Mornings

Are you a morning person? I have never been one. Slept through the night easily as an infant my mother praises and as I entered my teen years my mornings soon vanished to afternoons. Of course now that I am a so called adult I in turn morphed into a want to be morning person. It was more out of need than want really. The kiddos need to get to school on time and a hectic morning is not becoming for me. It can leave the whole day feeling rushed and flustered. I now have a routine that serves me well. I rise around 7:15 wake the kids and as they bustle around getting all their stuff together I sit with a cup of tea {used to be coffee, darn dr ordered detox diet} and read. Most times it's the bible. Other times it can be a good book that I have trouble putting down or school papers from the day before. When needs arise the kiddos come dashing in with a question, comment, or he said she said. They can find me here, at our kitchen table overlooking our garden.

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When we first moved in I had trouble finding my morning spot to perch. So many of our spaces were too disheveled to enter into the day peacefully. I am a creature of habit and in need of constants. I knew this space was meant to be that. Close enough to the activity center, but still outside of it. Without chairs and having only mismatched stools to occupy my old desk, now turned kitchen table, it was not possible for me to feel at rest here waiting to concur the day. Instead it served me a list of to-do's that grew every day. That's when Industry West so graciously asked it I needed help with any areas of our new home. YES!

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New chairs  with legs to long after for an old table now has become my morning space of solace. Best part is that when the kiddos have friends over or we have our weekly small group this space can continue being surrounded by laughter and good food. This space has not only become my perch, but also for the ones I love.

{CHAIRS GIFTED BY INDUSTRY WEST}

Going to the Dark Side

This week I decided to tackle painting the kitchen. Before we moved in I was so sure I wanted a white bright kitchen with warm woods, but a couple of months in and I knew the kitchen would be so much better going dark. The above images kept on calling my name and the bottom left image that I found during an instagram troll sent me over the edge. I went with Railing by Farrow and Ball and color matched by Sherwin Williams. Our current kitchen is only a temporary one so I knew taking a risk would not be an issue. I'm part way done and already know that this color will live on. Thursday you will get a small glimpse on the project while sharing the kitchen table area completion. Slowly but surely checking that list off! It feels oh so good.

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check, check. Completing a project can make my heart sing. Why is that? I think it has less to do with the finished product andmore to do with getting one less thing out of my head to mull on. I am a dweller. I will dwell on something until I get it right. I have a hard time letting "things" go. I would love to be one that could easily let things pass. To not think of what's ahead or for that matter what's behind. I am slowly but surely making my way there. I know it will be a process. A process that I may succeed at and other times fail, but at least I am living in the process. Striving to make a more peaceful tomorrow. Just learning how to be.

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Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. - Matthew 6:34

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CURRENTLY

Currently I am working on painting the cabinets. We did plan on living with them as is, but I think we are now thinking our kitchen reno won't happen till next year. We are all sorts of not ready to open that can of worms. After putting up the samples it pretty much confirmed for me that I want to go super dark. Almost black. The white laminate counter tops are just screaming for all the help they can get. Thankfully that ole dishwasher has panels that can flip so it too will be black. The stove and fridge will remain white.

Currently I am enamored with my new mirror that I bought for a steal at West Elm. Apparently they no longer make it and had it in the back and just needed to get rid of it. I think it will hang over the piano, but I'm not 100% committed to making holes just yet.

Currently I am reading this book that was recommended to me after FINALLY getting some diagnosis on what has been making me so ill the last couple of years. I'm on a super strict diet, taking tons of supplements and some meds to hopefully detox my body. In short I have a candida overgrowth throughout, I'm allergic to yeast and eggs, and my T3{thyroid} doesn't absorb properly, and that is amongst a few other things. Basically my body is in constant battle with itself and I am praying I will get back to normal in the near future. It's amazing what foods can do to the body.

Currently the "mud room" still hasn't been touched except for the continual pile up of things. Plus KJ's chewy balloon may never stop watching me while I blog. Longest lasting balloon ever.

What are you currently up to?