Starting Anew

I haven't written on this blog in a very long time. I decided to leave all of my old posts there, but to start fresh with a new outlook on life. Some of you know that I am going through a pretty rough patch. I think I am having trouble with the generic formulation of the medications I take daily and it has wiped me out. I know that I need to rebuild one step at a time, and am working hard on doing just that. There have been some glimmers of hope this week. The boys are all settling into their new routines, and I am working on redefining my role of a mom of a 1st grader, 3rd grader, college freshman, and wife to superman. One of the things I began this week is a 21 day "Mom Rescue" with Hannah Keeley (of "Hannah Help Me!" fame. Today's assignment is to write a letter to my current self from my future self 1 year from now. I thought it might be fun to do it here.

Dear past Christine - Thank you so much for the changes that you have put in place over the past year. They have made our family run so much more smoothly. This morning, the boys woke up, and got their morning routines done without a struggle. They had clean, folded clothes in their dresser to chose from and even made their beds! After they headed off to school, it was easy to pop a meal in to the slow cooker that had been planned and prepared in advance. No last minute trips to the grocery store for a forgotten ingredient, or worse yet - the clock hitting 5:30 and everyone being hungry with no dinner started or even planned. Because you have been eating healthier and exercising for the past year, I have so much more energy to enjoy life and to do the things I love to do (like scrapbooking, sewing, and home projects.) Because of all the work you did in the master bath and the back hall, both of those spaces work so much better than they did before and I no longer have to deal with the mess every day. Your hard work at finding a job you loved paid off and now I can work and still be there for the boys when they need me home. Plus, I am helping others to learn all of the things you have struggled so hard to learn. I can barely remember how bad things were a year ago when you were feeling like a failure at everything. Now look at yourself! Thanks for loving us both enough to do the hard work. - future Christine