I have a handful of topics that I've wanted to write about.
There just aren't enough naps in the day.
Thinking back to my post at the beginning of the New Year, one word that I wanted to focus on was "intentional." I wanted to be more aware of my choices and the consequences of those choices.
Do I want to be lazy and use disposable diapers today or will I use the cloth diapers we have? (Not to say that one is lazy for using disposable diapers. I have cloth diapers and feel that I should use them for economic and environmental reasons.)
Do I want to buy apples in a bag that can be recycled or get the organic apples in the pretty plastic-non-recyclable packaging?
Do I want to spend X amount of time blogging or should I do things that need done around the house i.e. laundry, dishes, baking, cleaning?
I remember hearing Ree Drummond in an interview say that she started blogging when her kids were in school because she had the free time.
Me? I do not have the free time. I have a one year old... who is almost to one nap a day. God, please help me; I really enjoy her two naps a day.
And about that- I have a one year old.
How in the world did that happen?
(Well, I know how it happened, but time has flown by!)
With Summer fast approaching, time inside is becoming less and less. Yesterday, I spent a good chunk of time weeding a flower bed out in front of our house while little girl napped. My husband made the flower bed last Fall and planted daffodils, irises and daylilies. It's pretty and all, but it's right by the road, so we have to weed it. Everyone sees it when they drive by...
More time has been spent in the garden, too. I've only helped with transplanting so far, with that only happening when the little girl is sleeping.
I know I spend way too much time on my phone, so I'm trying to me more intentional about what I use it for.
Blogging has become one more thing on the to-do list that I don't think I want to invest my time in.
I'm sure this hiatus or very sporadic blogging schedule will not upset anyone, since not that many people take the time to read this.
If you do read this and follow me, thanks for taking the time to peak into a little snippet of my life.
If you do read this and are sad, you can follow me on Instagram @mamamccray. I regularly post pictures of cookies, breads, crochet projects and many, many pictures of my little girl.
This is me being real about life.
This is me trying to be intentional about my decisions and spend time doing things that are most important to me.
Being a stay at home parent is hard work.
Being a stay at home parent with a little one doesn't last forever, so I'm sure someday maybe next week, maybe in a year from now I'll want to blog again.
<3 Colleen
