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
19 comments:
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!
It is a heartening thing to see those photos of your first kayaking trip of the year and to imagine the sun and wind on your face at Roosevelt State Park. I have always thought that adjusting to a new season of life after twenty-three years of homeschooling is a challenge that requires a great deal of patience and a gentle heart. It is a wonderful reminder that while the "procrastination list" may grow, taking time to number our days and enjoy the outdoors is just as important as scrubbing a baseboard.
Chrissy, I was raised on routine and so I naturally turned to living on a routine once I was married and out of my parents home. But if I dare get out of that routine, I am lost...and I can procrastinate like no other! I will be praying for you. Your pictures were so pretty! xx
We had snow flurries today so I think it will be at least another month before I venture out for any kayaking. I find that I definitely slack off more and more with household chores as the kids are older... but I also feel like they make far fewer messes and I have far fewer items in the house that are my responsibility to organize or purge. So unless it's a crappy day (like today!) I ignore the household stuff for time spend outside in nature.
It's so nice to learn why you named your blog. It's a good name. How fun to be kayaking for the day. There is always stuff to do at home, but it's nice to just pick up and get away when the timing is right. I learned a few things about you too.....being a homemaker for 23 years. I can relate very much, Chrissy. After all my kids were grown and finished school, I was a stay at home mom for 30 years. So, I do understand all the changes during that time. Your pictures look so peaceful on the water. Thank you for sharing your thoughts today, and you really do have a lovely blog. And I appreciate this Psalm verse on here today.
**I wanted to mention that Yes, I thought the same thing.....those cookies remind me so much of the Girl Scouts thin mints! ; ) I'm glad to hear you have tried them as well.
I'm looking forward to kayaking this year!!! We had snow showers today so not quite spring/summer here yet. :)
Yes, time seems to zoom by!!!
Thank you sweet, Kim. Sounds like we are on in similar seasons. It is different. But you are right. I need to just find a way to embrace it.
Thank you so much. I am very routine and once I got off with the kids graduating it has been exactly what you said... I have feel lost.
Oh man.. I bet you are ready to get in that water tho!!!
Yes, it can be such a weird balance. My home mainly stays picked up but there are always little areas. I think maybe what I am battling with without realizing it until just now as I am typing and reading comments is maybe I am more feeling off because I have identified myself with cleaning and homeschooling and homemaking for so long and now, I feel a little guilty when I do go off. If that makes sense.
Thank you so much for your sweet encouraging words and visit. I so gratefully appreciate you!
Oh, I wish I had some of them now! :)
Hopefully soon!!!!!
I love that you were actually able to get outside after Sunday dinner and go kayaking for a little while.I think that is wonderful. After all, it is supposed to be "a day of rest"...and you and I both know that for a Pastor's Wife, it is hardly ever that! So I say grab those moments while you can. Like you said, the hotter weather is not far away and then you really can't get outside as much. I do understand that, living here in Florida. Certainly we must do everything in balance with the things that are necessities...but even our Lord took off for the mountains or out in a boat on the sea to escape the crowd now and then. He knew the need for spending time away from the world to pray and get things prepared in his own mind and heart for that which was coming. There will always be plenty of baseboards to scrub, but there won't always be sunshiny days that give you a chance to "sail away" for a while and spend time alone with the Lord in His creation. I'm happy for you that you could do that. (((HUGS)))
Thank you so much!! So perfectly put, Pamela! What encouraging words to me!!!!!! I needed that. Thank you for helping me see that Jesus even modeled that for us.
Oh how I love to kayak! That is near and dear to my heart, there is nothing like just basking in the beauty around you, and paddling quietly along. Glorious! I'm so glad you got out to do that! I know what you mean about struggling to find a balance after not having to homeschool any longer. I struggled as well when my kids went to college, although sometimes they lived at home, and also an hour away, which wasn't far. As others have said, it takes a while to figure it out. Hugs for you today, you are on the right path!
Oh, I love it so much! It really is relaxing. I appreciate the encouragement!!! Hugs
Oh, such beautiful weather, and being out on the water must give you a sense of peace and calm. I certainly missed the routine when my children left home, I was always so busy as they were growing up, there was always something I was needed for. I've got used to it being different now, I have hobbies which I could happily sit and enjoy all day, but I need some structure in my life so I write a list every day of the jobs I need to tackle before I allow myself to do the things I want to do and it feels so good to tick each one off. Of course, they don't always get done, that's okay too, they get added to the next list and sometimes the next one too, haha.
This year is flying over! It does look like you have been having some beautiful weather! What fun to go out on the kayak. I hope you don't feel too much anxiety this spring, I get it though. It is such a busy time.
Thank you for your visit, Jo! Yes, it is such a strange new season. Good but weird. I need to just need to do that. Make a list and then enjoy!!!!
It is. I just feel like things are flying sooo fast and before you know it, it will be summer.
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