Happy Hour

Happy hour.

Happy hour is Aria taking a long afternoon nap, while I sit in complete quiet, sipping a cappuccino and perusing the internet, because the house is already clean.

What am I talking about happy hour? That's actually heaven. And it's happening right here, right now!

Now that Aria is full on walking, she get's very bored inside, very early. This morning we headed out to a nearby trail for some walking through the trees with a very pregnant friend. Don't worry, we brought cell phones just incase she went into labor.

For the first time in a year of babywearing daily, Aria fell asleep on my back. It must have been the peacefulness of the trail. Or she thought we were completely boring, so napping seemed like a better option.
Yea, she was probably just bored.

I rejoined one the previous gym that I belonged to. I left there a few years ago to join the Y near our house because it was very family oriented and we were planning to start a family soon. It was significantly more expensive but it had free childcare,  which was important to us. I had a few negative experiences there with the childcare, so it became really tough to workout. I didnt' feel good leaving Aria in the kids room, so I would have to time my workouts before PJ went to work or after he came home. That was challenging because they don't have very long hours.

Long story short, it just wasn't working for us. I rejoined my old gym and went back yesterday. Wouldn't you know, I loved it. I'm not sure what it is this time around…maybe the familiarity, maybe the equipment options…but I loved it. They also have childcare that seems much more up our alley. And they are open for longer hours, so I have the option of going really early in the morning like the true crazy person that I am.

I'm feeling pretty psyched about this. You do have to pay $5.00 for childcare, but I feel that it's worth it.

Harper wanted you all to know that even though she looks guilty, she did not make this mess…

Have a great Friday friends! Were off to take the dogs out. Not to be confused with letting the dogs out…
You get the picture.

It's Been A While...

It has been a while, hasn't it. Almost 3 months to the day since my last post. I didn't intend on disappearing for so long, but we had a lot going on around the W house.

Little Aria is now a year old. She walks. She talks. And generally she runs the show around here. She and the dogs are like a little gang of hoodlums that bounce through the house destroying things like little tornados. Except for Harper she's a big tornado. 

I stepped back from my job about a month ago. It became apparent to us that both of us employed full time just wasn't something that was working for us. That was a big change for me but I am comfortable with it, and honestly I have felt it coming for a while. Being home with our children is something that is important to me. I think that stems from my parents working so hard when I was growing up. 

That's another post for another day though.

I am a stay at home mom pretty much full time now. I do some work independently (you know, with all of my mad skills), but 95% of the time, I'm here running our ship.

I, myself, am doing pretty well. This past year I've been lucky enough to be blessed with the most beautiful gift, and at the same time it has been a year of big adjustments. I'm still learning how to manage it all and I haven't quite figured out how to take care of myself while taking care of  everything and everyone else…but I'm working on it.

Happy Tuesday Friends. I'm excited to be back!