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thinking a lot today :) Kai is in bed, and I'm enjoying listening to ella potter around, pulling everything out of my painting basket. I've decided to sit for a minute and refuse to dwell on all that needs doing and what I should be doing instead of blogging ;)

I am mourning the end of summer, considering that it really was a bit of a pathetic summer this year. I used to love the coming of winter, but over the last few years I have lost this feeling! My favourite seasons are autumn and spring. I'm going to have to forget that autumn welcomes winter, otherwise I'll miss out on enjoying it lol.

I just saw this pic on a blog (who couldn't remember where she'd found it, sorry). I would love this in my scrap space...only my scrap space doubles as the study, baby changing area and storage so it's not really possible...but I can dream!

I read this blog post today and had to agree...at times I find being a stay at home mum is hard. And I was challenged by a couple of the questions she asked in particular:

What did you think you would accomplish in this role? Are you on track?

I think I need to simplify my thoughts in this area, and make sure I'm being completely scriptural (which for me includes letting go of perfectionism).

What's going really well?

I once did a challenge where I had to write down something like 50 things I had accomplished the previous year. I didn't think there'd be 50, but once I spent some time on it I got it done. And I still love reading that list and finding encouragement there. Sometimes as a stay at home mum I focus way too much on what's difficult and not going well. I'm going to refocus!