Doh-mesticated

Well, folks, it's 2012 and I feel like I'm finally hitting my stride. Maybe it's nesting kicking in, but I feel like I'm finally getting into a comfortable groove with the whole work, mother, wife thing. I know, I know...I'm a little slow. When I told Troy this newsflash, he said, "Well, it's been over a decade...it's about time!"

I'm not sure why I feel so settled into things. Maybe it's the fact that Lainey's much more self-sufficient now. She's walking, she can feed herself (for the most part) and she can entertain herself in her playroom. I've also been a much better cook I think. I've never been very culinary but I've been trying out lots of new recipes lately and feel much more comfortable in the kitchen. I can't really take credit for the cleanliness of our house considering we have someone clean it every three weeks. But I do feel like I've been much better at managing my time at home in order to keep things tidy and cleaning up in between the cleaners.

You're probably thinking, "Well, that's great Holly. But you know you're getting ready to have another baby..." Yeah...that's why I wanted to jot this down now. I know in 3 months, things will be upside down again in this house so I wanted to remember the calm! Maybe so that when I get frustrated about not having any time with a newborn, I can read this and remember that it gets better and that I can handle it.

Seasonal Selection

As the holidays are now wrapping up (yes, we're finally getting the last of our Christmas things stuffed back up in the attic), I wanted to reflect on one of the oddities of this time of year: seasonal foods. I can't think of any other time of the year when they briefly come out with such deliciousness only to take it away again. Why must I wait a whole year to have these treats again?? The only other thing I can think of that they do this to is Cadbury eggs at Easter (which coincidentally is my favorite candy...why do I always fall for the temporarily available things?). For the past week I've been scouring the local stores for my Cranberry Sierra Mist but I think it's all gone. So good-bye non-stop Christmas music, festive lights and Pumpkin Spice Coffeemate. So long holiday classics on ABC Family each evening and white-fudge covered Oreos. Oh, how I will miss you all...