Happy Friday and a Catch Up

I hope everyone has had an amazing week.  I have had a super busy one, a little stressful, but I made it to Friday!

This is what is going on here....

Listening.... to the sound of myself typing (no background noise right now, that is uncommon)

Loving.... that the fall colors decided to show up this week.  Now it feels like Fall to me.

Thinking.... about buying a new pair of tall boots but trying to decide if I want black or brown.  Not buying both.

Wanting.... to feel caught up with life.  I know this will never happen, but I need to get semi caught up, my stress level is through the roof.

Needing... a maid, a lawn person, a handy man, a life coach, lol

Planning.... on making some potato soup this weekend. I LOVE potato soup and tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, so it will taste even better. 

Here is to wishing everyone a great weekend and a great upcoming week!

Good Morning Tuesday

Today is Tuesday and you know what that means.....

Yeah, me either.  I don't know why but I have always sang that line on Tuesday mornings.  I don't know if it really comes from a song but for some reason it comes to my mind on Tuesdays.  If you know the answer to that crazy question, comment below.

Today it is  60 degrees and feels cold after the past week of over 100 degrees.  Even I got too hot.  That is usually not possible for this cold blooded gal.  

Work today consists of paperwork, home visits, and then we have our first cheer practice for the upcoming year.  I have recruited a previous cheerleader to help since we only have one returning girl and an all new squad to teach cheers to.  As busy as cheer season is, because it is a 6-7 month commitment, I do love it and get excited when it begins.  

So, I had fallen off the cooking bandwagon, pretty much for a year (maybe more if honest),  and have just gotten my groove back in the past few months.  I watch "whats for dinner" videos on YouTube like crazy and now I actually find myself missing my own suppers when I get too busy outside of the home.  These videos have been great for inspiration because they are regular wives and mothers cooking down to earth meals for their families and ones everyone will eat.  I don't have picky eaters but they do like a normal meal for the most part.  Check them out if you are also in a slump, I will try to attach links to my favorites in a different post.  But if you search What's for Dinner on YouTube, you will probably come up with a good amount to start with and then just start following their suggestions for fellow tubers until you find your own tribe :) I also end up watching a lot of grocery hauls, Rae Dunn hunting, etc because, like blogging, I enjoy people's everyday lives and I find a lot of good items that way that I know work, taste good, look great, etc.

So anyway, it is time to get this day started.  I hope you all have a great one!

Happy Friday!

How is it that every time I say I am ready to start blogging again, it seems to be a year before the next entry.....

Life, that is how that happens.  I am on a crazy hamster wheel right now and a spare minute tends to get allotted to social media or a nap.  Could I carve out more time to blog? Maybe, probably, but I am not going to feel guilty about it.

What I do feel guilty about is how I keep saying I am going to get my life out of crazy mode and somehow stay in it.  That is why I have been doing some self discovery.  Who is Penny, what are her passions, what are her goals, and also what are her values? 

I often think I know the answer to these questions but then something happens and I realize that they are not as black and white as I originally thought.  There is almost always a back story to everything.  

Anyway.... this is how life looks right now.

Currently....

Listening to Lucy's phone (a game or background on you tube) from the other room.  Also the continuously running air conditioner since the temp outside is currently "hotter than hell".

Loving my day off and happy to have slept in and feel finally rested this week.  Between busyness and allergy meds I have felt exhausted EVERY DAY.

Thinking about the fun weekend ahead with the big family birthday and K's wedding shower.  I am learning to love all of these things and quite stressing so much about them.  


Wanting to get completely caught up at home so that I can develop a good routine and be able to rest better in the evenings and on the weekends.

Needing to let God have control and stop trying to figure out crazy things that I literally have zero control over.  Letting God show his love for me and let him do what only he is capable of.  He for sure doesn't need my menial input.  


Hope it is a happy Friday for everyone and have a wonderful weekend!