Grace in Small Things, January 14, 2014
Hi Everyone! Happy Tuesday!
Some things I am grateful for/happy about today:
1) Hosted my first play group yesterday...15 moms and about 25 kids. Worked out great...our house comfortably holds a group like that (with everybody spread out between the living room/dining room, kitchen, playroom), and I have to brag on my kids for a minute...they were SUCH GOOD hosts...shared their toys, etc. It was super fun...can't wait to do it again. (My mother-in-law helped, too, which made it a lot easier than it otherwise would have been...she's so great...)
2) Was EXHAUSTED after play group, which at first I attributed to that, but I actually think it was the Whole 30 diet thing I'm doing with my husband (we're one week in), plus we've been doing Crossfit four days a week at 5:00 AM for a while now. I got some carbs in me last night (don't think I've been getting enough) and we took the morning off from the gym this morning, and I am feeling a whole lot better today...
3) It's been in the 50s every day here this winter, pretty much...perfect hiking weather...another thing I love about ABQ...
4) Oh my gosh, my kids are fun right now. Talking up a storm...they have so much to say...I am loving it. Loving that I get to spend every morning with them...that time is so precious...
5) I'm going to make my billing quota (20 hours/week) for January with my job. I'm in a big transition at the moment (my biggest client is essentially gone as of January 1, trying to make up that work with past clients to start), and 95% of the time I'm sure it's going to turn out fine, and 5% of the time I'm a little scared. But so far so good. And not only am I getting the work I need, overall I'm working less, an adjustment that has been needed. (In theory I've been working 20 hours/week, but in practice it's been more, which means early mornings, nights, weekends when the kids nap...essentially, no time for me. Feels so good to not be so crazed for once...)
After being with the kids this morning, I've got a little work this afternoon, the Apple Store to sort out some IT issues (oh how I wish I had an IT person), a hike with the dogs, dinner with my family, early to bed so we can do the 5:00 AM gym thing tomorrow... Happy and grateful today...
XOXO
