My Un-Pregnancy: Week 9 (A Few Days Late)

I hope you don't think I'm bragging but I AM JOYFUL!

Do you remember what you felt like as a five-year-old? I remember waking up with the sunlight instead of an alarm clock, watching cartoons with a bowl of cereal in my lap, soaking in a baby pool in the backyard and having so many adventures that I fell asleep wherever I landed at the end of the day. That is sort of how life feels right now. I am blissful.

Before you think I'm being obnoxious, let me say that not everyone would find as much joy in my day as I do. I think like most moms, I've learned that there is no clock-out time. With several writing projects in the works, a new business to run and a 4-month old, I feel like I have replaced my one full time job with three others. I go non-stop all day, which is why this post is so late. I'm creating to-do lists for my to-do lists. And I'm finding that doing all of this with a baby in tow just adds to the chaos. For instance, I went to change Ada yesterday before running to the bank and this fountain of urine went straight up, soaking us both. I didn't even know girls could pee that way! So I rushed to clean us both up and get to the bank so I could get back, make dinner and make it to my Mary Kay unit meeting on time. Some people would call my day tedious but I'm loving every minute.

There is a quote I keep on my washing machine that expresses what I'm failing to say:

 "We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry."

E.B. White

My life is still messy. It's still crazy, over-scheduled and sometimes frustrating. But in trusting my heart, I've found peace in the storm. For me, waking up with the sunlight and happy baby noises makes all of the messy details of life fall into place. Doing the dishes while the Today show is on in the background, rushing to write a paragraph during nap time, ha, even cleaning up pee makes me feel more myself than anything else has. I feel like I'm finally home in this skin.

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