i’ve been cooped up!
{my “office”}
{charlotte, grandpa riley, & simon- our newest friends}
i haven’t had a life for the past week… well, three weeks, really. classes have consumed my life. i try to highlight the ups in my life on my blog, but there is nothing lovely or beautiful about a desk piled high with books & old coffee mugs, a girl who hasn’t had time to take a shower in three days, or the intense back aches from carrying around so much stress. so lets be honest, my life isn’t always about the latest cake i baked or the quiet time spent knitting. i’ve been a crazy lady.
but- luckily, i’m starting to feel some relief & see the light! i was able to clean the kitchen, scrub the bathroom, & organize the “office.” yesterday, for just a few minutes, i flipped through my wonderful copy of {3191: evenings}. it is so lovely. also, luke + i did manage to find little succulents {featured above}. we might be crazy, but we have named them & formed little personalities for them…yes, we’re crazy.
for the rest of the week, i plan to get life back in order. it is too short to run around mad, helplessly begging for a bit of time to do something not expected of you & failing miserably. life is about noticing & appreciating. that’s what i’m hoping for in these next few days.
natalie
ALFIE | 21st Oct 09
natalie:
having gone through a crazy-hectic nursing school program, i can 100% relate to those days and weeks where you eat and sleep and study. or occassionally just study–and have time for nothing else. but take heart! this time will pass, and you'll be better for it!
do strive, however, to stop. to breathe. to take even a few moments for yourself. for your family. home. and friends. because when the madness stops– it's so nice to still have a life to crawl into.
do your best to enjoy the journey! hope you can snag a few days of peace 🙂
(love the little plants!)
Anonymous | 21st Oct 09
I remember those fun days 🙂 I'm currently cooped up for different reasons, writing my dissertation, so I have to discipline myself, but I like your perspective. Let's enjoy it while it lasts!
fawn & fern | 21st Oct 09
…& i know you will find that in the next few days!
I wish we could just be with each other even if just for an hour & talk about everything that's been happening in our areas of the world face-to-face over some hot tea & pumpkin bread. gossssssh i miss you!
I hope we can talk on the phone soon! Here is when i will be available(maybe this will allow us to chat! haha)
Tomorrow you can call me betweeeen 1:30-2:30
4-5:30
& then after 7!
(there's a gallery opening i am going to!)
Call me!
P.S. I have had a really amazing last week that is still going really well(which birthday weeks are always good) so i am sending some positive vibes your way! I know you'll be receiving them cause that's just how our friendship works : )
fawn & fern | 21st Oct 09
p.s gooooodness yours & lukes new place is incredible. can't wait to see it soon.
Natalie Freeman | 22nd Oct 09
When life gets like this, it's those little things that get me through–quiet time in the mornings, taking a nap together, seeing all the beauty that surrounds me on my walk home.
I love you. And when everything else is bearing down on us, remember that we still have each other.
Luke