Having a mission this year has been helpful for me. . . and dare I say it has been helpful to our marriage and family identity. We are a few months from the end of the Gusto year and I have been reflective lately. This summer I felt I was living in a realm of gusto but not necessarily intentional gusto. Scratch that. Not necessarily fun gusto. We did the play which was really fun. . . . And I started a new job. . . and we decided to have a baby which was also fun. . . all things individually seemed like a swimming plan but combined were surprisingly overwhelming.
I am not one to shy away from a busy schedule but there were times this summer when I felt that I was being completely non-committal is all areas of life-- in the new job, in my relationships, in my parenting. What did I do well? sleep. I slept a lot.
I am not ashamed that I pulled back from life as much as I did in the early months of this pregnancy. It didn't feel like much of a choice to be honest. I did what I could do and what I needed to feel healthy and happy.
I am now in my second trimester and am feeling quite a bit better. I am not as tired as I once was and I am back in the gusto attitude. Matt had this awesome experience this summer which left me thinking that I would like to try something new. So I am announcing my latest gusto endeavor.
Yep. I am the proud owner of a ukelele. This picture might also closely match my physicality in a couple months. Which is the real reason I am taking up the uke. To match my belly.
The other night I played my first song "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen". No further analysis needed-- it just happened to be the first song in my ukelele song book. F, C G7 bitches! 2 more chords and the next chapter is MINE.
I am not one to shy away from a busy schedule but there were times this summer when I felt that I was being completely non-committal is all areas of life-- in the new job, in my relationships, in my parenting. What did I do well? sleep. I slept a lot.
I am not ashamed that I pulled back from life as much as I did in the early months of this pregnancy. It didn't feel like much of a choice to be honest. I did what I could do and what I needed to feel healthy and happy.
I am now in my second trimester and am feeling quite a bit better. I am not as tired as I once was and I am back in the gusto attitude. Matt had this awesome experience this summer which left me thinking that I would like to try something new. So I am announcing my latest gusto endeavor.
Yep. I am the proud owner of a ukelele. This picture might also closely match my physicality in a couple months. Which is the real reason I am taking up the uke. To match my belly.
The other night I played my first song "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen". No further analysis needed-- it just happened to be the first song in my ukelele song book. F, C G7 bitches! 2 more chords and the next chapter is MINE.
That freakin' ROCKS - you are wicked cool friend! Would it be too much to ask for a short youtube video?
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