The Grateful Life: it's been awhile

Absolutely nothing crazy has been going on and I have no good excuses for not keeping up with the blog. I can sadly say that my new hobby of selling toothpaste on social media leaves little energy for any other types of electronics. At the same time I am sort of in a rut. I never work out, I spend lots of hours not loving my job and then toothpaste seems to be always on my mind. It sounds a bit miserable...and though I am not actually miserable I also don't really feel myself. Yesterday my mind was going wild and uneasy at yoga -- my ADHD is in full blown crazy mode and I can't seem to get my shit together. What is also strange is that I don't have any crazy anxiety or worry about anything....our life seems to be flowing pretty well. Just in a rut. So basically -- yesterday -- I decided I needed to be a bit more intentional about how I am spending my time. A bit more intentional with my hobbies, with my thoughts, with the food I put into my mouth and the time I spend with my family. There is no way I can catch you up on all of the pictures and life we lived in the past few weeks so instead I will pick up TODAY and do a quick five. And of course....lots of pictures.

1. Blogger USUALLY works

Tonight I had to post one picture at a time. Clearly the universe knows I have a lot to share. Grateful that is not the normal routine and I can usually bust these posts out pretty quickly.

2. Date Day

Since Mike is headed to Maine in a few days we decide to pawn of Jack on my parents and spend few hours alone. It was wonderful. We went hiking at Eagle Creek, had lunch at Flatwater in Broad Ripple and then ice cream at Baskin Robbins. Once we made it back home I took a nap and actually fell easily to sleep! It was nice to have full conversations and enjoy the beautiful weather. Cheers.

3. The kitchen is getting a face lift

Yesterday we officially emptied all of the cabinets in preparation for demo. It went much smoother than I anticipated so I hope that is a good sign for the entire project. Though the project has already been pushed back a week and it hasn't even started yet........

4. Quick trip to Cleveland

Last weekend we made a quick trip to Cleveland to see Brian, Lauren and Grace. We ended up seeing the entire family which was pretty wonderful. The trip itself was a normal, hotel (ehhh) weekend trip with three children BUT still grateful that we got to catch up on life with the family.

5. Back to school night
This year I attended back to school night and was in awe of how my children are pushed and challenged every day. That being said -- their individual letters cracked me up. AND after the event Tasha and I went to Jacamos and had pizza and beer. That was the best part of the night.