I've Been A Little Distracted

   I haven't been blogging lately all that much. I be ya miss me don'tcha. I have a reason ~ My husband got a new job in August. It was one that he had applied for a couple months before (a dream job for him but seemingly impossible to attain) and we thought he had not gotten it but lo and behold he did!! It is exciting for us but right now he is in the midst of training. This has translated into a month and a half of him being out of town on the weekdays. Having four children with him home in the evenings is still a lot of work and when he isn't it feels like I can't stop moving in order to keep everything going. The children are more anxious, busy, and intense when he is gone and I am more emotionally spent then usual. I am finding the evenings are needing to be used for catching up on laundry or picking up toys and then collapsing on the couch to watch a show ~ which means no creative energy for writing. We also have gone through the transition of starting school while he is away so it is a double whammy. Another big change is that we have completely changed our way of eating. We have cut out all grains and dairy (besides butter and hard cheeses) and are eating nuts, meat, fruit, honey and eggs. I am sure there is more things we eat but I dont remember right now. It has meant hours more in the kitchen for me...but I could go on and on about how much different my children are ~ oh and myself! It is exciting. I am losing weight, feeling way less brain fogged and overwhelmed ~ and I like it! We have been eating this way for a month now and since we are pretty much through our crazy sugar withdrawl stage and getting into more of the cleansing stage it is pretty awesome. SO...with the cooking, cleaning, nursing, driving and all the other things...until my husband gets back...I can't write much. I hope you are doing well. xo

This is me a couple years ago and it is how I am hoping to feel again in the next year or so....a bit more rested, a bit healthier and slimmer, and having more time for my appearance :) Goals....I am slowly getting there.