Each year I pick a word that will set the tone for the year ahead and each year I fall more and more in love with the practice. In 2015 it was BUILD, in 2016 it was BRAVE then in 2017 it was OPEN. For 2018 I chose HEART.
Learn more about One Little Word from the creator of the concept Alie Edwards….
Each year I pick a word that will set the tone for the year ahead. In 2015 it was BUILD, in 2016 it was BRAVE then in 2017 it was OPEN.
Learn more about One Little Word from the creator of the concept Alie Edwards….
I realize at this point we haven’t actually completed the third trimester, but anything that happens differently at this point is going to be more about birth than the actual trimester. Also, I wanted to get down my thoughts before they were altered too much by time and events. I’m told that happens.
This trimester has been distinctly different than the others. I mean I’m getting the same questions that I was before, and the answers haven’t changed much, but other things are different. The one thing that everyone has been asking which is a little different lately is if we are ready, and to that my answer is of course not. How can anyone be ready for such a huge life change? Even if you do all the research, have lived with young kids and all the other things, the first baby is a whole new experience. It’s a different experience for everyone, and no one knows what to expect. So on paper? Yeah sure we have all the things, but the reality is we are no more ready than the next new parents.
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Today’s post should be a cooking lesson post, but I just don’t have it in me. Are you guys even paying attention to those posts anymore? I can’t quite tell. Not that it matters, I’m (70%?) sure that I’ll pick back up with them next month. Today I’m coming here to talk about the fact that I’m struggling.
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In the process of reorganizing my kitchen, I took the time to go through all of my cookbooks and cooking magazines. I have quite a few but only found myself able to part with a handful. It seems I have a deep appreciation for the heart and soul that goes into a good cookbook (the magazines were easier).
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