It’s been an incredibly busy Fall… I am really looking forward to slowing down the pace of our daily life- embracing the concepts of relaxing, savoring, and dreaming.  It seems like we’ve been on a continuous loop of create, publish, start, finish, hurry, document, and perfect.  Lately, I’ve been…

… reflecting on motherhood after reading these 2 articles: Tell Me How Beautiful It Is To Watch Them Fly and I Became a Mother, and Died to Live.

… finishing my 30 Days of Thankful Album.

… reading The Wheat Belly and Practical Paleo.

… laughing as Olivia blows us fish kisses while drinking a green smoothie!

… stumbling my way through Photoshop tutorials and feeling proud that I can now successfully whiten teeth, even complexions, and brighten darkened glasses.

… watching movies with James in our newly painted basement.

… enjoying the lights.

…ordering our Christmas cards and falling in love with this gift wrapping option by Minted.com: Krafted Frames

… staging pictures for The Dating Divas to highlight amazing ideas in their NEW Quick and Easy Ways to Rock the Romance.

… looking through the pictures from our November mini-session with our photographer- I just love these images:

… waiting for kitchen cabinets.

… eating delicious Chicken Tikka Masala with a dear friend from out of town.

… visiting my favorite local craft and paper store- can’t wait to design a class for these ladies in the Spring!

… following Olivia as she cruises along our furniture.

… counting our blessings on this DIY board featured on Jessica Sprague’s Create Inspiration blog.

…looking forward to our annual Friendsgiving/Holiday Party this upcoming week.

… and struggling to find balance.

How about you?