By Paige Hewlett on May 20, 2013
… loving being around family and near friends for a few extra days
… catching up on work and making some exciting things happen
… reading over notes from this weekend’s Alt for Everyone, and thinking about projects, changes and plans for this blog and for how to help others
… running
… remembering how good it feels to just “run” without goals of weightloss or distance, just to run
… looking for books to read for fun
… planning fun things to do and friends to visit
… inspired to purge our house again once I return home – no corner is safe
… thankful for dear friends that help make a sudden departure that much easier to handle
… thrilled to celebrate the wedding of friends this weekend and get to reconnect with some of my favorites
… excited to spend a few days alone with the husband this weekend, in a pseudo anniversary celebration
… slowly feeling more and more like “me” — this whole baby thing is tough!
I knew May would be good – sure, it’s had its ups and downs, but what month doesn’t. It’s funny how leaving for a few days gets me inspired all over again to start making things happen around the house, the business and in life in general. A little perspective does wonders. As we approach two years of marriage in a couple weeks and the little one is nine months old in a few days, I can’t help but think about how much everything has changed in such a short time. So many things have changed, and it has occasionally been a battlefield, but I cannot imagine being anywhere else. The next couple weeks are going to fly, and before we know it, June will be here.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 17, 2013
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By Paige Hewlett on May 16, 2013
After putting myself in a bit of a timeout on Tuesday (sorry again, husband), I pulled my head out of my bum and tried to get it together. I had grand plans of posting my AMAZING no grain granola and getting on with the week as usual, but my computer had other ideas. All is well now, but yesterday it was crashing every 15 minutes or less, restarting, letting me do a couple things, and then crash again. I think I solved the issues, but we are just waiting now… a new computer is in my future, but I’m trying to delay the purchase as long as possible.
We are headed to Texas today, a week earlier than planned because my husband’s grandfather had a bit of a health scare and the tornadoes blew straight through his home town. His family is fine – but we are heading that way to help and spend a little extra quality time with family. I’m not sure if prayer is your thing, or you just send happy vibes into the universe, but either way, send good thoughts for our safe drive and for his family and neighbors.
I plan on getting in a few posts over the weekend to make up for some seriously missing fun the past few days, but feel free to follow along on our journey through Instagram and Twitter, too. Driving through the rural south we are sure to encounter a few glorious photo-worthy moments. I’ve been going through some old family photos and have stumbled across a couple great ones – I’m going to do a full post sometime soon, but here’s just a sample of what’s to come. I think we were supposed to be making crazy faces, but it seems only John and I got the memo?
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By Paige Hewlett on May 13, 2013
Some days are really hard – sometimes motherhood just kicks me in the gut and I thank the good stars that tomorrow is in fact another day, a new beginning and a fresh start. Other days, well, THE other days make me feel like motherhood fits like a perfect pair of jeans – it looks good, feels good and gives everything you see a bright halo-like glow. Obviously every day can’t be like that, but it’s those days that I live for – and that get me through the tough ones. Motherhood is one big adventure.
Oh little girl, you make my heart sing and I am truly the lucky one in that I get to be your mother. In your short few months you have taught me more about myself than the previous 24 years combined. You have made me a better person, a more loving, caring, empathetic person and I cannot wait to experience all of your firsts, and seconds and so on and so on. I love our slow mornings, you with your oatmeal and me with my coffee. The crazy, frenetic afternoons where we squeeze in errands and trips to the playground and try to keep you happy and laughing and all you want to do is be a grump. Your curiosity, even when it almost takes you over the side of the bed, nose first into the grass or leaves you with a handful of Charles’s hair from too tight a grab. Thanks for choosing me to be your mama sweet girl. You are my wild and my crazy, and I love you to the moon and back.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 12, 2013
I’m out celebrating motherhood with my little nugget, but just wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there – especially my own mom and mother-in-law. I’ve learned so many amazing things from you both – and can’t wait to pass along those nuggets of wisdom to my own littles.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 10, 2013
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By Paige Hewlett on May 9, 2013
Savannah (and probably much of the Southeastern U.S.) receives a TON of rain in the spring/summer – almost every day there will be a short little shower starting in June or July. The weeks leading up to peak summer rains however, still get a crazy amount of rain each week – and our tomatoes are NOT loving it. Thanks to the good people at Texas A&M’s Horticulture Department, we have discovered what is wrong with our tomatoes. It is a combination of poor water quality and a bacteria infection – but our plants (and baby tomatoes) seem to be surviving thus far. At least, that’s what we think. We will keep watching and assess from there.
After discovering the problem I removed the infected leaves and branches, which I am hoping will solve our problems. We’ve also isolated them somewhat so that the bacteria can’t spread as easily from plant to plant. I’m watching them closely, and making sure they get plenty of sun (especially with the reduced leaf area) and I hope our tomatoes from those plants will still ripen properly.
One thing is for sure though, we are going to have a bountiful crop of zucchini, cucumber and squash. These flowers are popping up like crazy this week – and the little baby veggies are a few days behind. The pumpkin flowers have bloomed, but still no fruit, which is mildly disappointing.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 8, 2013
The surgery was a success! Yesterday was a little touch and go – and full of some funny pain med induced conversations, but he is doing well and recovering swimmingly. The four of us are focused on keeping the noise down, and thus spending plenty of time outside in the grass. Who knew there was so much space to explore in our little backyard?
All of this downtime has been nice though. Instead of pushing through projects and working on other people’s businesses, I’ve had a lot of time to evaluate my own business and how it is going to evolve in the future. One of the hardest parts of self-employment (for me) is figuring out my career progression – and how I am going to continue growing and exploring as my career grows. There has been progress this week and I am excited to continue fleshing it out and making it happen.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 7, 2013
The husband is getting lasik today, so the little lady and I are going to be spending WAYYYYYY too much time at the PX waiting for his procedure to finish. Between fetching and carrying and playing mama bear, amid the many other day-to-day activities planned for this week, I’m not sure how much posting is going on over here. It will probably work out that he’s totally fine and pain free, but just in case, I’ll be taking things slowly this week.
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By Paige Hewlett on May 6, 2013
With a lifetime of mother’s day celebrations ahead, I’m excited to start our own little traditions of celebrating – both for mother’s day and father’s day. Spa trips, brunch and a myriad of fun accessories are always good choices – for mother’s day or a surprise celebration of any kind. We have fun plans for our weekend celebration this year, but here are a few ideas for all the mom’s in your life.
1. Create your own mug // Get the kiddos involved (or outline their tiny toes or fingers) to write a note to mom.
2. Picasso Print // Nothing more fitting for mother’s day than a framed print of a woman and child.
3. Initial Necklace // There are hundreds of versions of similar necklaces, so finding the one for you is definitely possible.
4. Initial Ring // Simple, stackable, perfect.
5. Blurb Book // What’s better than a book of favorite photos each year – of mom and her favorite littles.
6. Annie Leibovitz, Women // It isn’t entirely “mother” specific, but Annie Leibovitz’s book is a gorgeous sampling of photos.
7. Rainbow pancakes // What more could mom want? Don’t forget the bacon and coffee, too.
Blurb is currently offering readers 20% off Mother’s Day gifts // Blurb Mother’s Day 20% Off Sale!
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