around here

around here we are drying out after having received over five inches of rain this week.

around here my hair has never looked better.  #sarcasm

around here my sweet pumpkin is feeling much more like herself after having a minor surgical procedure.

around here i am on my third (yes third) lenscap for my tamron 24-70 lens…this time though i also bought a fancy lenscap holder that attaches to my camera strap.  in my mind i keep hearing jeff foxworthy saying, “if you’ve lost a lenscap while traipsing through grass trying to take pictures of your daughter on a riding lawnmower, you might be a photographer.” #photoghumor

around here i am relieved and overjoyed to have a house-cleaning service again.  i work more hours now and the weekends have been busy…so it feels good to take this one big thing of my to-do list.

around here i am once again reminded that i don’t truly appreciate the mental benefits of running until i stop running.  fog-lifter, mood-booster…for me running is a total life-enhancer.

around here i am grateful for my friend laura who led me to this quote via the talented artist ruth simons…

cease endlessly striving for what you would like to do and learn to love what must be done. goethe

thanks to these inspired words, i manage to finally rid myself of the EPIC pity-party i had been throwing myself about my never-ending to-do list and lack of time for my creative life.  instead of railing against the laundry and the weeds and the trips to the grocery store, i am remembering who i am and what i love…which is a wife and mother.  remembering my {A}rt and putting first things first.

around here i am determined not to let one more ungrateful day pass this summer. around here i will find a way to embrace the mess and the chaos.  make peace with the imperfection.  because i know from personal experience…that’s where grace lives.

hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

love, kelly