The perfect morning?

I would describe the perfect morning as, mid-July with the sun shining and a slight chill in the air from the night before. (Not chilly enough for dew though.) But, just enough chill that you would see the steam of your fresh, french pressed coffee sitting next to you. Hearing the morning birds, fresh warm breeze and embracing the new beginning the morning brings. I have always enjoyed mornings such as the one described in this paragraph but, that simplicity is now gone..

Now, my mornings consist of loud wailing and shouts of “MOMMY!” from underneath the door. Racing to the living room just to see whose favorite TV show will get put on first and trying to decide who wants what for breakfast. Nine chances out of ten, I make what they want and they still don’t want it.

If any of you reading are like myself then, you will probably understand when I say “I just want one.. quiet.. morning”. But, we all know this is what we “signed up” for or so they tell us anyways!

I’m starting to learn that, you need to get up before your children! Sleep trumps all, if you are powered with enough sleep you will concur the world. I was never a morning person and really, I’m still not one but those tiny little humans try to make them better! Back to the getting up before them part, it really helps! You are able to have your coffee, open your eyes and actually be awake before the minions wreak havoc on your day. And, I know you’re thinking “but, if I am waking up early I will have to go to bed early.. Night time is our time!”

You will start to enjoy the simplicity and quiet the morning used to bring once again. You will be surprised how much you will actually get accomplished by introducing this process into your life. Even if you are not a parent, make it a goal for yourself to wake up at least 1 hour before you usually do. You will then start to find that, you have time for that 1/2 hour workout you’re just too tired for at the end of the night (plus you will have more energy for the rest of your day). Or, you will have time to read that book everyone has been telling you you just HAVE to read.

Personal development and self-care are two major roles that play in our happiness and health. If you do not take the time for yourself, how are you going to have the time for anyone/thing else?

At first, I was under the assumption mornings were going to be dreadful for the next 18 years but in-reality I just needed to find a new way to enjoy them.

Here’s to many more happy people during early mornings!

“The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.”

– Henry Ward Beecher

Thanks for taking the time out of your day, to visit my page!

I do not really know where to start, do you start with the past? – Do you just jump right into, today? IF, you did start with the past, exactly how far would you go back?

I have decided, there will be no set timeline to the posts that exist on this website. Just, burst of memories, present adventures and future endeavors. Let’s start with yesterday, January 8, 2019.

The night before, my mother brought me an old laptop, that has seen a lot of years, to say the least. It was running super slow, I couldn’t even run an internet browser. I had a strong connection to the Wi-Fi, when I ran the update test and the computer told me it was up to date, I just thought the computer was a doozie. (There was NO way I was getting anything accomplished in the condition it had been in.) So, later that evening I was going to visit a friend, her husband is SUPER crafty with technology in general so, I brought my laptop along for the ride.

The MOMENT, her husband went through the exact same steps, that I had, for the update test – he discovered 167 UPDATES! Needless to say, my 1 hour trip to a friends house, ended up being 3 hours, 2 hot beverages and it still finished updating when I got home.. I had a great time, so it worked out in my favor in the end!

The reason I needed the laptop brought to me in the first place, is because I wanted to start, this! My blog, my journey, or my contribution lol.. Any way you want to look at it, this is what I needed. I always believe, all things happen for a reason (cliche, I know) but, it is very true! My mother found that laptop, the mouse I needed and brought it to me. Then, I trusted my friend could do the job I needed him to do and, I now have my wonderfully working laptop.

I am a stay at home mom, of two wonderful (most of the time) children, L is 2.5 years and E is just over 1 year old. I was always working or in school before I had children, meaning, I kept busy quite well. But NOW, I have become so wrapped up in being a “Mom”, I have no time for myself (or ourselves, my hubby is in school, out of town Monday-Friday) that I had to find some that was me, something that I loved. I do have a health/wellness network marketing business but, I wanted something more personable. As you can probably tell already, I love to talk. In return, that is why I decided to document some of what goes on in my life and, maybe just maybe, I will reach out to people, who feel the way that I do!

With that being said, I tried and tried SO hard yesterday to get this page up and running, but you know, if you have/had small children.. They make life a crazy, messy adventure! Yesterday was one of those days, that I had to take a nap before I went to bed, do you hear me? You read that right. A NAP BEFORE BED. This night was better, we had a good supper, good bedtime(ish), and mom actually got some adult time before having to crash for the night. AND I accomplished this, hopefully my first post of many to come.

I might be making something with bananas tomorrow, stay tuned!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton