June 16, 2016

What does life look like right now for me and my family? Busy. We are in a busy season with … well more busy in the foreseeable future. Bennett is 20 months old and on the constant move. Patrick is working out in Kinston and I’m running Miss Jee’s Photography all while being mom. I find that I haven’t written a blog post in a while, mostly because I feel as though I’m lacking complete thoughts or I am afraid that my thoughts aren’t profound enough for sharing… but life isn’t slowing down. I don’t want to forget this season… even though I’m longing for it to slow down.

My brain feels like a bowl of mush lately. I have so many things going on right now that most days I just want to hide. Business is booming and yet motherhood is more demanding than ever. Trying to find that balance seems nearly impossible. My to-do lists are longer than the hours in the day and can I be honest? I’m struggling. When I give to my business, I feel as though it can take from being a mama. I know every working mom can relate with this battle. My heart is to raise my son AND run a successful business… why does that seem so hard to balance on so many days?

Bennett Journey’s mentality on life is GO GO GO. He’s an all or nothing type of kid. He currently is into jumping… and running… and eating. He loves being outside… except he is very weary of touching grass. He loves blowing bubbles and going down slides. He lovessss the water.  He is a joy to be around whenever he is well fed and well rested 😉 I am finding that as he gets older, he is adapting better to schedule changes. This has made traveling an easier option! We have some fun trips planned for this fall!

What have I been up to? Mom life & Miss Jee’s.  I’m doing anywhere between 5 and 10 sessions a month. I spend my early mornings and Bennett’s nap times working on everything it takes to run a business. I am horrible at responding to Facebook messages… because by the time I finish emailing clients, I’m just out of time to respond to anything else. Give me grace y’all!! Social media is fantastic but sometimes it can be overwhelming to keep up with! I don’t mean stop messaging me, I just need a little time to respond. 🙂

Patrick is coming up on 1 year of working out in Kinston at Mountain Air Cargo. He is flying several times a week and working towards his commercial pilots license. I am so proud of how hard he has worked to get to where he is. I don’t understand half of the things he talks about whenever he comes home… but I think he appreciates my nods and mhmm’s.

Since life has been so busy and Patrick has been traveling a lot for work, there has been a lot of Bennett and Mama adventures. We bought a family pass to Marbles (which is so worth it!). We have discovered several local parks and have recently been making trips down to the Farmers market. Bennett enjoys taste testing all the free samples and it’s a great learning experience for B to learn to walk with me and not run off! We are always up for new adventures, so if you have any you want to pass along – send them my way!

We became regulars at the gym when B turned 1. I kid you not, the main reason we are regulars is because of the awesome childcare. They entire staff greets us by name and it’s amazing to have a small kid free break during the morning.

There are a ton of other things I want to update the blog on… but for now… this is all the time I have to spend. 

From our kidless vacation back in April.