Well it’s been 33 days since my last blog post. But I gotta tell ya, I’ve been busy. Selling a house, buying a house, trying to pack everything you own yet leave out tweezers and some careful selections of outfits for three people, a few favorite toys for Mav and call it a day. I’ll finally admit through all of this, I’ve realized Dan is clearly not the high maintenance one. He’s been doing laundry, cooking dinner, working, and taking care of his family at the end of these long stressful days without even blinking. 

It’s been a rough month for little Mav too. He’s cutting his two year molars, which has turned into baby and mommy with matching fevers, daddy with a cold and four sleepless nights down here in Scotia.  Seriously, he has no clue what’s happened to his house, he walks around saying “where’d it go momma?” and picks the exact toy I just packed to beg for the very moment I sealed the box. When he throws a tantrum, I feel like laying on the floor next to him and crying and punching the floor too. As for my darling little four legged daughter, I’m ready to put her in diapers the way she’s been regressing. STELLA: YOU’RE PART OF THIS FAMILY. And you are moving with us so PLEASE STOP PEEING ON EVERYTHING.

Ya know it’s true what they say. (Who the hell is they anyway, all knowing mighty omniscientness that lives in the clouds?) You truly are capable of handling and fighting through whatever is thrown at you. Whatever comes your way is presented exactly at that moment in time for you. And. You. Only. If it were meant to be easy and beautiful and free flowing all the time how boring would that really start to be? I mean seriously somebody let me know because I think I’ve had to stroll down memory lane back to childhood to remember. I think the last time I was bored I was a junior in high school, day dreaming through math class and hoping life would be ‘much more than this’ one day. Ah, nostalgia. You truly are my favorite stop on dreamy lane. You fill me up and make me warm and full of inspiration. 

So can you believe today is Ash Wednesday? Like hello 2016 s l o o o w d o w n. It’s that time where we give something up for 40 days and reflect on our inner most self, and repent our deepest regrets and decisions and hope that we find a beautiful, truer, more pure self upon the awakening of the greatest season: Spring. Spring is the best time of year because everything has literally and figuratively risen from the heavy and cold, dead blanket of winter. 

So when you’re thinking of giving something up, go a little deeper than cheese, or Cadbury mini eggs (my personal go to) and just vow to be a better, more beautiful, refreshing, understanding, open minded and giving person. Be generous. Be thoughtful. Be more like Him, in the spirit of one of the most magical seasons we all go through here on earth. Go donate clothing. Donate your time. Send a letter to an old friend. Give yourself and I promise you’ll feel like a new person and learn how to enjoy the simple things. 

Happy love month friends, spread it like the flu ❤️😂😘