tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808004772272948722023-11-16T10:26:38.493-08:00Actualizing AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-658690168374231082013-04-22T15:13:00.000-07:002013-04-22T15:13:09.075-07:00Sipping & SeeingA few weeks ago I had the pleasure to co-host at my home a sip & see (post pregnancy baby shower) for a dear friend of mine. The whole thing was lovely, the food was delicious, and snuggling with an adorable newborn was a welcomed treat. <br />
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I take no credit for the amazing food and decor. My only real work was getting the house and myself semi decent for a dozen ladies to enjoy their afternoon. Amy T. and <a href="http://summerbk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Summer Block</a>, you gals are amazing and I will co-host (and eat all your goodies [Amy T. made FROM SCRATCH macarons!!] and appreciate your decor taste) alongside you anytime!<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-46686056063581528592013-03-21T23:08:00.001-07:002013-03-21T23:19:10.042-07:00CurrentlyI've been a bit absent from this little blog space these last few months since it's been harder to find quality time for myself that doesn't involve procrastinating down the internet rabbit hole. Mostly my days have been filled with enjoying the beautiful southern California spring weather or snuggling at home and keeping up with the nesting needs of a family with two kids and a little house. (Those three days of dishes won't wash themselves, our dog refuses to put away our mountain of laundry, and the dandelion weeds in the yard just get bigger every day.) Throw in mixed work schedules and suddenly there's a new week and a new list of to dos ahead of us.<br />
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For those of you that don't know me personally, my part time job
is actually as a "Personal Shopper" for a major retailer. (I even have little business cards with my name printed on them!) It's so much fun to play with clothes and to meet and help people
update wardrobes for new jobs, events, and/or life changes. All of it
is such a neat way for me to play with my own style while meeting the
needs and styles of so many other awesome women.<br />
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I've been refreshing some bits of our home lately too. We've been here almost a year, and even though most projects still have a way to go before the home feels complete, I've found that taking time to spruce up little vignettes throughout our space, helps me feel more at peace with the bigger projects still ahead.<br />
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Today I thought I'd break my bloggy silence for a current mix up of some of my favorite home spots and translate them to some of my current favorite outfit inspirations.<br />
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Clothing can be so much more than fabric.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even just segments of a gallery wall in our bedroom can pull out pops of color and a unified feel. <a href="http://atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com/2013/03/bold-rainbow.html" target="_blank">This outfit via Atlantic-Pacific</a> gives me that same feel for color contrasts, ease, and even a sense of movement. The black heels glam it up, but the more sensible "park chic" mom in me would probably wear some ballet flats instead. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our home is such a mash up of favorite things. There's no rule that says they need to match. Which is why I am definitely a fan of mixing prints. Done too wildly and you can give yourself a headache. Done just right <a href="http://atlantic-pacific.blogspot.ca/2012/07/stripesflorals.html" target="_blank">like this outfit again via Atlantic-Pacific</a> and those favorite pieces in your closet are now best friends. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On afternoons when I'm lucky and both kids are napping, I climb into this chair, procrastinate whatever seems totally boring, and curl up with a book. The root of <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/on-the-street-via-bergognone-milan-4/" target="_blank">this outfit via The Sartorialist</a> is just a pair of flared jeans, simple white tee, and an easy tailored jacket. It's cozy, effortless, classic, and still has its own personality. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow, gray, and white is ALWAYS a good color combo and I'm definitely a fan of<a href="http://www.cocokelley.com/2012/09/7-after-7-menswear-inspired/" target="_blank"> this menswear inspired look via Coco + Kelley</a> using it too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know. I know. It's a problem. But what's more of a problem is collecting all of this fun jewelry and not wearing it. I never, ever want to feel "done up." So when I want to wear some extra sparkles, I make sure my outfit stays neutral <a href="http://carolinesmode.com/stockholmstreetstyle/art/252112/olivia_palermo/?pic=1" target="_blank">like Olivia Palermo's via Stockholm StreetStyle </a>and let the accessories do all the work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I might be doing dishes, but I'm definitely daydreaming I'm on vacation instead. It's a tad short for me to feel comfortable during everyday wear, but, man, oh man, <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/last-weekend-of-the-summer-montauk/" target="_blank">this simple chambray shirtdress again via The Sartorialist</a> is a one I would surely own forever. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a lot of vintage elements throughout our home, but I never want it to feel like an antique store in here. The same goes for any vintage pieces I have in my closet. If it feels like I'm wearing a costume, the piece will just sit in a dark corner and never be worn. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calivintage/5245950338/in/pool-modclothstyleexchange/" target="_blank">This outfit via calivintage's Flickr photostream</a> has that sweet vintage feel without making you feel like she's stepped out of a time machine. She's classic, retro, and yet totally fresh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Youthful whimsy runs wildly through our house. And to be honest, did so even before our kids were born. Is 33 too old to be super excited that the youthful whimsy of overalls is finding their way back into street style again? I mean we all had Osh Kosh as kids, and we all went through an "obsessed with Felicity Porter" phase in college, right? But now in my thirties, I can simply throw on a sweet necklace, a foldover clutch, and cuff the hems<a href="http://www.wheredidugetthat.com/2012/08/denim-overalls.html" target="_blank"> like this look via Where Did U Get That</a> and I can be so current, right? Right? </td></tr>
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<b>I'd love to hear where you've been finding your bold or subtle inspiration from lately. Please share!</b><br />
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Also, these two. My inspirations at their finest.<br />
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Until next time.<br />
XO Amy :)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-10197179889336994312013-02-14T15:15:00.000-08:002013-02-14T15:15:15.362-08:00Be still, my heartI'm wishing you and your loved ones a lovely day of snuggles and giggles and coy little glances too.<br />
Happy valentine's day!
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-80894529998931397322013-01-18T11:48:00.000-08:002013-01-18T11:48:45.231-08:00watching for now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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this watch has watched<br />
this watch has waited<br />
this watch has sighed for you.<br />
now here you stand<br />
with me<br />
with time<br />
watching<br />
waiting<br />
sighing.<br />
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this is this<br />
now.<br />
you are this<br />
now.<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-9182749629773608572013-01-17T18:24:00.000-08:002013-01-17T18:24:04.250-08:00(Much Belated) Cheers to You and Yours!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I listen to some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyIkcjDSXyg" target="_blank">John Lee</a>.<br />
Two and a half weeks in and I'm finally settling into 2013. :)<br />
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Cheers to another great year!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-48943098470223612412012-12-12T12:07:00.000-08:002012-12-12T12:07:13.286-08:00Giving thanks for leftoversI know it's a little late for thanksgiving leftover recipes, but these were too good (and too easy!) not to share.<br />
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<b>Crescent rolls make great savory pockets for leftover turkey, veggies, stuffing, etc.</b> <br />
I chopped all the leftover goodies I had into little cubes.<br />
Added a tablespoon of cream cheese to bind it all together.<br />
Mixed it all up.<br />
Spooned it onto the dough.<br />
Folded away.<br />
Brushed lightly with an egg wash. <br />
Baked according to crescent roll instructions until golden brown.<br />
Ate delicious "turkey pies" (as Miller called them) for the next few days!<br />
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<b>For some sweet leftover crescent rolls goodies...</b><br />
I mixed a tablespoon each of cream cheese and goat cheese<br />
Spread the cheese mixture onto the rolled out crescent roll (pressing together the perforations). <br />
Spread a top layer of leftover stirred cranberry sauces (homemade and canned).<br />
Rolled up and cut into pinwheels.<br />
Baked according to crescent roll instructions until golden brown.<br />
These were gone in a matter of hours. :)<br />
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I hope you had as many lovely leftover treats and memories as we did! <br />
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<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-57522523091302262772012-12-12T11:38:00.000-08:002012-12-12T11:38:45.071-08:00Enjoying the momentsI've spent the last month soaking up a lot of moments. Choosing my free time to write, nap, snuggle, play, and occasionally pick up around our little home.<br />
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I often read so many other blogs and websites to find inspiration, but lately I was feeling overwhelmed that so many other people were somehow doing "it" [life] so much better than me. I immediately pulled myself away from the computer screen to allow myself some distance from that envy. Distance to spend on myself and my family and our great community of friends.<br />
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As always, I am refreshed!<br />
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I hope you'll enjoy these moments from <a href="http://actualizingamy.blogspot.com/2011/10/and-im-already-excited-for-next-year.html" target="_blank">our annual San Luis Opisbo trip</a> as much as we did! <br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-19463956004486217302012-11-05T22:15:00.000-08:002012-11-05T22:16:12.935-08:00Monday Motivators“We both touched wood on the cafe table and the waiter came to see what
it was we wanted. But what we wanted he, nor anyone else, nor knocking
on wood or on marble, as this cafe table-top was, could ever bring us.
But we did not know it that night and we were very happy.” -
Ernest Hemingway,
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A Moveable Feast</i><br />
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I forget what I want a lot of the time.<br />
A feeling on the tip of my tongue of finding myself needed.<br />
Finding myself important.<br />
Finding myself memorable.<br />
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Stories of loss and tragedy leave me feeling useless and guilty and superficial. In just a few words I can spiral. <br />
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And then a few blurry Halloween pictures melt all of that needy, guilty forgetfulness away. <br />
I am needed.<br />
I am important.<br />
I am memorable.<br />
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I am lucky. <br />
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Sharing these pictures and sharing my little blog is me constantly knocking on wood. These moments, even the blurry ones, even the useless and guilty and superficial ones, ground my shaking fearful feet.<br />
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Thanks for being an audience. Thanks for sharing blurry moments with me.<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-56116329768785153182012-10-29T15:08:00.000-07:002012-10-29T15:08:05.864-07:00Monday Motivators“Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and
fresh, and brimming with life. There was a song in every heart; and if
the heart was young, the music issued at the lips. There was cheer in
every face and a spring in every step. The locust-trees were in bloom,
and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air. Cardiff Hill, beyond
the village and above, it was green with vegetation, and it lay just far
enough away to seem a Delectable Land, dreamy, reposeful, and
inviting.” - Mark Twain, <i>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer </i><br />
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May all your adventures be dreamy, reposeful, and inviting too. Even if it's not summer. And even if the adventure sometimes seems rather small.<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-61061227977024075952012-10-16T14:58:00.001-07:002012-10-16T15:03:08.109-07:00OctoberfestingIt may still be flip flop weather here in Southern California, but that's not stopping us from celebrating a great Autumn season.<br />
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How's your celebrating coming along? <br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-15103316427963824292012-10-10T10:33:00.000-07:002012-10-10T10:33:55.957-07:00ReadingThe Los Angeles weather is finally cooling off. Our version of fall is slowly creeping in and all I want to do is curl up with some books and a warm cup of coffee.<br />
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Here's what's currently on my nightstand reading pile. I'd love to know what's on yours. :)<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-46760400462786001742012-09-27T12:47:00.000-07:002012-09-27T12:47:08.809-07:00(Midweek) MotivatorsI'm still playing catch up with life and therefore this blog. <br />
But it's better late than never to share how we celebrated our now almost 14 month old's birthday.<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-87091346373910215792012-09-19T15:18:00.000-07:002012-09-27T12:53:19.816-07:00Learning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Miller started preschool a few weeks ago. Even though leaving him in the morning is still a rough few minutes for him, when I pick him up at lunch he has nothing but proud smiles and stories to tell me about his day.<br />
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The beginning of a school year was always so special to me. I moved around quite a bit growing up (13 different schools before graduating high school!), and a new school was an exciting time to meet new friends and refresh myself. <br />
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I sure hope my kids have that same collective giddiness and those same nostalgic memories to look forward to (and look back on) each fall.<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-12474310398642896382012-08-27T15:17:00.002-07:002012-08-27T15:17:52.185-07:00Monday Motivators (Back in Action) It sure is nice to feel super again. <br />
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I often lose myself in stress. It's such a thin line between focused balance and frazzled to dos. These last few months have been struggle for me and it's been hard to find the right words for wholeness.<br />
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I'm grabbing at them slowly. A practice that stretches me thin, but still a practice that pieces me together.<br />
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Details like these from a recent trip Evan and I took to Palm Springs
focus me. Details like these ground me. Details like these remind me.<br />
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I am always details.<br />
I am always "to dos".<br />
I am always me.<br />
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The words will come. <br />
Steady, focused, me words.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-22911778327969193552012-07-18T21:36:00.001-07:002012-07-18T21:36:55.745-07:00Steps<br />
I felt like I was trekking through mud for awhile. <br />
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It's a good thing I'm starting to feel solid on my own feet again, or else I would be missing out on how exciting all this walking around can be.<br />
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Rattling, rummaging bones.<br />
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Shake-<br />
Shaker-<br />
SHAKEN to stand on my own two feet.<br />
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Tomorrow I am bones. <br />
Steady, sturdy, walking bones. <br />
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Enjoy these few moments in time as I enjoy a few more of my own.<br />
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And then she's back. Feeding. Protecting her family and her home.<br />
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I've had a tiresome week. Too many hours spent working. Too many boxes to unpack. Too many hours spent feeling frustrated that there's only 24 hours in a day.<br />
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I watch that bird every morning and I'm envious of simplicity.<br />
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Simply, deep breaths. <br />
Simply, one moment at a time.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-48343341092209026622012-06-04T10:54:00.003-07:002012-06-04T11:08:41.495-07:00Monday MotivatorsI'm coming up for air.
Deep breaths and full eyes.
It's madness and bliss.
This sweet stirring of movement.
Time and a solid wifi signal patiently wait for the dust to settle. I hope you can too. :)
P.S. I'm finally now on (and addicted!!) to instagram. (@actualizingamy) Let's catch up!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-28959839890452717172012-05-11T14:46:00.001-07:002012-05-11T14:46:32.910-07:00Big.<i>*This is something I wrote awhile back that I submitted to a short essay contest. Although it wasn't used for that, I feel it's perfect to share with you all this mother's day weekend. We're still deep in moving prep and hopes to finally FINALLY! close escrow. Mixed with everyday life and work schedules, I'll continue to be a bit MIA these next few weeks as things (hopefully?) begin to settle back into place. Have a wonderful weekend yourself, enjoying all your own blessings!</i><br />
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I hate to do dishes.
Tedious and mindless. Hands
numbing. Pruning. But we do them. Everyday.
That little window of joy, of satisfaction I feel glancing at the empty
counter once it’s done, is decadent. <br />
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Mothering is like that sometimes. Mindless and decadent…</div>
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I’m currently listening to my two kids whisper back and
forth to each other in the other room.
They should have been asleep hours ago.
Instead, thanks to my upstairs neighbors’ dinner guests, I hear my eight
month old loudly “AHHH, BAAA, BPPPFFFFTTT, AHHHH” over to her two and a half
year old brother. She’s only met with
loud “SHHHHHHHHHHH”s and an occasional grumpy sigh. </div>
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I am blessed and I don’t know how to thank for it. </div>
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I watched TREE OF LIFE this week. Intense, pretentious, and lovely. I’ve been haunted by it since. It hit the piece of me that feels I am so
small. So so so small. Sometimes so empty. I get foggy.
And mindless. And before I know
it, I’m numb. Lost in what feels like
the day to day battle of tedious moments.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Just survive.</i></div>
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A text from my husband on a far away weekend trip. The spitty shushes from the other room. The shared dishes from a filling meal. Suddenly I’m whole again. </div>
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Big. Bigger than I
know how to hold. Bigger than I know how
to live. </div>
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I am blessed and I know enough to thank for it.</div>
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Sharing roads.<br />
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It's just skin<br />
and shoes<br />
and dirt.<br />
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Walkeduponwalkeduponwalkedupon.<br />
Until there's nothing left but stones<br />
and grit<br />
and miles of paths.<br />
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I take these steps with grace.<br />
Knowing I'm met with skin<br />
and shoes<br />
and dirt <br />
before me.<br />
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<a href="http://actualizingamy.blogspot.com/2011/04/vacay-even-if-its-just-for-one-night.html" target="_blank">Thank you, ladies, for walking beside me. I can't wait for next year!</a> <br />
xoxo<br />
Amy<br />
<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09636614033040126413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580800477227294872.post-36784605813413452382012-04-24T14:20:00.000-07:002012-04-24T14:20:02.009-07:00Monday Motivators (on a Tuesday)We're attempting to carry on a sense of normalcy as we are now surrounded by cardboard boxes and hopes for an easy move these next 2 weeks. (Which may explain Miller's seventeen screaming temper tantrums last week...)<br />
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Blog postings and internet use will be light for me since I tend to get sucked down the internet rabbit hole when I'm procrastinating. (Which is pretty much all the time...)<br />
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Until next time, I'm wishing a leisurely couple of weeks for all of us. :)<br />
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So until I allow my brain full access to day (and night) dreaming about ideal home spaces, I'm etsy window shopping for a new keychain to properly showcase some new to me keys. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94987296/reclaimed-leather-keychain-gold-feather" target="_blank">Reclaimed Leather Keychain from Banoo</a>}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59473477/serotonin-keychain-gift-of-happiness" target="_blank">Serotonin Keychain from Molecular Muse</a>}</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94788593/leather-keychain-bag-charm-monarch" target="_blank">Monarch Butterfly Leather Keychain/Bag Carrier from Kookii</a>}</td></tr>
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Sometimes I have to hold myself back from cringing as he teeters the heavy camera over a slab of concrete or a bathtub. But with a click and a giggle, I'm mesmerized by how proud he is of himself and the quiet memory he's captured. <br />
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There's a beautiful language within artistic expression. I'm forever learning, loving, and tuning my own ear to it. I can only hope that my little ones are listening for the same. <br />
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It's evident from these shots, that Miller's already steps ahead of me.<br />
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