the day... I'd get so much more done if I got ready early in the day).
2. folding the laundry that's been in baskets for 2 weeks (at least) so that I can wash the next loads of laundry
3. loving on my sweet boy
And now at the 45 minute mark of Everett's nap, please pray that he decides to turn it into an hour long (or more) nap so I can get stuff done!
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