Sunday thoughts

I am grateful for Sunday and the chance to refresh, rest, spend time with family, think about my goals and how I want to improve and spend my time.  I found out today you can monitor how much time you spend on each app each day.  I decided to set a goal screen time for myself.   I have an allotted amount of screen time for my kids, so shouldn't I have this for myself?  I want to be more present and focussed on my family, friends, and those around me.

McKay loves kindergarden, but lately I have missed doing what I want when I want.  The half day thing is hard.  I want to take the kids to the zoo, go for a hike, go to the beach for a day, or go drive to the children's museum, but I can't because school is right in the middle of the day.  I wish there was a way I could half way homeschool.  It would be nice if my kids could still go to school half the week, but I could also teach them and take them on adventures the other half.

I feel antsy lately, and I'm not sure why.  It's probably because we moved from SF to Iowa City to San Antonio to Clovis in less than a year.  It feels like we should be moving right now.  At the same time, I don't feel quite settled here and it is weird because its my hometown.  I am incredibly grateful to live by family though.

Any moment to myself lately I am reading or watching the british baking show on netflix.  It seems there are so many books to read and not enough time.  I picked up "One Hundred Birds Taught Me To Fly" by Ashley Mae Hoiland from my parent's house.  It is such a beautifully written, poetic book.  It is making me reflect on the importance of living in the moment and recording my thoughts.  Lately I have felt a huge urge to journal.  I have a few different journals by my bed, my word document journal, and this blogging journal.  This blogging journal may be the least likely to get lost, so I should probably record in it more often.  I am so grateful for how much I journaled on this blog when McKay was little.   I also recently read Essentialism by Greg Mckeown.  It helped me realize I only need the essential things in my life, and I should say no to nonessential things in order to simplify my life.  I loved The Magnolia Story by the Gaines.  Joanna is my idol.  Love her style, her story, her determination, and everything she does.  Next on my reading list is The Four Agreements and Hands Free Mama.

Iphone pics lately:  Jane being her sassy self, Ellie in nursery, jammie day at school, Jane Beauty and the Beast date, dental appointments, president's day, tennis, and Ellie being a typical toddler