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Glimpses of Reality, Followed by Inspiration

I believe a few glimpses of reality are nice every once in awhile. Healthy, even. Here are a few glimpses of reality from my day:

I am making grilled cheese sandwiches while I write this post. My laptop is sitting on the counter beside the stove.

My girls are watching a movie about penguins. And I'm okay with that. Because our morning was full or play and creativity.

I'm listening to Diana Krall on the radio show Art of The Song which reminds me of a boyfriend in college. Which I didn't think of until just this instant. (this is a new-found favorite on the radio and gets my inner singer, songwriter stirred up.)

reality

This is where the girls spent most of the morning. A secret club meets under there. In order to get in, you must be wearing a tee shirt with the name of your favorite sport on it. Mary's says horseback riding. Emma's says soccer. And you must bring a sketch book. If I could fit, I'd be in that club, too.

Later, the girls commandeered the bathroom. Which, when the door is shut, is the warmest spot in the house–when the furnace is working, of course. Which isn't something you can count on.

reality

That's Elizabeth, trying to get into the club. Yes, she's wearing underwear, over her clothes, which is another post to come. Yes, you'd break an ankle trying to get into that room. You should try to navigate it in the middle of the night. Yes, their beds are unmade. Morning "chores" were postponed this morning.

reality

That's my kitchen table yesterday, about thirty minutes after I should have been elbow-deep in dinner prep. Instead I'm up to my elbows in red and pink and hearts and cupids and fancy paper and pipe cleaners. I'm working on some crafts for a new section on babycenter's website. They need 10 crafts, designed, instructions written out, and shipped to be professionally photographed in 7 days. Am I crazy? My deadline is tomorrow.

And now some inspiration to balance out my reality:

**Molly's photography in this post about her new restaurant, Delancy.
**Ali Edward's office tour. I'm getting Dan to build me some of those wooden bins on the wall, asap!
**Kristin's handmade doll clothes, which I think would be great to make for the girls' new dolls. I've already reserved the book from the library.
**This peek at Heather's new work. Stunning.
**Cassi's button clips.
**This post over at Ordinary Courage. It's actually her take on Oprah's latest magazine cover, but her thoughts on addiction, body image are really eye-opening. I'm not sure anyone could read the post without taking something positive away from it.

And back to reality……I burned the second side of the grilled cheese. Bummer.

I believe a few glimpses of reality are nice every once in awhile. Healthy, even. Here are a few glimpses of reality from my day:

I am making grilled cheese sandwiches while I write this post. My laptop is sitting on the counter beside the stove.

My girls are watching a movie about penguins. And I'm okay with that. Because our morning was full or play and creativity.

I'm listening to Diana Krall on the radio show Art of The Song which reminds me of a boyfriend in college. Which I didn't think of until just this instant. (this is a new-found favorite on the radio and gets my inner singer, songwriter stirred up.)

reality

This is where the girls spent most of the morning. A secret club meets under there. In order to get in, you must be wearing a tee shirt with the name of your favorite sport on it. Mary's says horseback riding. Emma's says soccer. And you must bring a sketch book. If I could fit, I'd be in that club, too.

Later, the girls commandeered the bathroom. Which, when the door is shut, is the warmest spot in the house–when the furnace is working, of course. Which isn't something you can count on.

reality

That's Elizabeth, trying to get into the club. Yes, she's wearing underwear, over her clothes, which is another post to come. Yes, you'd break an ankle trying to get into that room. You should try to navigate it in the middle of the night. Yes, their beds are unmade. Morning "chores" were postponed this morning.

reality

That's my kitchen table yesterday, about thirty minutes after I should have been elbow-deep in dinner prep. Instead I'm up to my elbows in red and pink and hearts and cupids and fancy paper and pipe cleaners. I'm working on some crafts for a new section on babycenter's website. They need 10 crafts, designed, instructions written out, and shipped to be professionally photographed in 7 days. Am I crazy? My deadline is tomorrow.

And now some inspiration to balance out my reality:

**Molly's photography in this post about her new restaurant, Delancy.
**Ali Edward's office tour. I'm getting Dan to build me some of those wooden bins on the wall, asap!
**Kristin's handmade doll clothes, which I think would be great to make for the girls' new dolls. I've already reserved the book from the library.
**This peek at Heather's new work. Stunning.
**Cassi's button clips.
**This post over at Ordinary Courage. It's actually her take on Oprah's latest magazine cover, but her thoughts on addiction, body image are really eye-opening. I'm not sure anyone could read the post without taking something positive away from it.

And back to reality……I burned the second side of the grilled cheese. Bummer.

17 comments on “Glimpses of Reality, Followed by Inspiration”

  1. HA! Our bathroom is the warmest room in our house too. It’s right over the furnace. We had to make two rules; 1) no sitting on the vent, and 2) unless it’s “serious” business, the door has to stay open. “Minor” business doesn’t earn a closed door.

  2. I burn the first grilled cheese every. single. time. Three minutes per side is apparently the perfect amount of time for me to be distracted.

    Curious: what sport would be on your club t-shirt?

  3. burned grilled cheese is still grilled cheese. that and tomato soup sound pretty fantastic right about now, since it’s freezing.

  4. Your blog is such a nice escape for me. While I know we only see snippets, the rhythm of your days is enviable. This is the homeschooling wannabe in me coming through.As always, thanks for sharing.

  5. I laughed out loud at the undies shot. My 18 month old is obsessed. She wears her sister’s underwear over her clothes and often on her head, like a lunch lady hair net. This age. I swear, if she wasn’t so funny, I’d go bonkers.

  6. What a lovely snippet of your day.It always sounds wonderful to me.The undies over the clothes..I’ve sobeen there (but I have since stopped).Can’t wait to see your crafts.

  7. Molly, We are so happy and honored that you are listening to Art of the Song! I love your blog so very much… really inspiring and so full of love of all that the day brings. I look forward to being part of it…

  8. New to your blog and I already subscribed!

    I think its great your girls have a secret club. My girls are clearing a path (in the swamp of clothes and toys) to make a secret club of their own.

  9. How did I not know that you crafted for BabyCenter. I hope you met your deadline- I am doing some of that same stuff, but camping out on writing deadlines until the last possible moments.

    I love the glimpse into your day!

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