Lately I have a love hate relationship with my blog.
I LOVE reading other peoples blogs.
I HATE that I then feel guilty that I have not updated my own.
I LOVE all of the ideas that I get that I could blog about.
I HATE that every time I sit down to blog I feel like I should be doing something else.
I LOVE that it provides a journal for my family.
I HATE that I feel like I will never be caught up, so then I end up avoiding it. (Just like scrapbooking.)
I LOVE the outlet that it provides.
I HATE feeling like I have to have everything in chronological order and it just never works out that way.
SO...I'm letting the guilt and the expectations go. I still want to blog, but I just can't do it when I feel like I can't post a cute picture of my kids that I took yesterday when I haven't blogged about our trip to Disneyland last month. I'm going to adopt more of an anything goes attitude!! Things may be out of order and scattered, but that is just fine with me. So with that said, here is another edition of my random thoughts and updates blog. (that seems to be what works best for me lately!) (Basically what I am saying here is that my blog will pretty much be the same as it has been but I'm going let the guilt and pressure go when I feel like I am not "caught up" because it's never going to happen!)
*I got a new calling. I'm in the Primary presidency and I love it!! From the few short weeks I have been doing it I can already see ways that my life has been greatly blessed. One thing that is not such a blessing however is the way my darling twins have been acting since I have had that calling. I was in the primary before but I sat way in the back and occasionally they turned back to wave but that was about it. Now they want to be on me or laying at my feet. (Cole does a pretty impressive impression of a boneless floppy fish when he really wants to.) It hasn't helped that Trevor is leading the music in primary so they think that they need to be right with us the whole time. Well, we are working on it.
*School is going good. I'm finishing up my psychology class. The bad news is that after this class I have no choice but to move onto the math and science classes. Makes me queasy just thinking about it. Nurses don't really need to know anything about math, chemistry, biology, anatomy or physiology to they? Oh that's right, they DO. UGH.
*Cole and Cagney are in preschool and they love it. I had one of those moments when I dropped them off for the first time. I was so happy that I was dropping my youngest kids off at preschool, and I wanted to cry because I was dropping my youngest kids off at preschool.
*Jared and Miquelle had their violin and piano recital a couple of evenings ago. They both did so great. Miquelle played with more feeling than I have ever heard from her, and Jared played a song that he wrote himself.
*I got new running shoes. I had been putting it off for months because I am so insecure about my feet. (Weird I know, I really have no reason to be, but I am.) The guy that helped me was so great though. (I went to Wasatch Running) I tried on a bunch of shoes and was able to run in them before I picked the ones I wanted. They are great, I really like them. So now that it is cold again we are out running in the snow sometimes. Has anyone tried yaktraxor something similar?
*I am apprehensively excited about the holidays. I say apprehensively because I tend to get so bogged down by all of the expectation (most of which I put upon myself) and find myself doing things because I feel like I am obligated to, not because I want to. So this year I am going to try to be more selfish. I'm going to try to do more things that I want to do, and less that I feel obligated to. I want to feel more of the spirit of the season and less of the stress of the season. Wish me luck, we will see how it goes.
*I made this soup for dinner last night and it was so good! (I added ground turkey) My 4/5 of my kids actually ate it pretty well! (One even had a second bowl! That doesn't happen very often around here with soup.)
*Is anybody watching So You Think You Can Dance this season? Is it just me or are the stage and lights really distracting? I miss the little stage. It feels like there is more focus on the theatrics of it and less on the dancing. Speaking of SYTYCD, Miquelle and I went to the tour recently at the E Center. It was so fun! I left with my ears ringing and my throat sore from screaming. It was awesome.
*Yesterday was girls day. We had all read "My Sister's Keeper" so we had a book review and movie night. We went to dinner and talked about the book and then went back to my sisters house to watch the movie. I hated that the movie ended so differently from the book. I just didn't understand why they would do that. I know that movies and books are always going to be different, but that was just a really dramatic change.
*Jared just turned 11. He is seriously the best kid and always has been. Does that mean we are going to be in big trouble when he is a teen-ager?
*I have so much Christmas shopping to do! Last year I was done at the beginning of December and it was so great!! That isn't going to happen this year. I have lots of ideas, but just need the time to go shopping.
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6 comments:
So glad you're still blogging. Anything written down in any order is better than nothing. I struggle with a lot of the same things you mentioned. I'm going to try to copy your approach to the holiday season - it's a good one!
You'd better still be blogging, sista. Otherwise I never know what's happening down there....of course, until specific callings come up. :o) LOL.
I love random updates! Sometimes that's the best outlet! Just let your mind go and let your fingers do the work.
I couldn't agree more with you about blogging! Just write what's in your heart and all the important parts will be covered. I just bought my shoes at Wasatch Running and I loved it! I don't think I can ever go anywhere else and I don't even run!! I just wanted a good walking shoe and I heard they were the best :) Glad you liked the SYTYCD tour! I've been wanting to ask you about it.
Hang in there. Everyone needs a little break sometimes. But I do think its a great way to journal. Congrats on your new calling! And shoes!
Bonnie-
First of all, hi and how are you? I haven't checked your blog and your stories about the kids are hilarious! Those twins sound like a handful- but they're SO cute!! Also, I love your Christmas cards. I always save your cards because they're so pretty, and this one I especially love. Seriously, I think I'm going to frame it!
Your family pictures this year are awesome and you look really skinny! I can tell you've taken up running (maybe I should take up running!)
And a comment on this post- I have made a rule for myself that when it comes to blogging, quilting and other crafty hobby things, I only do them when I feel like it and want to. I never force myself to do those things, I want them to be fun and not feel like a chore. So, if I don't feel like blogging and my blog isn't updated for 4 weeks- too bad! I only do it when I'm in the mood and I really want to. There have been lots of times when I say- you know, I should really finish up this project, etc. even though I don't really feel like it. I decided I won't make myself do it though. The one exception is Christmas time gift giving. Then I'll work on stuff even if I'm totally sick of it.
Hope you guys had a great Christmas! I wish I could come to Utah and see you sometime. In fact, I wish we could move to Utah really bad! Maybe someday. You sound like you're super busy and I'm totally impressed that you're working and going to school- awesome!
Take care,
Elisabeth
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