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I was nervous to press "publish", worried that I couldn't recapture the words once they were let go.
Head over to A Deeper Story for my first post. A Deeper Story is a place where faith and culture collide through story. It's beautiful, and difficult, and real.
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time forcing myself to do the tasks I don't enjoy. I was reading up on my personality type (ENFP, if you must know), and apparently, this is not unusual for those that share my Myers Briggs type. We are excellent starters, and generally terrible closers. I always have a million ideas in my head, but very few of them come to fruition because I get bored of the mundanity that it takes to get. it. done.
I am finishing up my bachelors degree this year--it got put on hold 3 years in when we moved to North Carolina for Husband's first "big boy job". Unfortunately, I couldn't begin out there again right away because I was considered "out of state" for the first year. Well, a year later came...but by then I had a little dude and we were buying a house. Not an ideal time to finish...well, where do I find myself now...we just bought ANOTHER house and I'm expecting ANOTHER little dude. Excellent time to finish! :) Really though, I'm discovering that with each passing year, it gets harder and harder to commit the time to getting. it. done.
I am big on little rewards for doing the things that make you want to yawn, or cry, or both. I get myself a soda when I finish grocery shopping, donuts for Saturday morning as a "job well done" to the family for finishing a good week.
So, in order to keep myself motivated through the drudgery of classes...I've decided on some little gifts to give myself for perservering. I have designated 1 per quarter with Husband already having claimed the 4 and final gift as his own to give. :) Love that man. Anyway, these are my motivating gifts to self.
fossil--quarter one
TOMS--quarter 2
Kayce Hughes--quarter three
These are all things I probably wouldn't have bought myself if not for them being rewards, so this keeps me motivated. They are things just for me--not useful or utilitarian or practical. They are not terribly expensive, but they are simple little extravagances.
Do you give yourself little rewards? What are you having to gear up and motivate yourself for this year?
20 weeks with Twig1
20 weeks with Twig2
21 weeks with Twig3
Oh, pregnancy. I feel like looking at the halfway point pictures with each of my pregnancies points to how I was feeling at the time.
With Twig1, I was still feeling so so so sick and had just been given the blessing of Zofran (praise God from whom all blessings flow!). I was unsure of how life would change in the very near future. We were home from North Carolina for a wedding we were attending, and I was having a hard time with the idea of going back to NC. I was also not sure how my body would change before Twig1 came. I think you can see the uncertainty in my eyes.
Twig2's pregnancy was such a happy time for me. I felt relatively good--and I was really excited about adding a new person to our family. I was feeling better at this point that I had with Twig1, and I was majorly thankful for that. I felt peaceful and confident about the months to come...and I felt like I knew what was coming as far as adding another baby. I see acceptance, peace, and anticipation in my eyes.
And the funny thing is, with Twig3 I have had the hardest time accepting the changes going on with my body. I think part of it is being pregnant in the winter time and not being able to be as active. But, when Husband took this picture and I got a glimpse of it...I. felt. better. I see a confidence and a "I've been here before" kind of nature about myself. I also think I look a little more tired. :)
Remember when I posted this Kid's Gift Guide back during Christmastime? Well, that sweet little neon friendship bracelet made its way to my house as a "free shipping" filler. :) I love an excuse to add a $4 thing to my cart without guilt. Such a fun little Christmas gift to...myself!
Anyway, I was over at The Creative Mama on Saturday recreating that bracelet but in a chunkier twine from...get this...Husband's workbench in the garage. Who knew?? So head over there and then to the hardware store and craft yourself a new little bracelet. It's a fun way to get in on the neon trend without looking like a 12 year old. I like to pile mine on with nicer bracelet and bangles.
