Lately I've sort of felt like I've been meeting myself coming and going. We're in the beginning weeks of the busiest time of year at the Underwood Abode. From the time school starts until the National Championship football game, it's full speed ahead. You'd think after years of it being this way, I wouldn't find myself so shocked when it all starts. But here I sit, two and a half weeks into September, thinking, "Oh my word! I'm tired already." My body and soul need space and quiet and rest. ... [Read More]
Words that Matter
I've realized lately so little of what I say really matters. Let's face it, "Did you clean your room?" and "My car needs gas {again}" are not the stuff of eternity. The life of a mom is often full of mundane repetitions of the same phrases and questions. It's easy to get caught up in the frenzy of what needs to be done. Laundry piles and dirty dishes and meals to cook and places to be leave us barking commands and urging small feet to move faster. It happens to all of us. Some days ... [Read More]
More on My Fall Capsule Wardrobe and What I’ve Been Wearing to Ball Games
Hey y'all! I am having the best time sharing my capsule wardrobe with you. Last week I shared my why and how about giving this a try, including my "rules" for what pieces stayed and what didn't. There are still a couple of items I want to find and include so I kept my total item number under 50 so I'd have room for them! I know this isn't what most people do when they have a capsule wardrobe but the point for me was to make my life simpler and not to create a whole new list of do's and don'ts. ... [Read More]
Don’t Just Pick the Right Battles — Focus on the Real Enemy!
Soooo ... remember yesterday when I shared what I had learned about not exasperating our kids and all that? Yeah, well, apparently, I didn't really learn it because this morning was sheer disaster. It was ugly here, y'all. Really ugly. In fact, after my girl left for school {an early meeting of the Christian students club ironically}, I went back to bed. Because sometimes you do the first hour of the day so badly all you want is to go back to sleep and try to start it over. {And I'm pretty sure ... [Read More]
Parenting Is Hard …
and some days I just want to give up
It's been a rough few weeks around here. I'm not saying having a teenager is the hardest thing in the world because obviously there are people who deal with far greater challenges. But, I am going to say it's just really hard. And honestly, some days I just want to give up. I feel so inadequate for this task. There are so many things I'm not ... patient and gentle being at the top of the list lately. I have felt like we are in constant battle and I am so tired. As my friend Stacey would say, ... [Read More]
For Your Weekend
The big news this week is I got my hair cut and colored. Isn't it amazing how a great cut and color can make you feel so much better. Just like my clothes were adding extra stress in my day, so was my hair. I actually spent some time looking for the best style for my face shape. As this article on YouBeauty says, "While a great hairstyle can lift years off your look and make you feel completely reinvigorated, few realize that it’s your face shape that is truly at play. As the foundation for any ... [Read More]
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