new parks
Posted on September 28, 2007
It dawned on me a few weeks ago, as I was taking more and more photos of beautiful families, that we don’t have a family portrait ourselves. How sad is that? So I emailed an old friend who is an amazing photographer (she did our wedding) about trading work. She just had a little girl and I assumed she was in the same boat as me… always behind the camera, never in front. Anyway, our session with her is in a few weeks and she gave me a name of a park I’d never been to as a possible place to meet. I took the girls there this morning and then this afternoon we hit another park she suggested that I hadn’t thought of. We had a great day… here it is in photos! (Poor Parker is barely in any of them b/c when you can’t run like your big sister and are trapped in the stroller there aren’t quite as many photo opportunities!)
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off the pity pot
Posted on September 28, 2007
Well, after not much sleep (Parker has a cold and was up a lot last night) I woke up actually feeling better. Which sort of surprises me b/c Chris is barely coming home at all tonight after soccer b/c he’s going to the football game (head up there if you can to buy a t-shirt and support the WG girl’s soccer program!) so that means another long day of no Daddy, just Mommy. But somehow what little sleep i did get has energized me enough to kick me off the pity pot and realize that I have it pretty darn good.
My girls are amazing. I have a supportive, if busy, husband. I have incredible parents that help out constantly. I have good friends far and wide. And I am in love with my work. Not many moms that HAVE to work can say that they love it all. And that’s the truth, I love every second of my work for Jodified Designs, even the boring stuff.
So today I am ready to conquer the world. Yes, Elmo is on right now, but as soon as Sesame Street is over the tv will go OFF and before Parker wakes up from her nap Bails and I will paint together. Then we’re trying a new park this morning which is exciting! I’m planning on getting lots of work done during nap time and then we’ll probably hit a park again this afternoon. I CAN DO THIS! I can do it all and be happy doing it. I think about once a month or so I need to feel overwhelmed and then I’m ok.
Are there moms out there that read this blog? Do you get overwhelmed at times? Or do you feel that way most of the time but only let yourself admit it every once in a while? How do you balance it all? I would love to hear from others!
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