Spring Books
I never thought I’d be the type of parent who had themed books for their kids, yet here we are. Here are the spring books we’re loving,
Doggie Easter Basket
Dogs deserve Easter Treats too!
Meet Morty! He’s am 8 year old street mutt we rescued 7 years ago. He had a vet appointment this past week and turns out he put on 8 lbs of sympathy weight this past year. My pregnancy hit everyone is the household! Here’s to hoping it’s an early spring so we can get outside and got on more walks and hikes.
Daycare Feelings, Day 1
This was our sons first week at daycare. I held him close all morning and told him I loved him. He’d rather chew on his hand.
I feel sad, anxious and angry. Sad and anxious for obvious reasons. I’m angry that society told me to go to college, start a career, work hard and then I could have a family. And that I could have all those things a be happy and fulfilled. I’m not sure I buy it.
I’m learning that it’s a privilege to stay home and raise your children. One that I wish I could convince myself we can afford.
Reminding myself to search for Joy and Gratitude. Here is my attempt,
Finding Joy in Otto’s little smile when I wake him up in the morning.
Finding Gratitude in having a healthy baby.
Steph
An Introduction
Hi, this is my family.
Here is the short version,
I always knew I wanted to start a family. I just didn’t know when, where or with who. I spent a lot of my late teens and early 20’s trying to figure out who I was. It was hard, and I wasn’t good at it. I tried too hard to fit into a version of myself that was inauthentic.
Then I moved 1,000 miles away from “home,” and found myself. I spent time alone and within, and stopped trying so hard. That’s when I found me, the authentic version of self. Then I met my husband, Colin.
Over the past 10 years we’ve built a life thru exploration, creation and curiosity. We find joy in the ordinary, and love in the minute details of life. In 2016 we purchased our first home in Metro Atlanta. In 2017 we adopted our best buddy, a scruffy mutt named Morty. And in 2023 we welcome our first child, a son named Otto.
There is balance life, for everything that’s beautiful is also melancholic. You build a life, a career and a family but time only allows you glimpse of each every day. You do what society says you “should,” do, and you act happy about it. Is it a forced happiness, because you’re supposed to be, or because you feel it? How do you find it?
For me, the answer is gratitude. I hope you find yours.
Steph