WHAT I WANT FROM 2013

January 5, 2013

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i had an hour to soak in a hot bath tonight and think about what i want to do this year so i hope you all aren't tired of reading these sorts of posts. here's what i came up with.

inspired by this printable, i want to do more of what i love this year. 

the moments that stick in my head from the past year are all of me doing something i love. reading a really good book (like the hunger games or mindy kalings memoir). teaching myself to knit. riding a bike. spending a day at the beach with my loves. i just don't make time for myself to do those things often. i get wrapped up in housework or the ever growing to-do list. i want that to change.

the "do what you love" print is now hanging in my office to be my reminder each day.

i want to be more balanced.

in life. in my health. be more organized. more patient and kind.
i am tired of feeling like a frazzled woman every day who has nothing put together. i can't do that anymore.

i want to focus on the blog and my business.

i love blogging. and i want to get better at it. i want to document more here. maybe get a facelift and let this space really shine.
and i run a thirty-one business. too many times this year i have compared my success (or lack thereof) to others. too many times have i felt jealous of others. i started the business for me and my family. and that's what i need to focus on. i can only get out what i put in.

and being the list-maker that i am, i wrote a much longer list of specific goals but having 3 main goals keeps things do-able.

here's to 2013 and me actually doing what i say i'll do!
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PEAKS AND PITS

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January 4, 2013

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oh my god. this week has been overwhelming. 

like i've been a toddler wrangling, dog training, poop picker-upper, slight mess who seriously did not shower for 3 days. i probably just embarrassed my husband. and totally grossed him out. THAT was my real life this week. but don't worry, i did finally find time to shower last night. and somehow my hair still looks greasy...

after a massive poop blow out from mav this morning (thanks for that man), i fixed my hair, slapped on a smile & some make up and decided that it's gonna be okay. it has to be. that's the way the world works, right? i'm learning that i can't be perfect and neither can my life. any progress i am making lately is good. my house isn't going to look amazing every day but i am staying on top of the dishes. the laundry looks like freaking mount everest, but i did two loads today so that counts for something. i've got to let go and keep living. i need to do what i can and let the rest roll off of my back.

my week is going to have ups and downs and downright crappy times. that's a given. i'm just gonna embrace the heck out of all of it. so i bring you my new blog series, peaks and pits.

the peaks
+ mumford and sons. enough said.
+ dropping my phone several times and it NOT breaking. 
+ my girl giving me random hugs.
+ maverick not pooping inside! 
+ watching HP & the deathly hallows.
+ chevron tape in the dollar section of target. because no, i am not over that trend yet.

the pits
+ maverick pooping inside!
+ not showering for 3 days...
+ still not finding time to write down my goals for the year.
+ the hubby having to go back to work.
+ running out of paper towels and cleaning up a pee puddle on the floor with an old sheet.

link up in the comments if you want to join in!

 pretty good week even if i feel like a crazed woman who's been losing all patience by 5 PM. here's to next week.

ps. when my hair looks dirty, i just bump it up. it makes it all better, no?

oh, also. one day i will blog about something other than pee or poop. may be a few years though...

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lovely love.

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January 3, 2013

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i kind of love this girl to the moon and back
 ♥





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WE ADOPTED A DOG. NOW WHAT?

January 2, 2013

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the great mav. so here's maverick. the great dane/lab mix dog we adopted last week. we're still on a trial adoption to be sure we're all a good fit for each other.

he's been doing really good. the shelter thinks he may have been abused in his last home. he's pretty nervous and skittish sometimes. if i move my hand wrong and make a loud noise, sometimes he flinches or jumps out of the way.

we're working on making him and toby the best of friends. so far they tolerate each other. we're working on house training and leash training and all sorts of things. we've really taken him in as if he's already part of the family. okay, who am i kidding? he is part of the family.

but the POOP. guys, the poop. it's a real issue. he is constantly pooping inside. and a dog this size does some serious business. his farts alone could knock us out. he's a stinky dog. and i am out of ideas to get him pooping outside. and how do i get the smell out of the carpets & air? the entire upstairs is starting to smell like we run a shelter. 

at this point, any advice and tips are seriously welcome.

he's kind of goofy with some serious strength and a strong love for the sofas and our bed. he fills both of them out. he's eating us out of the house and sloshes gallons of water around. and when the shelter said he didn't bark? straight lies. and under no circumstances can we EVER give him a tennis ball.

but other than the unpleasant smells + all that jazz, he's a great dog. and we're loving him. oh! and lia calls him maggot. nice, huh?

ps. M went back to work & its our first day alone. i only feel slightly overwhelmed with this huge guy, our temperamental dachshund and the strong-willed toddler. oy.

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LET'S RECAP THE YEAR | 2012

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January 1, 2013

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so, it's 2013? wow. 

2012 was a good year for us. it was our first full year in south carolina and it was good for our family to start to feel settled after leaving military life & living in three states in 2011. 

we found new friends, visited

old ones, grew up, raised our girl, adopted a dog, found our little niche in our town, spent countless hours at the library, celebrated our little girl turning 3, had lots of family visit, bought our first home, M started college and there were lots of beach days, family outings and fro-yo trips thrown in there.

i spent some time today looking back at our past year and compiled a list of some of our happenings.

january  

+ i embraced the sunshine and palm trees & decided SC wasn't such a bad place to be.
+ there was the time i tossed my keys in the trash can. in the aiport. two hours away...
+ i read lots of good books. like this one & this one.
+ we joined a play group & met some local mama's and little ones.

february


+ we said goodbye to L's crib.
+ we picked daffodils from a local farm.
+ we celebrated valentines day with lots of heart-shaped balloons.
+ lia fell off the sofa on super bowl sunday forever leaving her front tooth chipped.

march 



+ i embraced lots of little happy things.
+ me and L enjoyed a visit from my mom
+ i saw the hunger games.
+ we started teaching L how to ride her bike
+ we spent some time in NC.
+ i crafted up a rosette wreath.

april



+ we celebrated M's birthday at the beach.
+ spent an evening in savannah listening to the charlie daniels band.
+ lots of bike rides & being healthier
+ found ourselves hanging out outside tons.
+ dyed eggs and had a happy easter.
+ wrote about motherhood.

may 


+ renamed the blog 'a happy heart'.
+ started building our first home!
+ quoted some awesome things that L had to say.
+ celebrated our fifth year of being married.
+ started selling thirty-one!
+ did a couple guest posts here & here.
+ saw some dolpins at the beach.

 june


+ wrote our summer bucket list.
+ embraced a warm day in the city.
+ celebrated fathers day.
+ had lots of little happy moments.

july


+ had fun at a childrens museum in charleston.
+ we had our family pictures taken.
+ went to a baseball game.
+ my nephew and M's sister stayed with us!
+ i learned to fishtail braid.
+ we spent time with family in kentucky for my uncle's funeral.
+ taught L to swim!
+ quoted L again.

august


+ saw lots of construction go on at the new house.
+ L drew a heart.
+ turned boring days into magical ones.
+ read some harry potter.
+ went to a block party.
+ m went back to school to earn his degree.

september


+ more good things happened at the new house.
+ i obsessed over owls and parenthood.
+ read more harry potter.
+ went on a playdate to see chickens at a local market farm.
+ swooned over all things Fall.
+ found a three-story tree house.
+ felt so very grateful and blessed.

october


+ went to a couple pumpkin patches.
+ tried out a doggie day camp for toby.
+ went to the state fair.

november 




+ celebrated our first christmas in the gray house.
+ our girl turned three! we celebrated with a pink sprinkle party.
+ we adopted a dog.
+ i started watching parenthood again.
+ we weaned L off of her bobos.
+ made our christmas to-do list.
+ had lots of family visit.
+ took a weekend trip to charlottle sans the kiddo.
+ L stayed with her grandma an entire week. and i survived!
+ rang in the new year with some new friends.

i'm pretty excited about 2013. i've got some new blog series in mind, a list of goals & resolutions and some changes i hope to make!
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