Leah M. @leahm2000 - Tumblr Blog

“Do it scared” “do it alone” are all great tips, but my biggest takeaway from therapy is do it messy. This is especially true if you’re getting out of a burnout, which I experience often. Literally just do it messy. You don’t need to pick the perfect trail to walk, the perfect playlist to listen to, whatever the fuck it is. You don’t need to have a meticulous to do list and wake up at the exact time you planned and drink the exact amount of water you planned to drink. Like the biggest thing for people like me to remember is sometimes it’s okay to do it messy. Put on a random yt workout and just get it done in sweats. Do 5 minutes of a daunting task and go from there. Sometimes just getting up is a win during intense burnouts or depressive funks. Literally just do it messy.

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One of my favorite parts of parenting is being reminded that curiosity doesn’t require a classroom. Today we listened to a thunderstorm, watched the trees dance in the wind, chatted at our favorite feathered neighbors Mr and Mrs Mallard, and carefully examined a June bug. To him, it was an adventure. To me, it was a reminder that wonder is usually waiting right outside the door.

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Suddenly he’s taking on the world with sass and his ‘ractor yelling “bye bye momma” as he drives away… I’m not crying I promise

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"One of the strange privileges of working with children is that you become a witness to beginnings. You meet people before they know who they'll become. Before they discover their favorite subjects, dream jobs, best friends, and future homes. Before they are anything other than wonderfully, unapologetically small."

Reflections on teaching and the privilege of watching children grow.

Until next time, may you find a little wonder in the ordinary.

Leah

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Not much to report today. Bear and I left Basecamp for the weekend to visit family. Country road walks with auntie seemed the best way to end our long travel day

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Rainy Tuesdays after a long weekend… The house is moving. The day is technically happening. Me? I’m still in weekend mode.

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Spring time adventures with my little bear 🐻

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“The older I get, the more I realize meaningful lives are usually built from seemingly ordinary things. Soup simmering on the stove. Tiny traditions repeated enough times to become culture. Walks after supper. A porch light left on. A child learning the world one puddle at a time. The sort of things that seem small while they’re happening, right up until you look back and suddenly can’t see your days without them. When you realize they’ve quietly become the foundation of a home”