It's not all sunshine and rainbows over here
We can only do our best, and our best is absolutely enough.
Life stuff (that you just can’t make up)
While we have really enjoyed our first few weeks in CO, it hasn’t come without its challenges. We arrived in CO fully expecting to start daycare two days later. I had big plans to spend the two weeks between arrival and official work start date with some casual WFH time, getting the new house in order, and getting myself ready for a whole new gig. Friends, I start my new job Monday… AND we start daycare the same day 😐
First of all, thank God it worked out that we start daycare when I start my job (since Jared has already been working). But I've said it before and I'll say it again, when expectations are not met, relatively small changes to plans can feel like really big deals. So what, my two weeks between jobs turned into hanging out with my toddler a ton - big fricken wahhh right? Absolutely - except I definitely thought I'd have all of this down time to do a bunch of adulting and self-care. And then I did the exact opposite by spending a lot of time at playgrounds (opposite of adulting) and caring zero for myself and entirely for a tiny human.
Once we officially got a daycare start date (just three days ago - HUGE RELIEF), my mindset did make a slight shift from "OMG nothing is going as planned and we are not okay" to "alright this is kind of fun." Don't get me wrong, the toddler meltdowns are very real and I'm completely exhausted and pretty confident we are all very ready for some space. Therefore… I’m allowing myself to feel (and express) all of the contradicting feels, even when they might sound very first-world and selfish. Life throws us curveballs and sometimes it’s hard to pivot. The more we share these things with vulnerability and compassion, the more we can embody the fact that we can only do our best, and our best is absolutely enough 🌿
Recent binge-listens
The Reading List. I loved two themes in this book so much: (1) books can heal and (2) some of the sweetest friendships are the unexpected ones that don’t fit societal norms. It’s a deep read but super sweet, and I can now say I’ve added all the titles mentioned in this book to my “want to read” list 😜
What’s bringing me joy
Great ER care. Our toddler took a pretty legit fall this morning and busted his chin. When we were in CO Springs in March, I actually visited the same ER we went to this morning and both times they’ve been so kind and attentive. I’ve had some super lame medical care experiences, which makes stellar care that much better and I’m just so thankful we’ve found medical care we can rely on (although hate that it’s already been a necessity and hope to not see them again 🤣). Our kiddo made it out with a glued-up chin. That combined with a dragon movie and family cuddles fixed it all - good as new! 🥰
