Emily Marie is Me

ME THIS MONTH This month has been very busy. I started another job, where I go to the print shop and help out for 15 hours a week. I really enjoy helping out - it's nice to use some skills again. It's cool to be able to walk in, see that something needs to be done and just do it. I feel like I'm really helping and I just love the people I work with. At home however, it's been quite the adjustment and most of us aren't taking it very well. We'll see how it goes moving forward. The one really not taking it very well is Daisy. For the first few weeks of September, she was throwing the BIGGEST tantrums I've ever seen and just losing her mind at bedtime. Everything was a fight and it was almost impossible to get anything done. We also started actually enforcing consequences when she doesn't cooperate, and that didn't help with everything at the time either haha :) But we got through it and now she understands consequences a little better, so that'...

ME THIS MONTH August was a MONTH. I worked a TON. I stressed a TON. But in the midst of that I tried to find a balance by not working in the mornings and instead being outside with Daisy! I enjoyed the lovely end-of-summer morning weather, cross stitched a Totoro face, and listened to some audiobooks. It was quite enjoyable and it worked pretty well to combat the stress, but it also meant I was up working until midnight sometimes. We also dealt with some emotional, mental, and physical issues, as seems to be the norm in our lives, but we made it through! Again! With all the hard times we have, at least I can always say that we get past them :) A few good things about August: we got to meet our newest family member, Ziya!! Christian (Jonathan's brother) got married to Ziya at the beginning of August in South Africa and they made it out to see us (and live down the street!!) by the end of the month. They only get to stay for a few months, but we get to see them a lot and it...

ME THIS MONTH July, July, Julyyyyyyy!! Listening to that while I write this because I'm having a hard time finding the motivation to write stuff. But I'm just going to type whatever comes to mind, so this might be pretty scatterbrained and have too less or too much information. But here goes! 4th of July! We went down to St George for the weekend and it was such a chill trip! We went swimming and to a park with the Carl Neves, played some games with my mom, saw Toy Story 4, ate some really good food, lit off some fireworks, and got to hang out with my brother's cat :D It was good to see my parents and every time we go down I'm reminded that it's not that bad of a drive, we can handle being away from home for a few days, and we should definitely do it more. Right when we got back from St. George we had a lovely visit from our friends Sara and Garrett! We played a board game, and then spent the next day hanging out and watching movies because poor Garrett was no...

ME THIS MONTH June just flew by! I've still had a lot of work to do, but I think I've managed things a little better than last month.To help me remember what else happened this month, I had to take a picture of our calendar before I planned out July (disjointed sentences of various events to follow). I've been trying to spend more time with/make more friends in my ward, so I got together with more of my neighbors. It was great! :) We went to Jonathan's cousin's wedding, and it was a blast - like usual - to be with the Pyne's. I hung out with Amanda on our regularly scheduled Tuesday nights and for a super Saturday of fuuuuun! We went to the farmer's market, walked around DI, and got cake. I got my first-ever massage this month, thanks to Diana having Daisy come over to play for an afternoon. I refinished/updated Daisy's bookshelf with Kenzie. And yeah! That's what I did haha :) Seriously can't believe it's already July. It's been a l...

62. Get a massage (6/25/19) I was so excited - and a little nervous - to finally get a massage! I had a window of no child and no work on this afternoon, and my stressed/sore body got dibs on what to do. I found a place in town with good reviews and a first-timer deal, so I booked it! (Also, major shout-out to Diana for having Daisy over to play at her house!) My experience was definitely different than what I was expecting, mentally at least. I assumed I would be in silence the whole time, but the therapist started up a conversation that ended up being about a lot of negative/stressful things going on in her life. I truly felt sorry for what she was going through and I wanted to respond appropriately, so I just couldn't relax. When it got to a point where I felt like it was fine to not ask any more questions/make any other comments.....I didn't. And she didn't either. So the last half of the massage was silent. I relaxed a little bit more during that time, but I wa...

ME THIS MONTH Guess what! May was busy. Anticipated it and it happened. It was very stressful too. I honestly think I had a tiny flare up because of it. Needless to say, I'm glad to have that month behind me. Oh! A good thing! We've been going to the library a lot and I found some time to read! But yeah. Other than that I really don't remember much except for work and the feeling of being stressed, so this is about all you're going to get right now! The rest of the summer is shaping up to be pretty busy too, but I think after how this past month was it won't seem as bad. Missing:   tiger nut flour...I've been out all month and so I can't make my favorite AIP baked goods Needing :  a break...and for someone to tell me that everything I'm stressing about will work out...and a hug probably Pinning:   lots of perler bead layouts and cross stitch patterns to prep for a 30-day project I'm planning :) THE FOCUS GROUP 18.   Hang a gallery wall wi...

67. Go to 3 plays (5/11/19) I love plays and, as you can see from the plays I went to, I also LOVE Grassroots Shakespeare! Initially I wanted to go to a variety of plays, but then I discovered Grassroots and that's what I ended up watching. No regrets at all. I still have a gift certificate to see something at the Hale, so eventually I'll get around to seeing a musical or something. But for now, I'm planning when to go see Grassroots' summer shows haha :) 1. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Grassroots Shakespeare (5/19/18) This play was SO FUN. This company tries to do Shakespeare the way it was done originally (no director, actors buy own costumes, outside, audience interaction, not much rehearsal, etc.) and they were amazing! I enjoyed every minute and am still thinking about it weeks later. I've also never read or seen this play before and it was a great first experience. Reading it will definitely be more fun now, but I don't know if I'll be able t...