Throwback
April 9, 2010 I really enjoy reading other people's blogs. I do. Especially when it's simply about their day-to-day life. I don't know why I find day-to-day life to fascinating. I guess because it's universal. We all do it. Whether we're enjoying it or barely getting through it, these are the days of our lives.
I'm learning that I also enjoy reading my own blog.
Why?
Because I'm a super talented writer.
Not!
No seriously... It's because I like to look back on the last year and some odd months, and see what we were doing, through my own words and photos. I think of it as a little gift that I've given myself, and since I have a terrible memory, it is all the more a treasure to me.
So, today I'm devoting my post to linking you up with a few blasts from the (fairly recent) past. Some posts that you may have never paged far back enough to read. Some posts that give me a little tickle.
In the beginning, there was this...
From farm girl to mountain mama, and back again... My first post. The birth of my blog life. A brief synopsis of where we were at that time.
Only Fools Fall in Love... I was such a fool for this dog. You should also read here to see what became of him. Here's a brief synopsis of the whole ordeal... We found him cold and shivering on the side of the road just before Christmas, and he spent the holiday with us. I tried not to fall in love with him, but I did. Hard. Then we found his home. I cried. Then he kept coming back to our house to toy with my emotions. But I had to keep returning him because, after all, I did know where he lived at that point. I cried more. We eventually had to move out of the state just to get away from him. Sort of.
I mean, there may have been other reasons to move. But this was entirely the biggest one.
Give the People What They Want... An ode to Mr. Blue Eyes' musical skills.
Reconnecting... And a brush with death... sort of... The day I came way to close to the vicinity of a mountain lion with my children in tow. This is another reason why we moved back to Minnesota. But on the very same day we were driving here on our incredible journey to move back, my sister's neighbor (about fifteen miles from where we now live) saw one in their creek valley. It seems they have now migrated here. Super.
The Grass is Always Greener... Me, longing. Me, conflicted. Me, reflecting. A mental 'cud chewing' of sorts. Processing all of the changes of the past year was much like a cow digesting it's lunch. I had to chew on it, ruminate, process, and then eventually... Let it out. Let it go.
You'll just keep reading and not think about that analogy too much, if you know what's good for ya'.
Weekend Update... I was feeling like my posts were scattered and random at that point, so I tried to churn out something a little more organized and informative. It wasn't an update about a weekend. It was an update, posted on a weekend (actually it was a Friday), about several months worth of chaos.
Of Babies and Puppies... One of many posts where I discuss my addiction to puppies. A year later, I'm happy to say I'm still on the wagon. (The 'no puppies have been purchased or acquired for free or hijacked off the side of the road' wagon. You know, that wagon.)
Okay, one more...
I Don't Wanna... A little run-down of all the things I had to do, but didn't feel like doing, but still had to do. Just like I still have to do them today. Once again, today is a day where we just have to keep on truckin'. But I have learned one thing over the last year... (Yes, just one.) You can't always change the things that you simply need to do to keep your life in order, but you can change your attitude towards them. Occupy with gladness, you might say.
p.s. Want to read more? To see a list of everything I've ever written on this site, click HERE.
Reader Comments (4)
I just love your posts! :-) The, "I Don't Wanna" post seemed very fitting for me today. All I wanted is to nap. But it's so gorgeous out, so I made myself go outside with the kids. I wanted to stay out of the kitchen not cook and not do dishes, but ended up making oatmeal scotchies then unloaded and loaded the dishwasher twice today. So much for the, "I don't wanna" attitude. :) Now I actually feel like I accomplished some things today and didn't waste the day snoring away...
I enjoy reading your blog because it almost feels like sitting down with some coffee and catching up with you. Weird? : )
Flying Jae's Mom - It's o.k. for you to want to nap a lot, with your 'situation'. ;) Pregnancy naps are the best. Can I come over for some oatmeal scotchies? Or can I at least have the recipe? I'm in an oatmeal scotchie kind of mood, now that you mention it.
Michelle - I feel the same way! And I do like coffee, which I sip on while reading your blog, so that's pretty much what I'm doing!
I loved going through the "baby book" of your blogbirth. So tender.
Great photos and you are wrong...................
you are a fabulous writer!