I’m exhausted. Through and through. Today I just feel
completely worn out. After all the traveling, the wedding, the teething, the
trick-or-treating, and all that October has brought me, I’m ready to take it
easy and relax.
Not gonna happen though. If October is the roller coaster,
November is that ride you look at and think “oh, this won’t be so bad”, and
then when you get off, you can barely walk and feel like you’re going to puke
your guts up.
And don’t even get me started on December.
The reason it’s this way, however, is entirely my fault. I
just get overly ambitious toward the end of the year and think I’m going to
magically become one of those Pinterest women whose party planning and baking
skills rival Martha Stewart.
Is it the weather change? Is it the full moon? Is it because
I’ve put off doing the 987 projects I’ve planned throughout the year and
suddenly remember all of them at once?
I don’t know, but I do know my world is about to be filled
with loaves of chocolate chip pumpkin bread, themed birthday party and holiday
decorations, and a muddled brain as I try to figure out which writing/scrapbooking/photo
editing/video making project to tackle next. (Until I crash from all the
cleaning and kid-chasing and decide that a nap sounds much better.)
No matter what I end up doing, there is one thing in
particular that I’m challenging myself to do daily – be thankful. After all, this is the month of Thanksgiving, and what
good is doing anything if I’m doing it without a grateful heart?
As we approach the end of the year, I realize I have much to
reflect on and much to look forward to. My little boy will turn one year old.
My little girl will turn three. We are all currently so healthy and so happy,
and I shouldn’t want or need much else.
Enjoy my gifts – that should be my focus this month. I’m
thankful I have all of these activities in my life to choose from because they
make my world – and my heart – so full.
