Currently…
Listening: I’m not sure this month’s music selection is going to get as much love as last month’s… I am currently listening to Florence + Machine Radio. (iTunes)
Reading: Ugh!! Well, this is embarrassing, I’m SOOOOO behind on my reading. I’m still finishing up books that I mentioned last Currently. (I had not started them then, but I have now.) I’m also, about to add, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Creating: I created some more happy mail, a few art journal entries, and I’m working on a little sumptin’ sumptin’ with my girl, Abby. (STAY TUNED)
Feeling: like I am getting old. Not physically or mentally, but timely. It feels as though time is slipping through my fingers and I just cannot get a firm grip. When I was younger I am not sure I worried about time SO much. Days are starting to run together, things on my list are growing, and the kids are getting older… I’m getting older too. 😀 (I had to)
{Which one do you like better?}
Thinking: Who the hell is calling me from Kissimmee, Florida? Voicemail! But before that last thought I was thinking about… Baltimore. I cannot believe what’s going on there. I swear I touched on something quite similar a few weeks ago.
Encouraging: (One of the words I’m focusing on this year) I encourage you to consider your actions and your words. What you say and do today is what you leave here tomorrow. Be the good.
I encourage you to chase your dreams! Don’t give up!!
I encourage you to embrace your silly side.
Try a new recipe.
Get your skin ready for summertime.
And last but not least I encourage you to read Courtney’s post about sharing your voice with us.
Loving: I’m always and forever loving my loves. I’m loving you for reading this post, and for all love & support.
XOXO
lisacng @ expandng.com
April 29, 2015 at 11:18 amCan’t wait to talk about Mindy’s book with you! Thanks for sharing the links! Did you read The Martian? So so good. We’re talking about it Friday. And yes, so crazy about Baltimore. That kid shouldn’t have died. Things like this should NOT be happening.
MrsA0K2001
April 30, 2015 at 6:49 pmI’m looking forward to our Mindy chat. I did not read Martian… sorry. But I will visit and read all about.
It really is quite sad. My heart breaks for the family of the young man and for the city of Baltimore.
XOXO
Bev
April 29, 2015 at 12:08 pmThe speed at which times moves really freaks me out sometimes. I have this memory of Eve being just a few weeks old and just crying over the fact that she would one day no longer be my baby and I was worried it was going to happen too quickly. I sometimes miss infant Eve, but I do so enjoy her also getting older and watching her grow and learn and change right before my eyes. It’s absolutely amazing. But I still don’t want her to grow up too quickly.
And there was just something about April. It felt so off for me. I feel like I barely accomplished anything!
MrsA0K2001
April 30, 2015 at 7:03 pmI think once the kids entered school time went into hyperdrive, I’m quite sure it did, or at least that’s how it feels. I miss baby and toddler days, but I’m still thankful for these days too, I’d like it all to slow down. I want to take it all in.
April. Not a bad month, not a sad month, it was just a fast not very productive month. WOMP WOMP
I’m sure you accomplished more than me. 😉
XOXO
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom
April 29, 2015 at 3:25 pmI’ve had that sense of time slipping away from me too. The days are short and the years are shorter.
I love reading all these bits and pieces about what’s happening for you.
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom
April 29, 2015 at 3:27 pmI feel like a fool. I just responded to about 10 odd SHINE Blog Hop posts in a row and realized as I submitted my comment that I went into auto-bot mode and signed off the way I’ve signed off for the past hour. I think I need to take a break! LOL – I just popped over here to visit! Anyway please accept my apologies and I hope, if anything, this gave you a good laugh.
*Maybe I’m getting old mentally too*
xoxo
MrsA0K2001
April 30, 2015 at 7:09 pmDon’t feel like that, I just took that as an invitation and reminder that I’ve been missing out. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder, I’m heading over now!
XOXO
MrsA0K2001
April 30, 2015 at 7:08 pmRemember when you were pregnant with your first child and people would tell you, “they grow up so fast, enjoy it”? You heard it about 1,000 times a day and even more when she was born all snuggled in her stroller. Do you remember growing tired of hearing that same phrase? Do you now see what they were talking about, and wonder why they did not share the antidote for this? The days are all starting to runaway with me, and I’m trying to hold on…. (I’m a sap bucket, talk to me in the Dora voice to break out of this 🙂 )
Wishing you a lovely weekend, Jennifer!
XOXO
Tenns
April 29, 2015 at 11:45 pmI love those notecards! Girl you are too talented…you should really open a shop, because people would love those. Looking forward to your collar feature! My heart goes out to Baltimore, the overall climate in the nation is so bad these days. Its scary and I wish there was a solution for it all. I can’t even watch the news these days, because it makes my heart so heavy!
MrsA0K2001
May 1, 2015 at 10:29 amThank you, Tenns!! I’m not sure if I’m Etsy-ready, I’ve been down that path before. I have the hairbows, tulle, and ribbon to prove it. 😀
My heart goes out to Baltimore too, it’s heartbreaking to see so much pain and hurt here in our own country. I really wish there was a solution. Well, I wish everyone would work toward the solution but that’s a whole other post.
XOXO
Kristy Mauna
April 30, 2015 at 4:20 pmI enjoy these currently posts so much from you! I read Mindy Kaling’s book and it only made me love her even more. I can not wait until her next book, I believe she is writing?.. Haha your recipe looks delicious, I’ve pinned for later! 🙂 xxo
MrsA0K2001
May 2, 2015 at 11:42 amThank you, Kristy! I cannot wait to read Mindy’s book, you should join the discussion for Page Turners. 🙂
Thanks for pinning my recipe!!!
XOXO
Tamara
April 30, 2015 at 9:14 pmStevie Nicks for me! Always. I tend to like the original because the writer in me likes to think that all artists write their own songs (I think she did in this case) and that the story sounds best from their lips!
I feel old lately too. I’ll be 35 at my next birthday and that seems SO MUCH older than 34. Not sure why!
MrsA0K2001
May 2, 2015 at 12:06 pmAs much as I do enjoy the Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks has this thing in her voice that makes you feel the bittersweet. I’d like to think she wrote this song too.
I’ll be right there with you 🙂 We’re not old! But I get it, 35 is close to 40. And when we were younger 40 was like.. our parents. 😀 😀 #EW
XOXO
Haley
April 30, 2015 at 9:23 pmLove the note cards! I’m looking forward to some craft time soon! April was a crazy month for us! I’m really looking forward to May!
Have a great weekend,
Haley
http://haleysvintage.com
MrsA0K2001
May 2, 2015 at 12:13 pmThank you! I love sending out little handmade cards just to let people know I’m thinking of them. I hope you have a beautiful weekend and find some time to craft. 🙂
XOXO
Akaleistar
April 30, 2015 at 10:39 pmIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is so funny! Also, I love both versions of “Landslide”. It’s such a good, sad song 🙂
MrsA0K2001
May 2, 2015 at 12:15 pmI have only read the beginning of the book and I’m already in LOVE. I love a book that can make me laugh. It is like medicine.
They are both good, I agree.
XOXO