And while I was busy making other plans, so many joyful and stressful things happened in this past month. October is a challenging month for teachers and my family. Nothing major like at other times in our Boyen Bunch lives. Fun things actually, like birthdays and Halloween. Nothing that should have caused the stress that piled up on me this past month. But it did. I can't wrap my head around why I sometimes get overwhelmed with life's little things. It can make me sad and angry and resentful. My blog is my happy place. It is the place where I share my beautiful Boyen Bunch and all the magic in my wonderful family. It's also my place to share my truth. Although October was filled with many fabulous moments, the stress and a little bit of the "sads" as I recently heard another blogger call it, were underlying in the background. When I reflect back there wasn't any one particular thing, so I chalk it up to life. No matter what self-care we do, or how much we re
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!