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    T Tuesday: end of gardening season edition

    Over the weekend we had the last of the super hot and humid days. People who aren’t from Minnesota think that we couldn’t possibly have tropical dew points like our far southern states…well they are wrong. I’m assuming its due to all the lakes..the sheer amount of water around. I could be totally wrong but that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.

    As some cloud cover rolled in I decided it was time to pull up the garden or perhaps I should say what was left of it after the critters had chewed their way through it. I didn’t bother taking any after photos as it’s pretty much just dirt and some fallen leaves now.

    Over the weekend while enjoying the comfort of the air conditioning we watched or I should say re-watched a couple movies. Some laid back family time was definitely in order.

    I actually did a bit of sewing over the weekend too but was totally unhappy with the results. I wanted to make a little pouch to hold my hand-sanitizer that would attach to my lanyard. I’ve already gotten one cold from all the germs. Anyway…I didn’t love my result so Mini-me found a store bought one in her room for me to use. Perfect.

    Slowly I am finding time for more things in life. I think I just had to get over my old way of thinking and re-prioritize.

    I’ve been thinking about trying some new things with my blog…stay tuned!

    What are you doing today?

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    Believe in yourself

    That is a message that I feel gets lost to many folk. Not naming any names but…. em-hem …you know who you are!believe in yourself art journal page

    I don’t think this is an entirely Midwestern thing but we are definitely the champions of down playing ourselves…to the point of forgetting to believe in our own capabilities. I know I spiraled down this rabbit hole myself a time or two but it drives me absolutely up the wall when I see other folk…perfectly capable folk…downplay themselves so much.

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    Ok, off the soap box…. but seriously…just do it…. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!!!

     

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    There’s no place like home

    This has been such a busy time for our family. Adjustments being made across the board. It makes me appreciate the simple things.

    A family dinner with all of us present. A driveway chat with the neighbors. Having all the laundry done. And being creative with enough time and energy to share it with others.

     

    The pieces of this fell into place without me even realizing it. I’ve been a bit of an emotional wreck on and off over the last 3 weeks….not even going to sugar coat that one. The changes were scary. I have taken comfort in my little bubble of security for the last decade or so. Pizza on Thursday, Fish on Friday. Routines and schedules grounded me…ground all of us. More than I ever realized.  I honestly thought of myself as spontaneous and I am…to a point. I just didn’t realize that as the years ticked past, my way of thinking and of life became more rigid.

    This quote spoke to me. As much as I am enjoying my new career, I do morn for what was, as silly as that sounds.

    I truly do like working in a school again. This job is definitely different than my previous but so am I and that’s ok.

    ACK! See super emotional. Chatty and over sharing. Not my usual style.

    Back to the journal page…. The little bit of lace just felt like the perfect finishing touch of the page.

    It’s funny because if you’d have told me that I’d be spilling my guts on this journal spread and in the post when I got started I’d have told you that you were crazy. Well, look who’s a little crazy now. LOL

    Linking up with Art Journal Journey for Color in My World…highlighting my favorite color PINK/

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