When life gives you lemons...

                                   
 
...stop blogging.

That seems to be my approach, anyhow... looking at my very infrequent posting schedule this past year.  

Well, "life" [2012] has given us [Ryan] a few lemons ~ literally and figuratively.

It's been a rough year for my husband, and in turn, a rough year for all of us.

...first, a major health scare back in spring, then a whirlwind of stress in the form of difficult and extremely time-consuming assignments, on top of an extra heavy workload at 'the office'- all the while filling out cover letters and resumes, submitting profiles, and of course, interviewing (all of which, after being with the same company for over 15 years, is an emotionally-and-physically-grueling-labor-intensive challenge in and of itself) ... months of being buried, overwhelmed, stressed, and longing for brighter days... for the days he can get back into the garden, back into his kid's daily lives (he really has done his best in this regard), back into the kitchen (with yours truly)............. He wants his life back.

I initially tried to keep up with posting, [...sharing, gramming,...] but unavoidably, each post- each status update- had an underlying message [complaint] of "WE'RE DROWNING OVER HERE!!" and I realized [for your sake & mine] that it was time to step away... to take the necessary steps to pull ourselves "to shore"...  

[many, many steps later...] 

...an official letter of resignation, a very-close-graduation date of JULY 1st(!!), and for the first time in far too long~ a sparkly clean house,...  

getting there.
                                               
{On a side-note, we've done a few other magical things with those lemons [literally and figuratively :)]... 
We made lemonade of course, but better yet~ we made Melissa's lemon scones (my first time baking with spelt flour- in her words~ easy, healthy, and delicious).............. Turns out, lemons are not so sour afterall.}
                  

10 comments:

  1. I have always enjoyed your outlook on life and this post is no exception! I am so glad ya'll are getting back to normal (past the health scares and all) and so glad to hear about the lemon scones:) You are an amazing person and I am and will always be there for you!

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    1. i feel the same about you... you were my very first 'blogger friend' and i have huge amount of love, respect, and admiration for you... and i always get a nostalgic feeling when i visit your blog around this time of year... your super bowl and valentines post were the first that i read of yours (i discovered your blog (and others) literally the day after super bowl, as i was in search of party/invitation inspiration for jacob's birthday!).

      i am so excited to see what we make of the coming year~ 2013... (in the kitchen & out ;))...

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  2. my dear sweet friend, i had no idea your beautiful family was going through all this stress and unknown. i'm happy to read there is light at the end of the tunnel, and in fact, i bet you are already dancing on the rainbows. no doubt, your shining spirit was a loving anchor for ryan and the kids. believe me, i understand trials and tribulations...we have been enduring our fair share too. like you, i try to see them as strength builders for our souls, my family, life. here's to a bright and blissful 2013!
    p.s. glad you enjoyed the scones {and spelt flour!!!}

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    1. so incredibly kind. thank you.

      and yes... a bright and blissful 2013!!

      xoxo

      ps. the granola bars were delicious as well! the kids loved them, and asked me to make them again :).

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  3. i'm selfishly happy you're back. you have this amazing ability to put feelings into words and i always appreciate your take on things. blogging sisters for life. xxoo

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    1. a very belated… thank you.
      yes… blogging sisters for life :).

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  4. p.s. and thanks for the diane keaton book reminder - i have the audio version and i just love it. going to listen to it again.

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    1. you’re welcome! so glad you have the audio version. that’s how i listened to it, and i think it makes the book so much more real, and heartwarming.

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  5. so glad to see you back! i've missed your posts!! you did the right thing tho by scaling back the blogging and focusing on minimizing the chaos as much as possible. sorry you all have had a rough time - it seems like this year holds a lot of promise. i just hope it gets a little easier for you!

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    1. thank you so much for your very nice message. i hope so too!

      still pretty hectic over here, but as you said~ “a lot of promise” :). and you are also completely right about minimizing the chaos as much as possible. that has made a huge difference in the way we handle crazy weeks, days~ months… xoxo

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