Hi all. Or dare I say, Hi y'all in my southern voice. No matter... Hello! :) I cannot believe we are almost at the end of March. Life is flying. Months, weeks, days, and now it can even seem hours in the day can go before we even start our day.
"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." ~ Psalm 90:12
I took the above photo yesterday. It was a lovely sight as I drove into Roosevelt State Park to kayak. The weather was beautiful. After church and lunch with some of our adult kiddos, I headed to kayak at a state park that isn't too far away.
It was a perfect day. As I put sunblock on it hit me that we are truly in Spring and Winter 2026 is behind us and never to be experienced again. It was fast and slow at the same time.
My first Kayaking Day of 2026. It was windy and 80 degrees but was a beautiful perfect day.
Spring is here!! While I am excited!! I am a tad overwhelmed. I need to do some spring cleaning, yet I want to be outdoors. :)
Off I go..... Woohooo. It felt so nice to be on the water and feel the wind and sun on my face. I enjoyed seeing all the turtles sunbathing and a few ducks doing their thing. :)
Spring is a time when most are super excited! They have fought through the doldrums of winter. The bareness and cold. I understand I do as well. I will be honest SPRING always brings me a lot of anxiety. All the choices and busy it brings. Every single year for years Spring makes me overwhelmed. It is usually when our church is a little more active due to Easter, Mother's Day and graduations and etc. There are more home and yard projects that need to be worked on. It seems people come alive after winter, and it is busy every single where I go. :) Rightly so!!! :) I feel them!! I am the same.
There are so many choices. From chores to be done in the yard, spring cleaning house chores, to organize this and that, or like me the choice of tossing it and running to the hills or lake. LOL!
BUT..... I know that is not always the thing to do. :) I know that I am blessed with a family, home and church. Those things are my top things. Now... let me add my relationship with Christ is NUMBER ONE and foundational.
I have to be very intentional to get outdoors, be proactive about walking, and trying to make sure I have some balance this time of year to keep myself stable with my mental health and anxiety that I deal with.
Spring is a time that I want to be outside because in my state when it hits MAY it is HOT! HOT! and like 100 degrees HOT all the way until September. So, I have a few short months between cold and HOT to really enjoy things I like to do when it comes to outdoors.
BUT my friends.... I am needing to conquer a PROCRASTINATION LIST that is becoming ever so long. I am a pretty orderly person but I have found since our last son finished school last year that I have entered a SLUMP. I struggle with a daily schedule now that I do not have our family and school schedule. It is all different.
Did anyone of you struggle adjusting when you entered this season? I have been a homemaker for 23 years (became that when our oldest was 3). I find not having that schedule for school, getting chores done so we can do school and kid activities has become a challenge to organize my days now.
OH YES..... I can find things to do. There is always a baseboard needing to be cleaned or a closet. I will be open here.... I just simply need prayer because I don't want to do it. :) HAH!!!
In reality I cannot always be at a Tiny Home on a goat farm, hiking up in foothills of mountains, exploring a cavern or kayaking a lake.
Today, I hope to make a plan to help me tackle some areas that need to be done in a simple way that doesn't overwhelm me and also allows some outdoor time.
The name of my blog is exactly what I am talking about today.... ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT.
I named my blog that because I am navigating life from ONE SEASON TO THE NEXT learning as I go....
I know this post is a little or a lot random and mixed feeling, but it is where my thoughts and heart is at the moment.
Until Next Time,
Chrissy T
1 comment:
I am envious of your gorgeous weather. Winter has allowed spring to peek its head up a bit, but we're still in winter coats and the threat of snow won't disappear until May. Of course, we don't get as many 100 degree days here, but then the cold comes rushing back in October, so even the super hot days are welcome! And yes, I felt/ feel the same way. Homemaker from the day my first was born, once they were all on their way, it was, and still is, hard to be as intentional about my daily routine as I was when there were schedules to keep. Of course, there's a silver lining, too...a little more time to do the things you couldn't squeeze in before. So give yourself some grace, it's a big change, but you'll find your groove!
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