snapshots.

 

Sorry for the silence the past couple of weeks...We (Lu and I) took off for my little brother's wedding in Nebraska (so fun!) and managed to both catch the nastiest, most awful cold on the way back to NYC.  I'm pretty sure we caught it from one of the 600 guests at the reception (no joke) who were all petting and hugging my cute little flower girl ;)

But we're back now - slowly recovering - and have spent more than a couple days cuddling on the couch.  Lua has been very mommy-clingy the whole time that she's been sick, so I could tell today she was feeling better by the amount of daddy-fun-time she had.  What a relief.  I know there are new, fancy methods these days, but I had to whip out the blue-bulb-nose-sucker-thingy once or twice and, man, that was NOT fun for either of us.

I got the camera out for awhile today, mostly to get my mind off of my sore throat, but managed to get pictures of:

-the Radio Flyer scooter that our neighbors gifted us!-

-the piles (and piles) of stuff from the great purge that we still need to haul away-

-the fact that I STILL HAVE TO UNPACK-

 -the investigation of said Radio Flyer-

-the end of the day covered in snot and clementines-

-yes I'm cooking a frozen pizza...not pictured: farm fresh kale, spinach, arugula and parsley salad with apples and walnuts-

Happy Spring!  Here's to wellness and weddings!

ahhhhh......

the great purge 2013 is almost complete!!  we spent monday at ikea, one of my guilty pleasure stores, getting some storage furniture for lu's toys and a new computer desk with loads of storage for all of the books we decided to keep.  i still can't believe how much i was able to part with!  i know it probably still looks pretty cluttered to all y'all, but when you're trying to cram a toddler, her mama and dada plus a cranky old rabbit (and the occasional foster dog) into a small one bedroom - you do the best you can!

exciting things are happening over here and we are all so glad that spring has finally sprung (two 50 degree days in a row, what?!?).  tomorrow is the first practice of this year's broadway show (softball) league for andrew, so we'll be spending the morning in the park with friends and then heading to a local animal shelter to meet a big mush of a dog - just meeting him, unfortunately! - and to drop off some donations.

hope everyone's spring is going swimmingly!  be back soon for a major update on lu and life!

purge. day one.

Well, here is what I'm getting rid of from one - yes, one - dresser. 

I still have so much to go through, but I'm feeling great about where this is heading!

spring cleaning.

Every few months I go through Lua's clothes and pack into storage all of the tiny clothes that my big girl can no longer squeeze her butt into ;)  This time, she decided she wanted to "help" and started to  go through all the drawers and baskets in the house!  After about 30 minutes of trying on hats, throwing around pots and pans and trying on every pair of mama's jeans (and quite a bit of laughing), our small one-bedroom apartment could've easily passed on an episode of Hoarders (maybe not, but we were well on our way!). 

It was incredibly eye opening, as I really have never drug out ALL of our stuff and took a good look at it.  And we have a lot of stuff.  Too much stuff.  I should tell you now that I've been reading this blog.  Not only is this woman a great writer (in my opinion), but she and her man are living a life that I so admire.  For its simplicity, pragmatism and, of course, its proximity to chickens (and cows and donkeys and dogs and cats and sheeeeeep).  It reminds me that a simpler life is possible.  That you don't need 8 pairs of shoes to really live.  That you can actually survive with one or two good pots.

See, New York City has had far too much of an influence in some ways.  It is far too easy to get swept up in this fast-paced, fashion-based life of THINGS.  I'm sure it gets like this most everywhere if you let it, but in the city it is just magnified.

Buy this.  Eat here.  These are the cool utensils.  Look at this shop!  It's selling cheap/cool/fashionable shirts for 10 dollars. You know?  And it's not like I'm surrounded by people that are totally into farming and bee-keeping and simple living, right? 

I've been saying to myself since I moved here:  Just wait.  Someday, you'll move out of the city and your life (Sophie's life) can begin.  Well, that all changed as I was re-packing the hall closet yesterday - trying to stealthily remove my hand and slam the door before the golf clubs and vacuum and random tube that-I-still-have-no-idea-what-it-goes-to flew out at me.  I decided to not wait.  I'm going to be 30 in a couple days and I'm tired of waiting.  I also kind of (stupidly) realized that I'm the only one who was asking me to wait.  I CAN live the life I had imagined...just re-imagined with a different background.

So, I'm going to spend the next few months purging.  If it is not a necessity, it will be sold/donated/recycled/thrown away.  I'll keep you updated on my journey because I'm already asking myself, "what do I do with, like, footballs? and Christmas ornaments? and tire pumps? and serving plates?" and wondering what, oh what, is my husband going to think of all this?