Simplicity

I have adopted a new goal: DE-JUNK MY LIFE! This process includes tangible and non-tangible things. I'm sorting through every aspect of ME from physical to emotional and am doing my best to eliminate the things that I have that no longer serve a purpose for me, should never have been kept in the first place, along with things that are keeping me from being happy.

I'm not sure if it's the change of season (I say this a few days before we're possibly getting snow) or just a realization of self but I have felt a great need to re-evaluate myself and my life. There has been so much drama in my life, some by my own lack of good reasoning and some from outside sources. (I can say that for the most part I have done a great job to avoid drama I create myself but have found that the latter has become an almost daily battle)

I have been aware of my increasing junk heap for some time but it was the passing of a family friend in recent months that really sparked questions in me: Is this how I want my life to be? Is this all I have to look forward to? Am I willing to change it? That's when I really started de-junking and simplifying my life. It will be a long process but I'm hoping that in that process I will become the happy, laid back, life living person I so want to be.

Part of de-junking is going through my emails and deleting the ones I've kept that I will never read again. While doing this I came across this picture of Porter. It always makes me smile.

By the way, if you're reading this blog then you have no need to worry, I wont be sending you to the recycle bin in my life.

"Let there be light"

When I thought about blogging I had all these great ideas. I have seen many fine examples of blogs and said to myself "go get em" and then I came to the post page and everything went dark. My mind was empty. My thoughts had escaped. That's when it hit me: Am I blogger material? Ok it really wasn't that dramatic but the point is I'm really nervous about this whole thing and hope that in time I will feel like I have something I am pleased with. With that said let me bring you all up to date:

For those of you that don't know Porter is enrolled in a pre-preschool class through the Jordan School District. His teacher is a very nice lady by the name of Kathleen Sciurba (sure-ba). He gets to ride a school bus to and from Rosamond Elementary twice a week. He is talking more and more every day and learning so much! Speaking of learning, the other day he woke up in the night and came in to tell me that "sharks are eating my blanket". That's the last time I let him watch shark week with me...oops.

Levi has recently applied for Midvale PD and hopes to hear from them this week. He and Porter could play all day and night I think. He is great at keeping up with him and making everything a fun game. He's also a master of kitchen creations and is great at making Ramen a delight. We're hoping to get him and Aden out to Disney Land this September but those plans are still in the early stage.

Aden is going to turn 8 this year! He is excited about being baptized and loves to sing. He is living in Cedar City with his mom but will hopefully have some time up in Salt Lake this summer.

As for me I am excited for Spring to arrive and excited for all the change that comes with a new season. I'm looking forward to getting out in the sunshine and teaching Porter to swim. We might even build a summer resort (hutch) for Sammy and Jess (Porter's guinea pigs). I'm excited for this blog because it's been a long time since I've sat down to write and anticipate it will bring a bit of sunshine into my clouded mind.

As I have to get back to work let me end with a quote I like by Bruce Barton: "When you're through changing, you're through."

Hope you have good change today.