Dreaming
(ting ting ting) My brain slowly starts to awaken and me shoving my face with copious amounts of chocolate pudding on a huge yacht somewhere, fades away. Good morning!
“Oh no, the sugar jar! What could they possibly be doing with the sugar at 6:30 am? What kind of mess am I going to find? Maybe if I just wait a couple more minutes, the oldest one will make sure to cover their tracks and clean up. Hah, ya ok (queue eye roll). I better get out there.”
She isn't Me
Motherhood is a wild ride that has a presence in every part of you. Every deep corner of your being, there she is. Some women thrive on it… it fuels them. They have more patience than humanly possible and excel tremendously in that role. This person isn’t me!
Now, I do lots with my kids. We go camping, swimming, biking, and more. I’ll gladly teach them about gardening and last year I attempted to build a skating rink on an uneven backyard. If you ever decide to do this, placement is everything.
I'd Chase You Down
But the usual housewife/SAHM role drains me of my soul. It isn’t me! I did it for a few years until I couldn’t bear to stay home any longer and I took on small jobs throughout the community just to get out of the house and interact with people. I was the lady you’d run into in the laundry aisle at Superstore and used any excuse I could, as an invitation to talk to you. Following you out to your car… you begin to jog, hoping to escape… but I don’t notice… now we are both jogging. How fun!
Loss
Then, a couple years ago, a family loss put things into perspective for me and it was more clear than ever that I needed to take action and make a move. I needed to stop looking at the reasons why NOT to do it, and start focusing on the reasons why I NEEDED to do it.
After looking at many old heritage buildings in my small town. This one spoke to me! My gut told me to buy this building. More like screamed at me!
And the journey begins…