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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Ah Spring I do love you. I love your green specks that show as the snow melts.

I love the pooling water at the bottom of our small hill.

And the holes that our ducks dig every place where the water pools.

I love the fresh air that we are all breathing deeply.

or the fragrant stench of the spring hen house cleaning brings to our animal yard.

I especially love your hideous amounts of mud that you encourage my boys to play in.

And the wet boots that were drenched in a spring thaw “pond” two days ago that will probably still be drying next week.

Not to mention my jeans that are perpetually soaking wet because I’m short and my cuffs drag on your lovely, damp ground.

Spring how glorious you are in delightful messiness.

How happily we welcome the emerging piles of sticks and other assorted yard trash.

What joy we take in the squishy mud-pit that our yard becomes.

Ah Spring what welcome your untidy blossoming finds in our hearts.

Breathing Deep

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

I realized today after I’d been a bit more snarky than normal that I’ve got a good case of the grumps. What is interesting about this case of the grumps is that it is mostly manifesting in lack of patience with people, with things, with the season. With everything. It isn’t patience with speed but with more the patience you call upon when you need to be tolerant or mindful.  I’m finding that those small things I can typically – and easily – let go of are harder to simply breathe away.

I know that this will be a short lived thing but I also think there is no harm to me in taking a moment to acknowledge that I’m out of sorts. To remind myself to breathe deep. To find my center and balance. To not fall into being impatient and grumpy.

More soon

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I’m enjoying one of those rare periods where I’m pleasantly occupied with things. At the same time this persistent feel of winter is making me quite lethargic in the evenings.

Also I’m trying to get my wake time/sleep time schedule changed. I personally feel that nothing makes a body drag more than mess with their routine. BUT I find I’m needing a bit more quiet time in the mornings that what I’m getting. So up earlier it is.

So many of my far off bloggy friends have been quiet lately. It makes me wonder what everyone has been up to.