The Fundamentals - Not Your Average Mom

I spent yesterday intermittently crying.

It was situational, but I have also been under quite a bit of stress recently.

I knew I needed to get back to basics and take care of myself and my environment today.

I spent about five hours cleaning.

The kitchen is totally clean.

The dining room is totally clean.

Both those rooms were a mess and that was definitely adding to me feeling stressed out.

Then I got my butt outside.

I didn’t take the dog and I didn’t let any kids come with me.

I went for a little hike by myself. The woods make me feel better.

But then I saw a bear track in the mud next to the river and I got a little freaked out.

So I went back home.

I told Marit I’d go paddle boarding with her after my hike, so we headed to the lake.

Kasen and Kristofer decided to come along.

They shared a board and Marit and I shared a board.

Marit insisted on doing all the paddling, so I just sat back and enjoyed the ride.

It was about 7:30 so the lake was nice and quiet.

As we headed back to the dock, Gretchen and Ingrid came down.

Doing flips is the new craze here.

The dock was a busy place this weekend so it was nice to have it to ourselves.

The kids had fun together.

It was a good day.

And I’m ready for whatever next week decides it’s gonna throw my way.

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