the unperfected perfectionist

Is it really Thursday already?? I was just looking at my calendar and realizing that there are only 17 days left before Christmas!  Oh my goodness!  Confession time...I have not even started Christmas shopping yet.  Yes, you heard me correctly!  Not one single item purchased as of today.  This makes my chest feel a bit of tightness as I take a deep breath to calm myself. For some odd reason, I just don't feel all caught up in the Christmas spirit this year.  We have our tree up and decorated beautifully but, sadly enough, nothing else is out besides for some Christmas kitchen towels.  If you know me at all, you may be thinking that this is very odd. It really is.  I usually have decorations all over my house and it is always cozy and festive.  My best explanation as I think about this, seems to be that since we moved, I have felt like nothing is where it should be or I go looking for something and can recall seeing it in our house in Ohio, or in this house, but before we mov

Good Tuesday morning!   So, obviously, the last week completely flew by with me writing only one post!  My only explanation is that I had one of those really busy weeks again.  The type of week in which it seemed that I had something going everyday and not enough down time to sit down and post.  I had plenty of thoughts to post.  My timing was just off.  I usually like to write in the mornings because once the day gets going, it is over before I know it.  I am so easily distracted that the quiet of the morning creates the best writing time for me.  My mind is fresh, I am usually somewhat rested and you can see the general idea of how I function.   Last week was a busy week but, such a good week, as a whole.  I went with my friend, and old neighbor (she is not old, she just moved on me), Erin, to the gym and we signed ourselves up for memberships. We are excited about getting back into the fitness program.  I can speak for myself, that I had been doing a poor job as far