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Well, apparently I missed
the memo about WUW being moved to last week.
#Oops But since I like to keep
consistency on the blog, I couldn’t skip a month, so it’s What’s Up Wednesday
for November a week late… and on a Thursday.
Haha.
November, as usual, did not
disappoint. We stayed busy, we spent
loads of time with loved ones, and while it was a hard month for me
transitioning to the SAHM world from the corporate world, I’d say that after
getting through my final goodbyes, I’ve been passing with flying colors ever
since!
What We’re Eating This Week
Mon – Eggs, grits, bacon,
and toast
Tue – Sausage, peppers, and
onions tacos (I feel like this is in all of my WUW posts!)
Wed – Pizza Joe’s, broccoli
Thu – Out before the
Christmas tree lighting at Brian’s work!
Fri – Out before the
downtown Christmas tree lighting!
Sat – Not sure yet, but we
won’t be leaving the house for dinner because we’ll be watching our Dawgs play!
Sun – Momma and Daddy’s for
Sunday dinner
What I’m Reminiscing About
I have been out of the work
force for exactly 12 days and I’m still missing my coworkers something
fierce! It’s hard not seeing them every
day now and my mind keeps wandering back to the good ol’ days at work when I
used to love my job and we would all go out together a lot. I have gotten to see a few of them already
since leaving, but most I have not. And
I know my missing them will fade a bit over time and it will get easier, but
for now I’ll just keep on wondering, “Is today still too soon to go visit
them?” Haha.
What I’m Loving
Being a stay at home
mom! Yes, I’m missing my coworkers like
crazy, but several things I do not miss?
Actually working and being
there for 40 hours a week.
Dealing with issues and
putting out fires all day.
Rushing in the morning to
get Jacob to school so I can get myself to work on time.
Rushing around like a crazy
woman trying to cook/clean/help Jacob with homework/do all the things in the
tiny window between getting home from work and dinner every day.
And wearing real pants.
Just kiddin’, I’m still
mostly wearing those. ;o)
You know what I love the very
most, though? Being able to take Jacob
on a field trip yesterday and not having to worry about making up my time at
work. It was the first guilt-free school
event that I was really able to enjoy because I was not having to worry about how
long I was going to be gone or having to use vacation time. We went to a play, we had lunch, and we
played outside and I was able to enjoy every single second. And then afterward I was able to spend a bit
of quiet time at home before heading back to pick Jacob up when the rest of the
school day was over. #Winning
What We’ve Been Up To
A LOT . November brought on Jacob’s last soccer game
and end of the year party, me leaving my job after almost 13 years and
transitioning to being a stay-at-home mom (for now), our first Georgia footballgame as a family of four (Olivia’s first game), happy houring with my old coworkers, and lots and lots of family time for Thanksgiving which also
included crossing off a few more things from our bucket list.
What I’m Dreading
One of my cousins who is just slightly older than I am, who has kiddos the same ages as our kiddos, was recently diagnosed with two kinds of cancer, both of which are in the later stages, and one of which is very aggressive. She has been undergoing chemo for the last few weeks and her first surgery to remove the aggressive cancer is in early December. I'm dreading it for her, but we are praying and praying that she beats it. She is so full of life, she is one of the healthiest people I know, and she is one of the most optimistic people I know, so if anyone can beat it, it's her. <3
If you're the praying type, she needs as many prayers as she can get. 2017 just keeps beating us down, and we are praying that 2018 is a much better year.
If you're the praying type, she needs as many prayers as she can get. 2017 just keeps beating us down, and we are praying that 2018 is a much better year.
What I’m Working On
Getting all of my to do lists organized and coming up with a plan of attack for the new year. Now that I’m staying at home I’m looking forward to whittling my to-do lists down to practically nothing. I kid you not there are several hundred things on there. Like, for real. Some of them are huge projects that will take lots of time, like, cleaning out the entire house from top to bottom and organizing and decorating our laundry room, and then some of them are things that won’t take long at all, like, updating pictures in frames and catching up the last few pages of the kids’ baby books.
I’ve been trying to organize
my to-do lists into one big to do list and I’m also hoping to set goals for
myself so I can try to get a lot of the things done before the kids get out of
school for the summer. I’ve also been working
on a loose daily schedule for myself to help keep me on task with household
chores, laundry, and all of the everyday life kinds of things.
I just received my new
planner for 2018 so I’m also working on getting it organized and filled
in. And spoiler alert, I totally ditched
my Erin Condren Life Planner for a new brand this year. I can’t even believe it and I’m hoping I
don’t regret it… more to come on that soon!
Lots of people have asked me
to do a post on how I use my planner and I’m hoping that I’ll finally have time
to do that early in the new year!
What I’m Excited About
Oh my word, where to even
begin… having Brian to myself for an entire day on Friday, going to two
Christmas tree lightings this week, going to the Santa breakfast on Saturday,
watching our Dawgs play for the SEC title, going to Fantasy in Lights and doing
all of the other Christmas activities on our Christmas Bucket List, celebrating
Christmas with our loved ones, and most of all, HAVING MY BROTHER, SIS-IN-LAW,
AND NEPHEW HOME FOR THREE GLORIOUS WEEKS IN DECEMBER. Y’all, it has been one whole year since I’ve
gotten to see my sweet baby nephew in person and I am DYING to get my hands on
him!! He’s one and a half now and he is
at SUCH a fun age. Jacob and Olivia are
going to adore him. It is truly going to
be the most wonderful time of the year!
What I’m Watching/Reading
Watching – Aaaallll the
Christmas specials – Trolls Holiday, Pentatonix Christmas, CMA Country
Christmas, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, The Victoria’s Secret Fashion
Show! I am a SLAVE to Christmas specials. And Brian’s rolling his eyes at this as he’s
reading this. Hehe.
What I’m Listening To
CHRISTMAS MUSIC! Oh, and lots of Taylor
What I’m Wearing
Lots of Christmasy tops,
boots, scarves, the whole wintery nine yards.
And loving every second of it.
What I’m Doing This Weekend
Can you say Christmas stuff? Christmas tree lighting and parade downtown,
breakfast with Santa Saturday morning, watching the SEC Championship game on Saturday
afternoon, and celebrating my nephew’s birthday on Sunday!
What I’m Looking Forward To Next Month
Everything.
What Else Is New
Emily told me about this tea
she is loving called Hot Cinnamon Sunset Tea, and I tried it for the first time
this week. YOU. GUYS.
It is the best tea I’ve ever had in my entire life. If you love cinnamon then you need to buy
some of this pronto. You know how deliciously strong a Red Hot is when you first put it in your mouth? This tea tastes just like that! It is so rich that it even satisfies my craving for Starbucks. I don’t even have to put anything in
mine. I just steep the teabag in hot
water for five minutes and then drink up.
I’ve already had three cups this week!
Thank you thank you, Emily for discovering this and sharing the wealth!
Another new thing for this month - Maui finally got a hair cut! Woo hoo! We rarely had time to get her there when I was working because they have such weird hours, but now, I can take her any time! Isn't she adorable?
Enjoy your day, everybody!
*Linking up with Sparkles and Lattes for Confessional Thursday and Home of Malones for Thoughts for Thursday.
