a plate of spaghetti

I cannot compartmentalize my life very well. My faith. My family. My work. My values and beliefs. They all run together. It’s hard for me to focus solely on work without the thread of my beliefs intersecting. Or focus solely on anything for that matter.

Have you ever read that book, Men Are Like Waffles – Women Are Like Spaghetti? It’s about our psychological processes and how men are great compartmentalizers (think of the walled boxes of a waffle), while women tend to be more psychologically interconnected (think of a plate of spaghetti). Well, let me tell you – it’s TRUE. And I have been fascinated by that analogy and have often considered it in my own marriage. It definitely explains why conversations often happen the way they do between couples…

But, I digress.

{And hopefully you didn’t get excited, thinking this was about some great recipe I found!}

This interconnectedness I am so prone to is just as present in my thought patterns as it is my actual LIFE. I cannot wear all these hats we women do and not let one role interfere with another. I’m just not capable.

My mom role is the most demanding in this season of life. I wake, dress, feed and take my kids to school.

I’m a lunch maker and a house cleaner, and errand runner and present-buyer. I’m the social coordinator and school volunteer. I’m a bed changer and a thank-you note writer. I clean the house and do laundry. I take care of the dog and clean up messes (both hers and others’).

I meet the school bus, feed snacks and oversee homework. I break up fights and handle (sometimes ignore) tantrums. I drive to activities and make sure all the stuff is bought/clean/etc. for said activities…and the list goes on.

If you’re a mom, you likely do all these things, too. And you probably cook dinner every night which, thankfully, I don’t have to do…

And I love it. I wouldn’t trade it.

I always try to keep that (above) in mind.

And while I’m trying to do the best I’m capable of doing at being a mom, I’m not only a mom. I’m a wife, and I want to make time and have the energy to be the best one I can be for Joe. I care about being healthy and taking care of my body, so working out is a priority. I’m a daughter and a friend and try to maintain those relationships, too. I am trying to work from home, and help my husband start a church. No small task! None of it is.

I’m not complaining, I’m just explaining what a normal day looks like for me – and maybe for you as well.

So, if my life, and each day, looks like a plate of spaghetti – the noodles being all the roles I play intermingling with one another – then it’s only natural that my website reflects that.

Sure there’s my new URL and logo (pretty, isn’t it?!). You can see the design services I offer and contact me by clicking on that nice box on my home screen. But I’m pretty excited about the blog.

When I started blogging, it was mainly for me. A way to organize the events of our life as a family of three. Then four. I had some family and a few friends that would read it, but really, the number of people reading didn’t matter. I was blogging almost exclusively about our little life, after all.

Finding those images sent me way down memory lane…

Anyway, now I’m excited to write about more. As you’ve already seen, I am still going to post about my family. {Sorry for that ridiculously-long update. It had to be done.} I’m going to show you how I am making this – my first, very own house – our home. I’m going to share projects, design jobs, and decorating ideas.

I will write about Jesus for sure. What He’s doing in my life and what I’m learning. I’m also going to tell you about our new church and this rollercoaster we’re on. {I have also included a link to our new church in the navigation menu at the top of your screen.} You’ll get to know me pretty quickly if you go back and read old posts, but one thing you can count on: imperfection.

Like this new website, I am a work in progress. Thanks for being with me.