I haven’t been on here in such a very long time…I felt my posts were depressing…and even though I have been dealing with some tough things…after awhile, it gets difficult to read.
August started off with a bang….dropped my son off for his sophomore year…and bawled like a baby on my way home, after my daughter fell asleep. I was grateful for sunglasses. He was gone all summer…and home for two days which literally was spent at the doctors and the chiropractor and getting his car in shape…but we got him moved in…and he even let me have my pictures. We as Moms….need our pictures.
We have had a very busy time at our store…just finished up an insane but good promotion that ended quite well. I went on Live tv in clown…two things I said I would never ever do.
Then we had some fun with our customers and were able to have some fun with our community….
Then we celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary by working 🤡😬
And now….this weekend, we are doing something I never thought I would ever ever do….we are actually going camping.
We are leaving a day early ahead of the weather…which is why I can’t sleep…because I’m worried we will forget something…could this be a disaster??? Oh absolutely!!! However, the great thing about being an adult…is that if it’s a disaster…we can get in our car and drive home 😬😬.
I wanted to do this with just my husband and I before we take our daughter. She has begged for years to go tent camping…and frankly, I haven’t wanted to or felt the need…after the age of 45…I have this super weird desire…for simple…for less stuff…for more adventures…to explore parts of the country that I haven’t…to go hiking more…to just experience a bit of nature.
We enjoyed Colorado so much the times we hiked and stayed in the cabin…but I always felt we were cheating….hiking all day…dishwasher and stove and movies all night. It was wonderful, don’t get me wrong…but the older I get…the busier I am…the more quiet I need when we actually decide to get away. We still haven’t taken a single summer trip..and I have absolutely no idea where the summer has gone….but here we are.
The month of September we are taking half of it off….before we start our new adventures for our business in October.
For homeschooling, I have simplified our calendar…..and somehow…it still fills up.
We all try so hard now to keep our lives quiet…to reflect…to listen…
I need to sit by a stream…and take a hike. I need to sit by a campfire…watch the sun come up while I drink coffee. I need to spend a day with my headbands and not a shower…just my hiking poles…and the beautiful sound of quiet.
Ten years ago…I would have laughed at all of that…I wanted nothing to do with hiking…give me a beach and room service and nothing but laying around…but I think having babies exhausted me…and now that my little humans can take care of themselves for the most part…this Mamma needs to refuel her soul…her mind.
My parents are aging…I have a college son…I have a pre teen…I have a business…I am married…I have a mission in my community to help people smile by clowning and that can keep me very busy…in October alone…I have six engagements. I homeschool my child…and plan events for my store and employees…my life is full….and when life is full….it’s important to fuel ourselves and take care of ourselves…I will let you know how our adventure goes, what we eat, how we deal with the rain 😬☹️ and how we feel about camping after this…I am not looking forward to the whole outside toilets…but I figure I can make it for two nights surely 😜🤪.
Wish me luck!
The Reluctant Red Nose 