Respected. Knowledgable. Partner.
I’m sitting here at 6:30 on a Monday night and barely awake. I felt the same way during my lunch hour. I could easily curl up {sort of} and close my eyes. Probably not opening them for hours. Instead, I pushed through the haze and went back to work, yawning my way through the afternoon. … Continue reading Our working household
The Leger house has been pretty busy lately. Preparing for little brother and taking care of the normal household duties leaves little time left for “fun” things like writing. In the past couple of weeks Bryan has painted the nursery, put the crib together, painted the boys’ bathroom, we’ve bought new living room furniture, and … Continue reading Keeping busy, also known as nesting
Last weekend I joined two friends and we had an all day cook-a-thon. One of my friends organized the whole event. She picked the menu, bought the food and containers, prepped her house, and took charge! To put it simply, it was awesome! My monthly to-do list had me making four freezer meals in November … Continue reading All day cook-a-thon
I’ve always been a middle of the road type of girl. Not too girly and not too sporty. I’d probably describe myself as average. I’m not afraid to go out in public without make-up, but when I do wear it it’s not a lot. I never spent a lot on hair cuts and only highlighted … Continue reading The balance between selfish and necessary
Writer’s always have words. Except when they don’t. I was given the gift of words. Not necessarily the right words, but lots of them. Ahem, the gift of gab, if you will. Today. Yesterday. I don’t have any words. I’m not feeling well, I’ve had a headache for more than 24 hours. It’s one of those that … Continue reading {Not} Handling Stress
Marriage isn’t always easy. It doesn’t come naturally. I mean it does, kind of. But it takes a lot of work to make it, er, work. There’s the intimate part, the relationship part, the financial part, the household duties part, and a lot of other parts. Then, throw in other people or things to care for and … Continue reading Oh, Marriage
Baby makes four. Whew! I don’t get worked up about the pregnancy or having a newborn by Christmas. It’s changing the number of people in our household that feels very real to me. Doubling the number of children in the house. Man-to-man defense. Yikes! We’re pretty laid-back at our house. Naturally, we haven’t spent a lot of … Continue reading Adding to the family
I try not to let other people’s lives get to me, whether it’s worrying about their business or being jealous of something they have. Most of the time I do really well at that, but I have to continually focus on doing this. I am human, so sometimes I fail miserably. In my happiness effort, … Continue reading Who cares if you have green grass, yellow grass, or brown grass
Some days it feels like a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. No matter where you live. Yesterday appeared to be another normal day. I had an early morning meeting so we switched our daycare routine. While being uber productive during my early morning hours, I scheduled a long overdue vet appointment for The … Continue reading My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Saturday was the season opener for Iowa State Football! It’s a game we all look forward to each year. The weather is usually beautiful / hot {y’all know that’s my favorite season}. A clean slate is in front of us with so much potential. The enthusiasm is contagious and moods are light and airy. During … Continue reading Our season opener