Being Intentional

I mentioned in my post about the Miracle gel nail polish that I was trying to be more intentional with my life. I feel like it's really easy when you become a mom, especially a stay at home mom to get a bit shall we say lazy or lax with your life. Now when I was a teenager I was very intentional about my appearance, I wasn't over the top but I was intentional. I brushed my hair and put on at least eyeliner everyday and I would take ages in my closet finding what I wanted to wear, I think I owned one pair of sweatpants and I never wore them.

Now as a stay home it's easy to find myself wearing the same shirt 3 days in a row with badly chipped nail polish, dry skin, hair that hasn't been brushed and no make up and really, really not caring. But that reality has started to bother me recently. Not just my indifference towards my appearance, but my indifference towards a lot of things, from my appearance, to my health, to relationships. I remembered recently a time when I was in college and God challenged me to "fast" make up for a week, and it was actually really hard because I had gotten to the point where I cared to much. Now though I feel the pendulum has swung to far in the opposite direction and I'm needing to pull it down to a normal place again.

So this years resolution is to be more intentional. I am not going to wait till Newyears to make it either, 'cause let's face it there is no time like the present. We signed a contract for our new place today, lots of change is coming and it's going to be a good season. 

So I challenge you, any of you ... If you are feeling lazy about your life, make a change and make this the year of intentionality.

First Birthday

Happy First Year to my first little bundle of joy! It's hard to believe it's been a full twelve months since you first came into this world, just before the sunrise ready to greet the day! You've done so well and grown so much. You love to eat, your always on the go and you usually listen when I say no. With your 4 little teeth and your head that loves to nod yes and shake no. I'm so looking forward to watching you grow!

you can read about the full year over hear.

Busy days

These lovelies decided to bloom for my birthday, unfortunately I'm not sure what they are. They came in a packet of mixed seeds and grew really well in our terrible sandy soil.(if you know what they are please let me know). This week we also celebrated our 3rd Anniversary and our little Guin turning 8 months old !

Avenues and Postal Codes

Recently I've realized how much I really need my own Address Book, I've always just kinda looked things up in my moms or scratched addresses in random notebooks or just looked through old letters. Considering I'm now married and living in America again and within the next year have my own address and responsibilities and whatnot... It seems the time has come to get my own address book. I know you can add it too your contacts in your phone but I'm more of a hands on person. Here are a few ideas I personally like. so what's your approach?  Are you a techy person or old school, or do you still call home to ask for addresses? 

 

                        You can find these three lovelies here, here and here.