updates and disclosures and more…

Today

I'm glad for a number of things,

one of which I haven't said a public "Thank you," for.

A while back my blog friend MJ,

who I wish lived next door to me, or better, that I lived next door to her (because it's summer over there, and you should see the trees on her street!)

gave me a Versatile Blogger Award.

Thanks so much, MJ. That meant a whole lot to me; it was lovely to be mentioned and appreciated and to feel like my words had really resonated with someone else. That was a really sweet day for me. 

I didn't blog about it back when MJ awarded it, because part of accepting the award involved nominating 7 people to pass the award on to. I kind of fretted over this. If I picked these 7 people, then I'd leave out all these other people I really admire and whose words I truly enjoy. What to do? So I just stewed on it, chewed on it, pondered it, then put it in my mental Too Hard basket. Or, more to the point, I Dropped the Ball. 

So as a ball dropper, I'm not sure I can accept this lovely award! I mean, is it like a chain letter where not only do I NOT win a million dollars but I will actually LOSE a million dollars? That would be bad, because right now I'm not sure I have a million dollars on me. 

Perhaps I can accept the award in spurts.

Like, to the right, on my blog list are people whose words lift me, hold me, keep me up, and make me smile. I am so glad to know them! But there are others I really like too, and others I am just discovering, so I have this idea to do a little blog show-and-tell soon, of all the people who excite and inspire me and why. Stay tuned, if you want, for that :)

And here are a few things about me:

1. I sometimes take a reeeeeaallly long time to make a decision. Sometimes, I take so long, I:
a) Forget to decide (another word for Dropping the Ball), or
b) Avoid making the decision long enough that I start to think, Maybe I don't actually need to make that decision! Maybe it's just ~ poof! ~ blown away. Maybe I never need to make another decision again! Genius, I tell you.

2. I don't like leaving people out. Like, ever. A throwback to mostly being an outsider growing up. Going to 7 different schools (in three countries!) can leave you a little out of the loop, so I'm always very conscious of including people, in everything. It's either a quality or a flaw. Hmmm. Can I decide which one it is later?

3. I love to matter. To other people. Like, it means a lot.

But that's enough about me

(sort of! Because I've got more to say)…

Another thing I'm glad about is,

one of my posts is in this week's Carnival of Homeschooling!

link

It's my first time in a Carnival… The roller coasters sure look exciting and the bearded ladies are beautiful, but the best part—there's a ferris wheel! What a view! :)

Anyway, it sure looks great, if you want to check it out. There are some really interesting and heartfelt posts on there. I'm very pleased to be a part of it.


Finally,

we're finding our flow again. 

I can't wait to post about it. I can't wait to tell you exactly How and Why we're finding it, and how happy it's making us all.

Especially me. I had, somehow, switched to a constant, unfixable Fret.

with a whole lot of What Ifs? and, I Can'ts! thrown in.

Now, we've made just a few changes. I've had some more epiphanies,

and life feels like:

wind in the sails,

making good speed,

accepting the passing rainshowers,

tilting here, there, just a little, nothing to worry about.

All in all…

a fine, clear time

out on the open sea.



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