Hi. Hello. Is this this on? Nothing like paying for a website, hosting, etc. and not logging in for 337 days. It’s like I was crazy busy for the last year or something? Or something… HA. But I’m back, kind of, because I miss writing to be honest. I miss having a little deeper of an outlet than IG posts or stories. Enter Wednesday Weekly. My thought is to ease back into this with a weekly series where I can basically brain dump things. Maybe I share what I’ve made for meals over the last 7 days. Or maybe I post a recap of outfits. Possibly a few new purchases? Assume it’ll likely be a mix of things. Like A Midwestern MIX. See what I did there?! A shameless plug, but also beneficial for SEO. Because I like to cover multiples bases at once whenever possible.
Alright, so here we go. If you’re reading this, then there’s a 99.9% chance you follow me on some form of social media and have a good grasp on what the last year {well nearly 3 years} have looked like. But if you randomly stumbled upon this post, here’s the cliff notes: I have 3 boys under 3 and am constantly trying to balance it all. Fun fact: that’s impossible. One thing will always have to give. Something is always taking a backseat. Lately, that backseat has been full of un-gone-on date nights & deep cleaning the house. That’s the season of life we’re in right now though, and I’m {working still on} fully embracing it.
3 ‘things’ so far this month…
The plague
Not to be dramatic. But seriously we’ve been hit by the plague. Kyle went down around 4pm on December 31 and we’ve each been taken out, one by one, and slowly. Just when I’d be like ‘oh I don’t think Samuel is getting this…,’ then BAM. He’s got a 101* fever to start Sunday morning. Not Oliver, he’s avoided it for a week. WABOOM. 102* fever Tuesday morning. Like we CANNOT catch a break. We’re all having ALL of the symptoms too: fevers, body aches, chills, a horrific cough that keeps literally worsening, congestion from hell, teeth pain, ear aches, sore throats. I mean what else am I missing? Because I’m sure there is more but my brain just can’t keep up. And sleep? LOL. A kid in bed all but 1 night in the last 11. I already dread nights in the winter but this last week+ I’m just an anxious mess come 9pm…like what horrible night do we get to enjoy this time? Am I feeling sorry for myself? Yes, a little. Sick kiddos sucks. Add sick parents on top and wow. A doozy.
Slow is not my strong suit
Since the beginning of time, I’ve been a planner. A ‘what’s next’ kind of girl. Whether that’s always been a good thing or not can be debated. But slowing down? Not a fan. A homebody? You bet. But literally having to slow down to the point of not being caught up on laundry…a nightmare for me. However I do think there is/was a lesson in being literally FORCED to sit the heck down. Well, lay, but I digress. I think the lesson is something like: you don’t have to do everything, for everyone, every moment of every day. Which is hard for me to swallow. Although I do think I may try and remember that concept and apply it more regularly. Like what if 1 of the 5 weekdays during {hopeful} nap overlap, I just sat down and read a book. Or watched an episode of a show. Maybe closed my eyes for a mini nap? Ha…well we’ll see if that happens. Anyone good at slowing down and can share tips!? Drop a comment at the end of this, PLEEEEEEASE.
I love ‘holiday’ decorating
If that isn’t a 180 from the 2 above, right? 🙂 Even before kids, I loved adding touches of whatever holiday was next to the house. Now WITH kids? OBSESSED with doing so. It’s seriously so much fun to see O & A notice things – Sammy soon too, I’m sure! This morning they saw some new heart garland for Valentine’s Day and said ‘ooooooh mama, new garland.’ Heart exploded. Valentine’s Day feels a bit girly so I’m trying to figure out how to boy-it-up a bit {is that a phrase?}…not that that is a requirement. Anyway, just wanted to share a few cutesy little things that I recently got or have on order to brighten up the dreary days…this adorable little matching set for Samuel that can easily be worn by little dude or a little lady, this juice glass & this classic candle in the prettiest bold red, these pajamas for all 3 boys, these personalized baskets (in the puppy option!), and a crewneck for each big guy!
Sorry one last thing…
In honor of my first go at this Wednesday Weekly thing…here is the official reveal. YES, I got 2 new tattoos. The DMs have been flooding in asking and I haven’t said much because I know people will be opinionated – shocker, right?! Anyway, there is a little ‘K’ in Kyle’s handwriting (a surprise he had no idea about) and then the word ‘three’ written in Hebrew to represent my three boys. All 3 boys’ names are in/from the Old Testament, which was originally written in Hebrew. Hence the symbolism 🙂 I love how they both turned out!
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