Well, as the New Year saunters in, some things seem to remain constant, like the gorgeous LA weather, and Felix’s dislike for squash. However, some things are changing all the time…Felix is now cruising around furniture and will be walking in no time, and Jamie is back to work on CSI. Felix and I miss him terribly, but count our blessings that he has such a good job right now.
We continue to have mostly good days and a few bad days here and there. A couple of nights ago Felix decided not to sleep, and, since he has been sleeping pretty well recently, this hit me hard. I’m not used to being up all night any more, so I really struggled the next day. Motherhood is still so challenging at times; sometimes I don’t know how anyone gets through it. But then Felix starts laughing at the specks of dust in the sunlight, or just gives me a big hug, and it all becomes wonderful.
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but my quest for balance in life continues….balance of time with Felix and some for myself (hahahahhaaaaaaaaa!!!), balance of living simply and frugally and also enjoying and splurging on some things (yes, I still go to Whole Foods every once in awhile…my guilty pleasure!). I’m also trying to find the balance between seeing and feeling the pain and darkness in the world (I listen to a lot of NPR and sometimes the news is so stark and sad I almost can’t deal with it) and also seeing and celebrating the goodness, the generosity, the strength and the sweetness that is in all of us and out there in the world.
Happy New Year every body, and lots of love and balance to you!
Amy
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12 years ago
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It's true that finding balance is hard. But just imagine how much harder it would be if your were on a unicycle...on a boogie board...In a typhoon. So count your blessings - wait, you already did. Well done! Much love to you!!!
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