My Perfect & Productive Wednesday

I have been a little busybee today and it feels oh so good! I was able to get my grocery shopping done before most people would even consider starting their cars on their day off. Then we took our little guy to his 9 month photo shoot, which was entertaining in itself. You try getting a 9 month old to sit still, smile, and not pull his shoes off -- all while a strange man is putting a flashing "toy" in his face and making weird noises. Mmm hmm. But all-in-all, the pictures turned out really well. Here's a quick peak at a couple of my favorites..

After making enough baby food to fill my freezer, I finally found some inspiration and had a nice little one-on-one date with my creative side after Landon went to bed. I love my quite alone time and it's been nearly impossible to get these days. So I'm trying my darn hardest to take advantage of it. I've gotten quite a bit of creative reading/networking/researching done this last hour or two and I'm slowly gaining the confidence I need to really move forward with the goals deep within myself.

American Idol is calling my name, oh how I love Steven Tyler this season!

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(Not So) Inspired

I've had a bit of writer's block this past few days. I keep logging onto this space and just can't seem to find the words I need to make a post worth writing (or reading!). I'm on a bit of a creative burnout when it comes to my handmade business, too. I'm desperately attempting to rebound from it. Ugh, where's the inspiration?... (please let me know when you find it!!)

On a brighter note, things have been absolutely amazing in my personal and social life. I have a healthy family (finally, I swear it's always something in this house), a perfect marriage and family, and I've caught up with a handful of friends that I haven't seen in awhile, which has been so much fun. It's so weird how you can go months without seeing people and then one day you finally make plans and catch up and it (the time) doesn't affect/effect (?) your relationship one bit. Those are true friends, and I'm so lucky to have them in my life.

Off to dinner planning I go, I hope everyone enjoys their evening!
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Week Recap

This week has been a very good one so far, I hope you can say the same. I grabbed lunch with one of my best friends and we did some much needed catching up while the two guys in my life had some fun bonding time at home! Afterwards I went shopping and actually bought myself a couple of outfits. It's terribly sad that I haven't done that since before I became a mom. I need to get better about making time for myself and doing the little things that make me feel good, whether its buying an outfit at the store or just waking up 15 minutes early to have a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.

For the last hour or two I've been reading some blogs written by people who work creatively full-time and are very good at it. It's amazing how inspiring it can be to read others' success stories and how they reached their goals; it just makes me want to work harder to accomplish mine. While browsing I came across this oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookie recipe and it's going to be the next thing I whip together when I get that sweet tooth. Is that not the best looking cookie you've ever seen or what??

Exciting news in my motherly life -- my son took his first steps this weekend (2 days before he turned 9 months old)! I'm in trouble, that's all I can say...
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