perseverance

Hey, y’all! It’s just ACG here tonight to remind everyone that they are strong and capable of achieving whatever you are working for right now.

It may seem like absolutely everything is falling apart right now, whether just in the world or in your personal life, too. This past week, AJA and I have been dealing with scheduling and travelling complications from a snow/ice storm in an area that almost never gets snow. Thankfully we aren’t in an area that was hit as badly as somewhere like Texas, but it did make things more frustrating. We got to see each other at the end of this week, though, and that was wonderful.

Whatever you have going on, though, you can do this. If you’re reading this, you survived 2020 and all of the chaos that ensued, and you have survived everything in your personal history that has brought you to this point. It’s hard, but I hope everyone knows that, if no one else, you have two people that believe you are worth fighting for and your goals are important, too no matter how small they may seem.

Until next week, keep your perseverance full and your hearts strong! 🙂 ;P 😉 😀 ❤

If Not for a Mom

Hey, y’all! Hi! 🙂

If you live in America (the United States), you’ve probably been bombarded with the fact that tomorrow is Mother’s Day. If you have managed to avoid this information, you might be able to find a rose petal left in your local stores to get for the moms in your life. Because, yes, let’s be honest we ALL have more than one mom.

That isn’t the point of Mother’s Day, though. It’s to honor our amazing mothers (by blood or fate). So we wanted to share with y’all the a few things that our moms have taught us. Alternately, All The Things That Would Not Get Done if Not for a Mom.

1. The wisdom in organizing a closet. When I was younger my mom had my closet completely color coded, and it helped everyone find things when they were lost. Today, it reminds me that I should probably do a better job of it if I wanted to find my favorite shirt quickly.
2. How to have fun for very little cost with obscure household items. Potatoes? Both candy and jewelry! Paper bags or mateless socks? A little hot glue, some construction paper, and a marker–literally a five act play.
3. Being raised by a nurse has some fallbacks (literally the only one I can think of is not being allowed to have a trampoline), but it does come with some nice perks. I’ve learned that a Bandaid, ice pack, and time can heal anything that isn’t falling off your body.
4. And how would we possibly ever know the first thing about resumes, cards, cover letters, or thank you notes if not for loving mothers (or teachers, I guess 😉 which when female are kind of, basically school moms). Without my mom, I would not know how to remotely be an adult human being.
5. Just add water! A few nights ago, AJA, our friend K, and I were trying to make pie crust together for the first time by ourselves. When my Mom walked into the room to check on us, she dumped in the rest of the water we had sitting there (already over the recipe amount), beat it a bit, and then got us back on track. It was amazing.
6. Of course…one of the most important things I know both of our moms have taught us is patience. They both know how to love unconditionally and how to love even when their children are being difficult, even when situations are difficult or scary. And…this patience and strength may be the most practical thing that our moms are still teaching us.

There are many more things that our moms teach us, but we have to stop somewhere. 😉 We all want to sleep sometime, but I am–me too! ;P #)–so grateful for a day that lets us spend some time focusing on the most important women in our lives. Seriously, so grateful for my mom (ditto, I love her mom) and for ACG’s mom as well and just all the mothers that are truly moms and all the women that step up to be moms to children that aren’t their blood.

Drive safely! (Your mom is watching you, you know… 😉 )
Keep your friends close and your moms closer! ❤ 🙂 ;P 😉 😀 O.o

Friendship

This post might sound like it’s been written before, and that’s because ACG is my best friend. But tonight instead of us both getting on and writing about something arbitrary, we took that time to strengthen that bond. I am so grateful and so lucky to have a person like her in my life. She is someone who understands me when no one else does. Or, if she does not understand, will work until she does. I am amazed. I am astounded. I could not ask for anyone better to be my sister queen. I wouldn’t want to anyway. 

Have a great week! Be kind and celebrate your friends, especially your sisters. Oh, and drive safely ❤