Whimsical Wednesday, July 18, 2012

It's a random blend here again this week, but I'm smiling because of these images.

As always I'd love to hear if one of these images stands out to you and why.

Source: thanksimadeitblog.com via Lisa on Pinterest

Source: veggiebelly.com via Lisa on Pinterest

Source: indulgy.com via Lisa on Pinterest

Source: fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net via Lisa on Pinterest

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 330

Today's Daily 5:

1. Finding ways to laugh about some terrible dreams from last night
2. an interesting and challenging debrief conversation
3. a long shower
4. settling into my room to read and do some catching up for the evening
5. a very early bedtime

Tuesday Anticipations, July 17, 2012

This week I'm anticipating:

• several evenings with nothing scheduled
• hanging out with friends at house church
• baby cuddles
• a very low key weekend
• knocking another paper deadline off of my countdown to the end of the semester

What are you looking forward to this week?

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 329

Today's Daily 5:

1. a day doing home visits with a really great nurse (and getting to hold two super cute babies)
2. trying out a new kind of rental car
3. having a vehicle with which to do grocery shopping
4. comfy summer pajamas
5. curling up for a quiet evening at home

Slowly Revived

Every time I start a new job, I forget that it takes a physical and mental toll on me.

In the case of my current job, it has exacted a pretty high emotional cost as well.

Like I said, I forget about the cost of adapting to something new.

I forget about it until I'm beginning to come out the other side.

Until I'm beginning to find myself feeling slowly revived.

I think I'm finally there.

Slowly, oh so slowly finding my footing again, and not feeling buried by life.

It's a pretty awesome feeling, to start emerging from that fog of stress again.

I'm so thankful I'm being slowly revived.