I haven’t posted since H’s first day of school, it’s just the start of the busy season around here. I haven’t started her Halloween costume yet, and we’re still settling in to the school year. Plus we’ve hired a new sitter, and I’m heading into a lot of holiday deadlines with work.
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So, I’m working full time now, and life is a juggle. We have a part-time sitter, I’m not spending every afternoon with H anymore. Which is great for her–she gets to run around with a fun college student who does all the fun things she wants to do. And it’s great for me–I work, I use my brain, I love what I’m doing. But I miss those long afternoons with her, and the projects and activities we’d do together.
Because they’re still delicious, even if they did take out my MacBook. Here’s the thing: Adam travels a few days a month for work now, and he hates shellfish and seafood. So, when he leaves town I take advantage and cook myself shrimp, scallops, mussels. Especially mussels, this recipe has become my go-to dinner (because a bag of mussels is like $7).
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I have a word for 2016, and it’s “more.”
Today is the first day after winter break, with Adam back at work and H back at school. It’s the first day I’ve chosen not to be a teacher and to instead be a creative who works from home. I didn’t get up and go to a building for a job this morning. I’m jobbing right now, this is the beginning. I’m getting my ducks in a row and my thoughts in a…row.
Here are a few things about April that I thought about while putting this month’s collage together:
- I forget about this project a lot, and April was definitely a regression into lots of yoga pants (those would probably be the days missing photos).
- I have really, really been digging striped shirts since I was pregnant with H, after a lifetime of avoiding them.
- I need a haircut (scheduled for tomorrow!). Too many ponytails.
- It’s already May 7th, and I’m just getting to this post. Lots of THINGS happening here.
- I miss wearing dresses, but not that white eyelet dress (purchased for a specific purpose, not to be fabulous).
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