Wow..it's been sometime since I have written.
So much has gone on.
The boys are now seven. First graders with wit, charm and a bit of Mama in them. They still blow my mind with life lessons daily.
I started a fitness journey, three years in the making. Shed a bunch of weight. Lost friends gained some real ones. Life has been up down all around, but I've stayed grounded.whenever I feel like quitting, I remember why I started in the first place.
I starting working after all these years at the boys school and realized that it's really not my thing. I do it to keep a watchful eye over them.. Call it selfishness,it might be, but I don't care. I know they are safe and I still have input on behavior and get to see it with my own two eyes what's going on and I don't have to depend on hearsay. That alone is a blessing.
We are homeowners. Bigger deal. No more apartment life, no more close quarters with strangers and having the stoop where everyone was dumped. Buddy the pup, he's three now and lovable as ever. Sake she's still kicking.. But days I wonder how much time she has left, she surprises me with pep.
The best thing about homeownership, is the freedom to decorate and smile at the sun on my front porch. Not so great part, the odd ball neighbors, the boys so use to close quarters they solely stick with me. But our home isn't anything but everything we ever wanted.
This year I am starting a strict kettlebell workout and hoping to build muscle and gain confidence that I have always had just kept on the back burner.
I hope to utilize my blog more for the moments that need more than a sentence.
Eventually I will finish painting the new walls. Eventually I will hang all our artwork... But for now I take it slow.. I race no one.
So here's to a new year of stories and adventures in the Grateful Mind.
One love.☀️
