daily dose * a whole lotta random

this is a completely random dump of all the craziness that needs to get out of my head tonight. not gonna lie, it’s long. lotsa words and instagram images. grab your cup of coffee, get comfy and get ready for a whole lotta random.

random. my middle name.

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i don’t mean to be rude, but there is a good chance i’ve birthed the most joyful baby this side of heaven. sweet pea? that girl. she’s gotta whole lotta joy encompassing her little body. when she smiles, her whole face, heck, her whole body beams. and i would say it’s a good 93% of the day. the other 7% of the day she’s either eating {she’s a horse. for reals. she eats more than the boys. sometimes combined. no joke.} or sleeping. she’s got a joyful, joyful soul.

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i love when the boys pick up random big words and start weaving them into their daily conversation. sunshine currently has 2 favorites : *certainly* and *of course.* and manages to insert them into the cutest parts of conversations.

  • me : sunshine will you pick up that car?
  • sunshine : i will, certainly.

{do you KNOW how cute it is to hear a 3 year old say that? certainly? stopitrightnow. cuteness overload.}

  • me : sunshine, what are you doing?
  • sunshine : making soup and logs, of course. {that’s code for #1 and #2 in our joint :)don’t ask.}

of course.

turbo’s choice word is : *apparently.*

* my car is missing, apparently.*

{my sister loves me, apparently.}

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i’m trying to do jillian michaels *ripped in 30* workout video. i say trying because at the rate i’m going, i’ll be ripped in 130. i hope. geesh.

{this picture has nothing to do with jillian michaels or getting ripped. i just can’t get enough of this joyful little thing.}

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this past weekend i started operation : help turbo sleep more. the kid never, NEVER gets enough sleep. he fights going to sleep and as soon as he hears the slightest noise in the morning {which is usually lover, up at 5 getting ready for work} he’s awake. exhausted, but awake, and he refuses to go back to sleep. so we have FOUR HOURS before he starts school. FOUR. which of course, i love, but let’s be real. that’s almost 1/2 a days worth of time before he even starts school where he then has to focus and listen and learn and stay on task. i can almost always put my finger on the days that are going to be tough, and they generally are.

at any rate, i bought foam mattress pads, and black out curtains, and a box fan for sound muffle-age to hopefully help him get the right amount of sleep. this morning was the first morning with everything in place, but i didn’t get a true test because sunshine woke up and turned OFF the fan and turned ON the light {i forgot to thank you for that sunshine. thank you. hrmmm.} we’ll see what tomorrow’s morn will bring…

{donut…to keep him awake at school. i kid. i kid.}

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i started a gratitude journal. do you know it’s proven that people who focus on gratitude daily {which i’ve always tried to do, but let’s face it, some days are hard} anywho…that people who focus on gratitude are 25% happier? 25%. wow. enough said. i’m going to figure out a way to include the boys too, even kids can have the benefits of a thankful heart!

{thankful for the bond they’ve started forming together with turbo away at school.}

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sunshine’s beloved blabla got a hole last week.

he had plastic surgery ala yours truly. he survived with major minor scarring. who cares? not sunshine. he can’t stop thanking me for sewing up his blabla. it’s adorable. i secretly hope blabla rips again, just so i can make his day again. not really. but kinda sorta.

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on september 1st i made pumpkin bread. this giant heart and another regular size loaf. it’s gone. we are pumpkin bread monsters hear us roar!

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i painted with the boys this weekend. like, really painted. we went outside, picked us out some pieces of nature to use as still lifes and went in to paint. it turned out that i was the only one who painted the still lifes because turbo informed me that in art *there is no right way. all ways are good.* darn. he does listen 🙂 it felt good to stretch that part of my brain that’s sat dormant for awhile.

now that i’ve let my painting skills stretch, they want more. they want yoga {greedy}, so i have a number of other paintings growing inside my head. if only i had more time to complete them, anyone giving away free time? no? darn.

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and last, this video of sunshine. it gives me the giggles. is it really that funny? probably not, but it makes me laugh a little and maybe you will too {?} and what better way to use your next 10 seconds? 🙂

{i recommend watching it multiple times in a row for full giggle effect. but that’s just me.}

peace out!

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emily anderson - just plain loved this random post. sweet pea is SO ADORABLE, of course. 🙂

Kathy - I love how joyful sweet pea is. She has always seemed to be so happy and makes me smile!

patti - Peace in!!! I thought the funniest part of the video was jill laughing the background,,,, weird me i know. Great pictures,, charley is getting so photogenic,,,, it is that darling little smile. Well, enjoy, and thx for sharing…

oh your already rippped,,,, give it up,, and let someone else catch up to you !!

love ya,

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