Back in the game

A couple of months ago, I decided it was time to quit avoiding dating- something I had very purposefully set on a shelve for the spring and summer.  I figured it was time to get back in the game, although after the last couple of weeks, I'm thinking the game changed while I was on hiatus. 

I had a date last week with a guy who was perfect on paper.  Unfortunately, that particular experience left me feeling like he was checking off items on a list, trying to decide whether I met his criteria for long term potential.  It felt like more of a job interview than anything else.  At one point, he even asked if I'd ever consider "relocating" to Provo.  Who says "relocating" other than in context of a professional move? It was really, really odd.  

But I digress.

Forever from here

"Mom, I can see forever from here."

Then...

"Mom, how far is forever?"

Then...

"Mom, I want all of forever."

Me, too, baby.

Me. too.

Inspiration today

After a summer that was a bit... well... we'll just say lacking in enlightenment... I'm happy to say that I'm finding my groove again, and soaking up some serious inspiration lately.  I have a few go-to sources for my creative mojo, and I wanted to share some of the people and words that are inspiring me lately. 


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This blog post on Simplemom.net- I read this post on a quick break from work this morning, and I kept thinking "yes! yes! YES!" with every sentence.  It hits hard on the very things I'm struggling with lately-being able to release the idea of 'perfection,' and being ok with 'good enough.'  This Fall has brought a lot of changes to our little household, and has required a lot of adjustments to expectations, priorities and schedules (I'll admit it, I've had a hard time going with the flow sometimes.)  This post was a great reminder that it's unrealistic (also, unhealthy and unreasonable) to expect perfection - sometimes just getting out of bed and giving the day a go is the best that's gonna happen.  And that's ok.  Go read it.  Right now.  You'll be glad you did.