It’s a chilly and drizzly day over right here which appears to be the theme of our week in Charlotte. Yesterday, once I picked Rhett up from preschool, he requested a 2 p.m. scorching tub and man did I really feel that. The climate exterior is the sort of wet-cold you’re feeling in your bones and I believe it’s hitting us tougher as a result of final Sunday was such a tease with sunny 75-degree climate. We’ve lived in North Carolina for lengthy sufficient now to know a “false spring” after we see one but it surely positively received all of us within the temper for sunshine and springtime.
Wednesday in Actual Time
I’m fairly sure you didn’t cease by my weblog right now in search of a climate report so let’s transfer proper alongside. Ryan and I have been up sooner than our alarms this morning as a consequence of a hearth alarm battery beep. It’s the identical hearth alarm battery we’ve changed two instances since we moved into our home so we expect one thing could also be up. We have been about to go all Phoebe Buffay on that factor this morning, let me let you know.
Our super-early get up morphed into a comparatively productive morning for me. After I made myself an entire milk latte and skim my devotional, I felt way more like myself.
This devotional is like my consolation blanket devotional. It’s the one I at all times return to and looks like a heat hug that encourages me, facilities me and breathes life into me. I do know it’s not as “meaty” as different devotionals (and I dive into these as nicely in varied seasons), however I like it for its simplicity and the best way I genuinely wish to learn it each morning. For anybody who might have beloved the Merely Christmas devotional I beneficial that I learn each vacation season, I believe you’d like this one, too.
I then labored on three new hearts to tape to the boys’ bed room doorways (we’re doing one coronary heart a day for the week main as much as Valentine’s Day) after which spent the subsequent hour engaged on my pc till Chase and Ryder have been up a bit earlier than 7 a.m.
The massive children and I then ate breakfast collectively — toasted waffles I beforehand made and froze for the boys and pumpkin paleo oatmeal for me!
With blueberries, pumpkin seeds and coconut stirred in for taste and texture!
I beloved my morning chat time with Chase and Ryder (Ryan was showering after his exercise) and we talked all about favourite indoor recess video games since our present climate means extra indoor playtime for them at college right now. They have been all about 4 Corners and Head’s Up Seven Up (two classics I beloved as a child, too) however I blew their minds once I defined the way you play Purple Rover. Anybody else do not forget that one!? “Purple Rover, Purple Rover, ship Julie on over!” Memoriesss.
Rhett awakened about 5 minutes earlier than Ryan left with Chase and Ryder for his or her elementary faculty drop off, so we stated goodbye to them after which Rhett ate breakfast whereas he did a bit sensory equipment. I then requested Rhett if he wished to go in addition camp with me or play at dwelling whereas I received in a brief exercise earlier than preschool. He opted for dwelling and this maaay be one in all my little methods in getting Rhett on board with giving me half-hour of exercise time.
Rhett is aware of he’s allowed to affix me however can be sufficiently old to grasp that mother’s exercises are vital for making my physique robust. He normally “works out” for 5-10 minutes with me earlier than shedding curiosity and bringing magnetic tiles or vehicles over to play beside me.
After my brief however candy higher physique power exercise, I hopped within the bathe and Rhett performed together with his puzzle observe and listened to one in all his Tonies whereas I received prepared for the day.
(Joggers: Vuori / High: Amazon / Bag: Free Individuals / Footwear: Nike / Watch: Garmin Lily)
Then it was time for the entire preschool drop off routine! As soon as Rhett was settled at college, it was extra work time for me. I arrange my little work station at my native espresso store and needed to giggle in any respect my “provides.”
(Time-stamp water bottle — nonetheless going tremendous robust with this one! + Pack-It to maintain my mid-morning yogurt snack chilly + Yogurt — oh my gosh Painterland Sisters skyr is my new super-creamy yogurt obsession + Entire milk latte + Calendar + Fav gel pen)
I think about myself pretty low upkeep after which I see a setup like this and suppose, “Wellllll….”
And now, simply as I used to be about to hit publish on this weblog publish, I went again to rapidly proof learn my phrases and thought to myself, “Effectively, that covers my morning in a really top-layer sort of approach, but it surely doesn’t actually cowl how I’m feeling.” How am I feeling? Anxious. My mother had surgical procedure on Monday and this has consumed my ideas, emotions and prayers proper now, as I’m positive anybody going by means of one thing health-related themselves or with a beloved one understands. We received some preliminary excellent news this morning (we expect) which has helped me majorly exhale, although we’re nonetheless ready for my mother to talk instantly along with her physician earlier than we all know extra. I’m pondering it’s going to be an excellent day.
I hope you all have an exquisite Wednesday! We’re already midway by means of the week, mates!
