Right now: a myriad of complaints

Posted on | January 16, 2014 | 2 Comments

• January has been hard, my friends.  This week especially.
• We've been totally knocked down on our butts with the flu.  As soon as one of us feels better, another one feels worse.  I guess it's best we're not all at our worst simultaneously.
• We're probably at our lowest point financially in years, if not ever.  Just in time for the flu take us out of work a week, of course.  Hoping for a change of some sort, and soon.
• We've depleted my home made elderberry syrup, but just as that ran out a friend stopped over with fresh bone broth.  Ahhh, feels so good & there is nothing sweeter than thoughtful people.
• I'm trying to focus on names for this sweet babe, and we're only three months away from his/her due date.  Any good suggestions, friends?  Second time around seems much harder (especially agreeing on one with b).
• I'm craving time outside.
• We're looking into downsizing our home in the next year or so.  Very bitter sweet as I imagined our children growing up on this property, but it's just too much.
• I'm so extraordinarily grateful Hazel seems to be fighting this flu so well.  She's had two bad days, one of which was yesterday, but after thirteen hours of sleep last night she's a new woman.  It's especially scary after there's been a recent death of a 5 year old boy in our community from the flu just two weeks ago.
• I'm still embracing through all of this.  Baby C has been kicking like crazy and doing well through all of this, and for that I am so grateful.