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Last year, after our family Thanksgiving meal, my son was incredibly disappointed that we hadn’t gone around the table discussing what we were thankful for. Apparently, at PreK, he’d learned that was part of the Thanksgiving dinner tradition. We won’t be forgetting that this year!
Once again, I have so much to be thankful for. I have a healthy, happy family. My business is doing well, and I’m so happy with what I do. Both kids are doing so well in school. It’s been a good year for us. Happiness and health – what more can you ask for?
What are you thankful for this year?
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When I was pregnant with my daughter, I knew my then-current job situation wouldn’t work for the long term. I frequently got home after 7pm, and left well before 7am. I was able to keep it up for a few years, but eventually decided to stay home with the kids.
Blogging was the perfect was to keep myself active and busy, and I loved it right from the start. As my business has grown, I’ve been able to really contribute to our household income too.
And days like yesterday? Are exactly why I love what I do. Here’s what my day was like:
8:30am – drop the kids off at school
8:50am-9:50am – spend the hour in my daughter’s first grade classroom as part of National Education Week
10am-11:45am – write blog posts, answer emails
12:05pm – 1:30 pm Pick up kids from half day, take them to lunch
2:30pm – drop kids off at Spanish class/club time
2:45pm – parent/teacher conference
4:30pm – pick kids up from Spanish
5pm – leave for Mom.com event
6pm – interview Andrew Shue
Yes, it’s a good life 
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I ran out of excuses.
I had a pretty free day.
I wasn’t sick anymore.
I got new headphones (my old pair had corroded) .
The weather was beautiful.
Nope. No excuses.
So, I loaded up my old workout mix, put on my sneakers, and took my old running route. I went four miles. Although I had to walk more than I’d like (about 30% of the distance, instead of the usual 9%-10%), I did it.
I felt great. I’d missed running outside. I missed my old four mile route, and I missed my running music mix.
I’m back. Back to being a Bullet With Butterfly Wings.
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I’m the mom with the camera. The one who takes pictures at every sporting event, field trip, and class party. I have a telephoto lens, and every time I bring my camera out, someone asks if I’m a sports photographer, or some other professional.
I’m not. I’m a mom, and a blogger.
It seems that every mom blogger eventually branches out to photography (unless, of course, they started out as a photographer first!). It makes sense – we are journaling, and photos tell a great story. When I can capture just the right shot – there’s nothing else like it.
I always loved photography. When I was in middle school, I learned how to develop my own photos, and just loved it. I desperately wanted a 35mm camera, and saved up Pepsi bottle caps to get one free from Pepsi. Even though it was a terrible camera, I loved loading up that film (manually of course), and taking pictures.
When I started doing more travel, I decided to buy a DSLR. I started with the Nikon D60 but quickly moved up to the D90. I bring it almost everywhere I travel to. I can’t stand to use a point and shoot now, primarily because I just can’t handle the slow shutter speed.
I’m not the best photographer, but I love capturing the perfect picture – like the one above when they were testing out fireworks at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
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My kids are both in school this year. My son even has “full-day” kindergarten (in quotes, because in what world does the day end at 2:30?). I was supposed to have extra time. But where is it?
Turns out, the kids rarely have five full days of school in a row. There’s Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Rosh Hashanah. There are half-days for curriculum development, half-days for parent/teacher conferences. And then, there are sick days.
Sigh…
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After a fabulous two-night trip to Carlsbad, CA, I was ready to head home. Although my flight would be arriving at home late on the Saturday night, I’d wake up to a full weekend day home with the kids.
Then I found out about the weird snow storm forecast for Saturday evening/Sunday morning. I was concerned about my flight, but when I headed to the airport from Carlsbad, it was still on time. When I got to the airport, it was still on time. When I went through security, it was still on time. But when I got to the gate, it was delayed 2 hours. Ugh.
At first, I thought I’d still make my connection at JFK, but then my connection was canceled. I was rescheduled to the red eye – over nine hours after my original flight! With over 7 hours to waste – and a gorgeous city with amazing weather just at my finger tips, I was really stumbled. How could I take advantage of this opportunity while lugging two heavy bags?
I did a hotel day stay! Instead of flying in snowy weather, I had this as my view:
I got a room, full access to all amenities, and a place to hang out in for seven hours. Plus, the hotel offered a free shuttle to and from the airport, so it was easy to get back.
I happily took advantage of that gorgeous weather, and when I returned home?? Wet, icky snow and no power for 20 hours.
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When I’ve got two Wordless Wednesday posts in a row, it’s obvious I’m phoning it in a bit on my personal blog here
I’ve been busy. Busier than I thought I’d be, with both kids now in school. Surprisingly, 2:30pm comes very fast, and I think I am probably working the equivalent of a full-time job with all of my writing, blogging, and consulting.
I’m consulting with a few clients, including a small business called Pre K Scholars. I also put together a blog ambassador program for a large company here in Massachusetts, and have been having a great time writing for the Yahoo! Shine Get it Guide.
I’ve also been traveling. Last week, I was in San Diego during that awful snow storm we got her in MA, and ended up having to spend an extra day there (that will be my next blog post).
And volunteering…. I volunteer in the computer lab and library for my son’s class and in the library for my daughter’s class. I’m also a room parent for my daughter’s class. I love doing it – and the kids love seeing me! This is one of the reason’s I originally decided to quit my full-time job.
I’ll try to be better about blogging over here!
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I left this….
… to come home to a snow storm and power outage… (as well as a loving husband, two adorable kids, and a cuddly puppy).
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Photo credit: Jen DeCesari
