Mother's Day

I woke up on Mother's Day thinking about how very grateful I am for my kids.
As long as I can remember, 3 was my magic number. I wanted three. Specifically 1 girl and 2 boys.
Crazy, huh?

So here I am... years later with my perfect little bundle.
All three challenge me in different ways. They make me grow, make me better, make me laugh, allow me to make mistakes and love me through my craziness.

The reason I am who I am and where I am has a huge amount to do with who they are.

Them.

Her.
Kind heart.
Lover of Christ.
Focused.
Driven.
Sarcastic.
Aware.
Private.
My forever Grey's partner.

Him.
Loyal.
Funny.
Faith filled.
Helpful.
Tender heart.
Social.
Adventurous.
My forever deep thinker.

Him.
Spirited.
Determined.
Sensitive.
Imaginative.
Empathetic.
God loving.
Confident.
My forever snuggle buddy.

Them. They are making me me. They are creating this woman who is forever thriving to do better, who worries more than she should, who drops to her knees daily, who loves harder than she ever imagined, who has become a taxi driver, therapist, waitress, nurse, paper editor, logistics manager... who has become so much more than she ever thought and wouldn't trade a second of it.

This Mother's Day was filled with moments of them. Moments I never want to forget.

7

So I survived a fast from Social Media for 1 month.

No:
1. Facebook
2. Instragram

3. Pinterest
4. TV
5. Internet (unless for work/school)
6. Snapchat
7. Podcasts

Was it difficult? Some days. And again I learned more about myself and my habits.
When I'm stressed, there's nothing I'd like more than to watch a movie with the kids. 
Instead, I prayed or read or took walks or went to bed.
When I'm cooking dinner (waiting on things to cook, boil, etc), I love to check me some feeds.
Instead, I talked to others, I read, I did some laundry, I wiped things down.

I thought I would miss Facebook a ton. The first few days, maybe. But not really. It wasn't until Sunday when we could jump back into the Social Media world did I realize how much I didn't miss and how much less stressed I felt of not having it around. 

I did miss Pinterest. I wanted to scroll things and see some fun creative stuff. 
I've had some dental issues this month which landed me in the dental office more than I care to share... so during those times I... get this... flipped through Better Homes and Garden and got some fun ideas. For real. They still make those. In paper and everything. :)

So in the end I survived month 4 and I liked it. It was good, refreshing and made me pick up new habits and lose bad ones. Yay!

This month we are reducing waste. Compost, additional recycling, canvas bags, second hand shops and more! This has been a great journey.