end of the day....

it's the end of the day
and here i am,
at one end of the couch
half watching hellboy,
feet tucked under S's warm legs...
kids are in bed, although possibly not asleep...
cold diet root beer on the table beside me...
it's almost the end of the week.

and i'm glad.

because this week has been kind of a
sucky one...
cash strapped january...
driving 45 minutes in stormy weather...
possible work setbacks...
car still making strange noises...

i'm ready to say goodbye to january.

this was not the post i set out to write.
i watched these vlogs tonight
and felt inspired
but when my fingers hit the keys,
truth came out.

thanks for listening.

One Word Challenges

shutter sisters
is having a challenge...
a one word challenge...
using a word for the month of february...
i chose to use my "word for the year"
dare
and try to use that word to guide my
photos for the month, starting feb 1st...

i will be posting some of them here
but mainly on flickr...
i'm looking forward to the challenge,
i need to push myself forward.

check it out...
i dare ya.
:O)

friday i'm in love...

~with days getting longer...

~with the fact that my kids spent two hours
just hanging out in our room, play fighting and tickling
impromptu conversations of importance
happening in between the giggles and
"who can be quiet the longest?" contests...

~with the feeling of finally settling into a routine
with my new job and commute...

~baby steps toward our bathroom renovation...
i can't wait to see what it will look like when it is finished!

~the support that i receive here, that reminds why
i feel like something is missing when i am not coming
to the page, when i am not making time for that
side of myself...thanks for all the comments on my
word for the year.