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Life and Family Update

Well – my last post on here was about living in limbo and building our house. We have currently been in our house for about a year and a half now. We are loving it for the most part, and have been already planning more changes for the future … deck, pole building, etc..

In 2023, we planted grass, and got a REAL driveway. This will help so much with rain and also melting snow…if we ever get any. A couple other bigger things that happened in 2023 was that my mom, and my grandma moved back home from New Mexico! It’s been so nice having them back close by.

In October of 2023, we had been treating our 10.5 year old German Shepherd Zooey for a UTI, but it was not getting any better — the third time we took her in her bladder ruptured, and the vet had found a blockage in her pelvis that was cancer. We had to make the VERY hard decision to put her down. Even though at times she drove me crazy, I still miss her, and she will always have a place in our hearts.

In November 2023, my cousin James (aka Jimmy) moved back home to Minnesota as well!

Its been so fun having him so close to us as we haven’t gotten to hang out very much through out life, but especially as adults. Unless it’s the annual trips to the MN State Fair. Also shout out — if anyone needs any wines for special occasions or even just a Tuesday night — he’s your guy! The boys are so excited to have Jimmy close by as well because, last summer when he was visiting he taught Killian how to play pickle ball, and he loves it. Killian can’t wait to play more pickle ball with Jimmy.

Fast forward to this month (Jan 2024), we got a “puppy”. Everyone meet Zeke (formerly known as Kasper).

We got Zeke on January 5th, through Ruff Start Rescue. He is such a sweet boy, most of the time haha. We started Obedience training with him about a week ago, and that already seems to be going better than expected. He loves playing with balls of all sizes, and seems tolerant of Zelda (Mini Schnauzer) chasing and barking at him as he chases the balls.

Once again, I hope to be more active on here as I enjoy sharing my life with any one interested in it. As usual, please leave a comment for things you want me to talk about or share on this page. I think I’m going to share about the next steps on my fitness journey on my next post to give a little self update.

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Finding… balance – Life Update

Hello! It’s been a long while since I have posted anything. Over the past year — or more, I have learned a lot about myself through individual counseling.

That’s right.. you read that correctly — I have learned that mental health is very important, and to me you need to fix yourself before you can fix anything else around you. Kind of like the saying that goes something like you need to love yourself before you can love or be loved by anyone else.

I started writing this blog post back in February of 2021 — its been a long time since I have taken the time for myself to actually sit down and write a post… so here we are October 2021.

A little update on life — I started a new job in Feb 2021, thought I would like it but it turned into a stressful situation, and made me lose a lot of my balance that I was working so hard to find. Every time I would need to be away from work for appointments, or dropping kids off, I would feel bad, and feel like I needed to work extra, extra hours to make up for lost time, even when I had finished all the work that I knew how to do.

While working that job, we prepped our house for the market, and sold it in 24 hours. We moved in with my adopted dad in a much smaller space than we are used to. The kids started a new school (Spanish immersion). We started the process for building a house and I quit that bad for me job.

From my Springbrook Nature Center trail walk this week.

I have two weeks off in-between quitting my previous job, and starting my new job. During these two weeks I have already planned so many things that make my heart happy. I am meeting up with friends that I haven’t seen in a while, and taking care of myself by getting out in nature for walks and just sitting. It feels good to feel good about myself again. The kids seem happier too since I’ve been able to take them to the park after school each day for them to enjoy the weather and just be kids. I love that I am able to have this time with them.

K and P playing at the park — living their best life.

Throughout the next few weeks I will be keeping that word balance in my mind as I start my new job, and know in my being what balance means to me. I feel so much better inside and out since quitting that job — its unbelievable what a not so great environment can do to a person.

We continue to juggle the struggles of working from home, being twenty or more min from everything, and trying to find time for each other during this time of transition.

If you are wondering where we are at in the building process — its just getting started. Currently awaiting the preliminary drawing of the blueprint from the architect. If you know me, I am kind of impatient but have been trying to keep busy so that I don’t think about it. I hope to keep you all updated on the progression of building a house.

I am truly hoping that I don’t take a year off from posting on this blog. I hope to create some valuable information for you all in the months to come.