Sew...

There are so many things that I want to be able to do for my family and for myself. One of those things is learning how to sew. I have never wanted to know how to do this, but lately I have had this urge to be more creative and to make the most of what we have; to stretch our resources. Sewing is one thing I can do to accomplish that goal. I want to make clothes for my kids, and costumes, and baby gifts, and quilts, and.....Hmmm, maybe I should learn how to thread a bobbin first? Ha! I signed up for Sewing 101 at a local fabric store and I also signed up for a little girl dress workshop where I will make a dress for Brooklyn. I am so nervous! I am a perfectionist. In the past if I couldn't do something perfect then I didn't do it. 30 has changed me. I am seeing that failure is just as important as success and that you learn so much more when you have to pick yourself up and try again. I still don't like to fail, but I will keep trying.
It helps alot that Brooklyn has so much faith in me and my abilities...she already has a list a mile long of things she would like me to make for her! I have decided that once I get my bearings I will bring her to a few classes for kids and she can make some things for herself.
My first class is on Tuesday and I keep getting daymares in which I touch the sewing machine and it comes to life and spits needles at me and hisses. I will let you know how it goes...hopefully everyone survives.

Culp Family Photos 2010

We had not had family portraits done in over 3 years...so it was time. Enter the amazing Kara Stewart of www.karastewartphotography.com. She made us feel so comfortable and was able to capture who we are.

Tomorrow?

As I go to bed each night I tell myself, "Tomorrow I will work out...tomorrow I will have the energy to get off the couch and get something done...tomorrow I will eat more veggies and less junk." But it just doesn't happen.

I am in a funk. I know that I have a 3 1/2 month old baby that takes so much energy out of me, but I see other moms with babies who are FREAKING SUPER MOMS and I get down on myself which only exacerbates the situation. Arg! 

Hopefully one day soon I will wake up and find that it is "tomorrow" and that I am working out, eating right and getting stuff done. Until then i am going to enjoy my baby and get the rest that my body needs.

Conversation with a 7 year old boy

I volunteered in Brooklyns class today and I took Travis with me. When it was time for him to eat I went in the adjoining room and used my nursing cover (AKA Hooter Hider). One of the boys walked through the room as a short cut to the bathroom and he stopped to talk on his way out. This is how the conversation went:

Boy: Hi.

Me: Hi.

Boy: Is he sleeping?

Me: No, he is eating.

Boy: Oh. Does he like to be covered when he eats?

Me: Not really, but I use this for modesty.

Boy: Oh, I know why! Because if the sun gets on it the food will dry up. Right?

Me: Ummmmm, sure.

I didn't seem like he knew much about what was happening under the cover and I sure didn't want to be the one to explain it to him. On his way back in from the bathroom he stopped again:

Boy: Can I see Travis?

Me: No, he's still eating.

Boy: Oh, okay. Bye!

Me: Bye.

1.7.10

So yesterday I was way too sore to workout walk...the 30 day shred made my muscles turn into painful jello. I could feel muscles that I had not felt in years and it felt so good.

I had every intention of doing the workout today, but then I got about three hours of very choppy sleep last night, making laundry my biggest form of exercise for the day. Coffee didn't help. I was too tired to even nap in between feeding and changing and playing with the boy.

Tomorrow is a new day and I am going to workout. I know that once I get a routine down I will start to crave the exercise. I can't wait to get past the point where working out makes me dog tired, and get to the point where it invigorates me.

Tomorrow my friends newborn baby will be having surgery and I have signed up to pray during the times that I feed Travis. If you think about it tomorrow from 7-4 please throw up a little prayer for baby Arden and the family and doctors. Thanks friends!