Linen and Twigs

Hello Friends! How’s life been treating you? I find that sometimes I let life run away with me. I know that everyone stays busy but do you ever feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel? This past year has been a big learning experience for me. I’m struggling with balancing life as I’m sure most people do. I have a booth at a local shop which I truly enjoy doing but it takes a lot of work to find goods, clean the stuff,  refinish and paint furniture, tag the merchandise, stage the booth, keep it stocked…etc…but I truly love it. I also work a part time job at an attorney’s office which is not me at all. I took the job to help out when my Guy lost his job due to his company closing down and we found ourselves starting over. It’s not what I want to do but it’s necessary at this moment. I also love to blog and Instagram and really enjoy working on my home and gardening. Most of all, I love spending time with my family and friends but I find myself feeling guilty all the time. Does anyone else feel that way? I constantly feel like I’m not doing enough whether it’s spending time with my parents, my family, making money, keeping up with the house…and on and on. I have the type of personality that I would rather do one thing and do it well than a thousand things half way. All of that being said, I’m probably running in too many different directions but at this point, I don’t really have much of a choice since all of these things mean the world to me or are necessary.

That being said, I gave myself permission the other day to take a day off and spend it with my daughter in law.

This is a rare occasion since our days off don’t usually happen on the same day but I’m going to tell you….I LOVED IT! And…apparently needed it too.

It was such a special day to me. My daughter in law is a lot of fun to be around and very entertaining to me as she has a great sense of humor. If she didn’t marry into our family, she’s the kind of person I would choose to be best friends with. Yes, I do realize how blessed I am that my son chose her. Not all mother/daughter in law relationships are like this and I sure don’t take ours for granted.

We had lunch together and visited her Granny who is the sweetest, spunkiest lady that I have ever met. I adore her. Then we grabbed a coffee and meandered through Home Goods and At Home.

We chatted about what we wanted to do to our homes and new project ideas. We finished it off with a trip to an antique store for some more inspiration! It felt so good!

For those of you who have also taken up hamster life, I suggest that you give yourself a day to do whatever recharges your batteries. It’s just what the doctor ordered. It might not happen often but it is so important to find some time for yourself in that balancing act.

Take Care and Big Hugs,