New commitments

I don't want to just be a mommy blogger. Which is hard because I am a mommy who blogs. I love writing the stories of my life and most of them involve my children. However, with Lily getting older and starting school, I feel like her stories aren't my stories to share anymore. This whole "avoiding the mommy blogging" thing is the reason there hasn't been an update in awhile. I am struggling with which direction to take the blog, what I feel comfortable still sharing and figuring out what to talk about when my life still revolves around my children.

I do have one thing though! It's exciting and has nothing to do with children!

Recently, I made a commitment to myself. I decided that I needed to to do more for me. That might sound selfish, but as I mentioned earlier, everything revolves around my children right now. That's not always a good thing for a person's mental and emotional health, nor is it very good for the brain. So, I made a commitment to read more and watch TV less. I have recently even tried to get Tom to give up cable all together. No luck. However, even with all the options cable television offers, nothing compares to a good book. In these last few months, I have read more books than I had in the last 5 years combined. And it's been awesome.

A few months ago, I told Tom that since I was turning 30 this year, I wanted a special present. I didn't give him much direction, so he was pretty much on his own. I should also say that Tom and I don't really exchange gifts with any regularity. We live on a budget, buy what we need and that's that. It was a big deal to ask for a gift, let alone a "special" one. But, I have to say, he knocked it out of the park with this one! He got me a Kindle. If you don't know what that is, it's an electronic book that I can download books onto. 3,500 books AT ONE TIME. I cannot even explain how perfect this gift was for me. Needless to say, I am extremely happy with my birthday present!

Whew. That wasn't so hard. I can write about something other than children! I hope that you guys keep reading as I try to navigate parenting in a new stage. I am on the tail-end of babies and speeding straight towards childhood. The blogging possibilities are endless...I just have to figure out where my niche is. It will be fun discovering out who I am and how I've changed as I emerge from the baby fog.