insanity check

my ATTEMPT at sanity

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Under Construction

I have gone insane and am no longer able to update my blog…

JUST KIDDING!

My Insanity Check  is being relaunched in June 2016

Soon you will be able to once again tune in and be entertained, encouraged and/or challenged by my blundering attempts at finding sanity in my crazy life.

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I'm moving on

I’m moving on

Wanted to let y’all know I am in the process of moving on. 

WordPress.com was a great place to start my blog but I would like more control over the content on my site. 

This weekend I will be pulling my hair out attempting navigate the scary roads of owning, designing and hosting my own website. 

Say a prayer.

Wish me luck. 

And look for my new site to launch this summer (sooner if I don’t get…

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Meet Connor

This is my first ever house plant.

Something snapped in me yesterday.

I wanted a plant of my own.

My oldest two have successfully grown many plants with their fathers aid and by golly I was going to as well! 

Last fall I turned 50 old cans and 50 wine bottles into candle holders for a charity fund raiser (I still have dozens left if you would like to make a donation!). 

I selected one of the…

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Little Moments

June of 2014 our family experienced a tragedy. Our dear friends went from living 1.2 miles away to living 275 miles away. 

There were many tears that June (it was also the month we discovered the 2 month old suckling at my bosom had an MSPP intolerance). Despite the move we have been blessed to see them relatively often.   

Okay so this is what I remind myself and my kiddos even though mentally…

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What happened to March?

What happened to March?

WOW! A month has gone by since I’ve had a chance to sit down and write! An entire month! It feels as though I blinked my eyes and March disappeared.

So far in March:

We spoke at a week long missions festival AND I over came my fear of public speaking! I *pause for affect* actually began to enjoy talking in front of people.

We were blessed to have two new girls come into our lives and our home…

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Change is Good

It has been 16 days since I started taking Plexus. Even though I am still having some of my digestive issues I wanted to share with you 10 changes I have already noticed.

You can no longer see every rib and vertebra in my back – aka I’ve put on some weight, which was my goal.

I wake up less groggy – my morning brain fog seems to have lifted.

I no longer have INTENSE coffee, sweets, red wine and…

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Creative Spaces

I don’t know about you but when I write, draw, or paint I want a place that will motivate, energize, and inspire me. 

Before I let my creativity flow I take a moment to set up my “creative space.”

My “space” looks different based on my location. If I am working at home I make sure my back is to stuff like this.  

  Yuck, who could work with this disaster lurking in your face (Even if it did…

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Writing Woes

This morning I decided February is the month I am getting my book to my editor! I got up early found a quiet place and got all set up to continue revising my novel. 

   Then I sat down and discovered almost five pages I had worked on didn’t save! 

I wanted to quit! 

I won’t but you bet your butt I’ll be fantasizing about it in my dreams tonight. 

The pages that didn’t save are from the section of…

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Writing in someone else's shoes #2

Writing in someone else’s shoes #2

There is sadness in me that cuts so deep it tries to consume me. It is like a beast determined to devour. One wrong move, one wrong word, and I will be consumed.

No one knows, no one can see it. I smile through the pain. I laugh through the tears. I am the master of disguise.

Friends see me as the one they can always count on. Strangers turn to me with their pain. Dependable.

Sarcasm, quick wit…

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It's HERE!

It’s HERE!

 I am so excited to get these packages in the mail today!

Now I must go read all of these: 

   Before I take all of these:

   I will let you know how it goes!

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Road to Independance

This sweet, angelic, peaceful baby boy came home from the hospital weighing under 4 pounds. At just two days old he was all that I just described him to be.

By one week old that sweet angelic peaceful boy found his voice and did not stop screaming. Poor Little Man was C-O-L-I-C-K-Y. His cries of discomfort and outrage did not stop until 10 months. It was at 10 months that he slept his longest; 4…

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This is how I do it

This is how I do it

This was originally part of the post “How do you do it”.

I split it into two posts because it was incredibly long.

With the exception of when I am exhausted, sick or coming down from a stressful incident. These are the events I normally think of when asked about the past year.

My husband leading our weekly Bible study.

Celebrating Birthdays at home, at the pizza machine, at the bowling alley,…

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Impatiently "waiting"

Impatiently “waiting”

I KNOW I only ordered the Plexus 5 days ago.

I am STILL skeptical it will actually help.

I AM ALSO INCREDIBLY IMPATIENT!!!!!

I want to try it RIGHT now!! (insert foot stomp here)

I want it now in hopes that this will no longer be me in the morning, afternoon and evening. I’m just done being tired all the time.

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How do you do it?

How do you do it?

(This was written before Christmas but I was too emotional at the time to post it)

Over the last few months I have struggled and well honestly gotten angered by the question “How do you do it?”.

I could not understand why people keep asking me how I do it. How do I be a mom to a 5, 3 and 1 year old? How do I run a group home and manage the stress of being “mom” to 2-4 teen age girls? How do I…

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Skeptically Hopeful

Plexus.

The product that keeps popping up everywhere for me. In conversations. On facebook. Through internet searches. This “amazing miracle product” boasts of many health benefits. It is credited to help everything from fatigue to ADHD.

I am skeptical, nay, I am doubtful.

Yet I am about to embark on a Plexus journey <<<—- That sounds way better than I am possibly throwing a ton of $$$$ away!

No…

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Absence due to SANITY

Absence due to SANITY

I am back.

I had several posts written and ready to go in the month of December yet could not bring myself to post them.

December was hard.

December broke my heart.

Needless to say my December posts were not depressing, but they were very painful and raw. Not exactly cheery holiday posts. So I made the decision to wait until after the holiday’s to post them. I had planned to post them in January.

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Guess the DIY

  Future Christmas Present for the Kids

   Making Christmas one swing at a time

 Making Christmas Gifts One Cut at a Time

  He doesn’t know it’s his Christmas gift!

  She has no clue she’s making her own present!

  So excited to help…he doesn’t even know what Christmas is!

 Cutting Some “Accessories”

 Almost Done with the first HALF

Can anyone guess what we’re making? 

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