she's at it again.

Hello everybody! It's been a while. I just want to let you all know that, yes, I have started blogging again. I was a little nervous about putting it out there. I wasn't sure it was going to stick so I put off announcing it until I was sure. The new blog is a lot of the same things going on here and a lot different too. I'm trying to keep it true to me and way more relaxed. There will be lots of random rants, post about art and crafts, my photography, and of course updates on the family.

>>>> kat keeps trying <<<<

I hope you drop and over and check it out. I missed my blogging friends way to much while I was "away." I'm happy to start again!

XOXO

kat

changing wind.

First off I want to apologize to my lovely sponsors from last month. I made a lot of promises about Ad Swaps and I did not fulfill them. I never did get my sponsor highlights up. I didn’t get back to you on my highlight either. I am very sorry about that. I completely neglected my duties. You are all very wonderful and I’m so thankful that I was able to swap with you. Life caught up to me and I simply didn’t make time for my blog.

It seems like the winds of life are carrying me away. I don’t really know where. My heart just isn’t at my blog anymore. Yes, it’s very cheesy but it’s true. When I started writing on my blog our lives were changing drastically and I was excited to share all that was going on. Our lives are still changing and growing but I’m less excited to share, I feel more obligated. Sometimes I don’t want to share what is happening but I feel like I HAVE too, and that’s not way to blog. I love my life and I sometimes feel like I’m taking out to much precious time from it by maintaining my blog. I also was so caught up in comparing myself to other bloggers that I forgot how wonderful my life really is. My life isn’t their life and that’s okay. In fact I think it’s rather wonderful.

I’m going to take a long break from blogging. I need to reconnect with myself and my family. I want to have the freedom to create without feeling obligated to get opinions from anyone but myself. I probably will start blogging again in the future and I’ll probably let you all know. It may not be on this blog but I’m sure I will be writing and sharing again somewhere.

Thank you to everyone who has commented and supported my blog. It has been a wonderful run. I’ll still be reading your blogs and commenting that’s for sure. You can still find me tweeting, pinning, and if you’d like you can become friends with me on facebook. For now I’m going to spend time loving life and my family.

Love you all.
xoxo
Kat

round up: friendship bracelets

I've been poking around on pinterest and etsy I've found a ton of super cute friendship bracelets. Do you remember making them as a kid? I know I do. I had a stock pile of them. I think at one point I even sold them. I've been pouring over tutorials and pretty inspirations to remember how to make them. I thought I'd share some with you guys.

Tutorials:
Friendship Necklace
Friendship Braclet
Video Tutorials

Beautiful Inspirations:
KalisteBracelets
LauraElysha


I'm considering organizing a friendship bracelet swap. Anyone up for it? ^_^

talent.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my life lately. Not that I’m not doing something right now. Being a mother is a job all its own and is a wonderful thing. I’d like to do more though, is that a terrible thing? I think about school, should I go back, when to go back, and even what to go back for. It’s all a big swirling mess in my head. I have so many ideas of what I’d like to accomplish, if I put it all down on paper I think it would be a very scary thing.

A lot of time I feel like I’m not good enough to do all the things I want to. I think that I’m not smart enough or talented enough to do anything I really wish to do. The truth I’m only as talented as I let myself be. True, there is something to natural born talented that pushes people into certain things. I don’t think Van Gogh would be as wonderful of a painter if he didn’t have something from within that helped make him that way. I know that it also takes a lot of really hard work. I don’t think I’ve really tried.

I get so many ideas in my head of what I want to do and who I want to be I can’t ever focus on one thing to really become “good” at. To be really talented takes a lot of practice and hard work. I think you really have to believe in what you are doing. Believe with everything you are that you are doing something good, something beautiful even. I feel like I need to put some blinders on and really work on a particular “talent” until I get it right, at least until I get it to where I want it to be. I don’t know what that is yet. Music, photography, writing, crafting? I’m still working that out. I know whatever it is I have to really put effort in to focus and own it.

I told my husband the other day “Balls in or balls out. Do it or don’t.” It was about something completely off topic and rather silly but it’s true. Something you have to be all in or you shouldn’t bother with it at all.

What are your talents? Are you focusing on the things you really should be, or are you like me, all over the place.

a perfect day for the park.

Today I decided that we should take a little adventure. We are a one car family so most of the time the girls and I are stuck inside the house and I go a little crazy. Aurora is a very VERY energetic little girl. If she doesn't get out her energy during the day we seriously pay for it at night. She starts running around in circles, chasing the dog, and doing all sorts of other nonsense. I wasn't sure how long it would take us to get to the park by our house so it was an experiment. I loaded us up with a picnic lunch and other needs and headed out. It only took us about ten minutes to get there.

I'm so glad we went. Aurora had a good time, I had a good time, and I think Carolina did too. She was awake up till we started walking home. The double stroller we got was probably the best buy ever! It's a sit and stand stroller that I can snap Carolina's "bucket" car seat into. Sooooo wonderful! I don't have to worry about Aurora running off or whining because she's to tired to walk and Carolina is snug as a bug.

I'm so happy we got to go on our adventure. I'm even happier that I can blog from my phone, makes my life so much easier. I can understand why people don't like it. For little posts like this its great. It's not perfect, but it works for me!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Wednesday!!

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some breathing room.

A double tall peppermint mocha and a blank page. Perfection. Did I mention now screaming kids? Oh yeah...

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i have fallen...

I was just playing around in paint this morning since the girls are still sleeping. I have a million other things I should but doing but eh... what the heck.



What do you think? When a few adjustments I see some high hopes for this little image. Maybe, yes? Or, no?